19,550 CHF
"Chronomètre Royal" Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, "Chronomètre Royal", No. 508595, case No. 335606, Ref. 4838/4907. Made in 1953. Very fine and rare, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with hacking center-seconds, and a yellow gold Vacheron & Constantin buckle. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. Three-body, solid, polished, flat bezel, oversized straight lugs. Silvererd, “sunburst”, with applied yellow goldhexagonal indexes, outer minute divisions. Yellow gold "alpha" hands. Cal. 1008/BS, stamped with the GenevaSeal, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 19 jewels, straight line lever escapement, beryllium balancewith timing screws, adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and five positions, shock-absorber, Breguet balance-spring,swan-neck micrometer regulator, visible balance stop lever.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm. Thickness: 10 mm. Notes Ref. 4838, 4858 and 4907 The References 4838, 4858 and 4907 are innovative both in terms of their shape and their size: 35 mm in diameter. At the time, fashion favored dimensions between 30 and 34 mm in diameter.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-04-03
