9,200 CHF
“Automatic” Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, “Automatic”, No. 570629, case No. 389383, Ref. 6378. Made in 1962. Very fine and rare, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with date, and a pink gold Vacheron & Constantin buckle. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. Two-body, polished, screwed-down case back, concave lugs. "Satiné" silver with applied lapidated pink golddart indexes and date aperture. Pink gold “bâton” hands. Cal. K 1072, stamped with the Geneva Seal, rhodium-plated,"fausses côtes" decoration, 29 jewels, straight line lever escapement, beryllium balance with timingscrews, adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and five positions, shock-absorber, Breguet balance-spring,swan-neck micrometer regulator, 18K gold-edged rotor with ruby roller bearings.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm. Thickness: 12 mm. Notes For a drawing of the patent for the self-winding system, see lot 2.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-04-03
