31,050 CHF
“Minute-Repeater” Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 568459, case No. 382598, Ref. 6575. Made in 1962. Very fine, keyless, minute-repeating, 18K yellow gold pocket watch. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. Silvered, “sunburst”, applied gold bâton and Arabic hours, outer dotminute divisions, sunk subsidiary seconds. Yellow gold "bâton" hands. Cal. 19’’’ P.C., rhodium plated,"fausses côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, wolf’s tooth winding, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetalliccompensation balance, Breguet balance-spring. Repeating on gongs via slide on the band.Dial case and movement signed.Diam. 54 mm. Notes This minute-repeating pocket watch, faithful to the Vacheron Constantin tradition and extremely well-executed, is in almost new condition. It gives us a further glimpse into the company’s heritage and its horological “savoir faire”. It is a rare privilege to be able to admire such a large and richly diverse selection of watch cases. This overview, in addition to the tremendous pleasure it affords us, also offers great insight into the evolution of horological design, and in particular that of the lugs and the dial. The next seven lots offer a clear illustration of how, despite its relatively small dimensions, the watch is able to mobilize so many treasures of artistic invention. Giving free reign to their imaginations, inventing innovative forms, and designing dials of extraordinary beauty and creativity, Vacheron Constantin and a few other firms s
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-04-03
