71,300 CHF
“Astronomic” Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 521477, case No. 342392, Ref. 6013. Made in 1955, London import marks for 1956-1957. Very fine and rare, thin, astronomic, keyless, 18K yellow gold dress watch with perpetual calendar and phases and age of the moon. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. Three-body, “variée”, solid, polished and brushed. Matte silver with applied yellow gold Arabic numerals,outer minute divisions, sunk subsidiary dials for the days of the week, the months, the leap year and the date,subsidiary seconds with aperture for the moon phases and lunar age sector. Gold “bâton” hands. Cal. 17’’’U.Q.P., rhodium plated, “fausses cotes” decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetalliccompensation balance adjusted to temperature and two positions, Breguet balance-spring, swan-neckmicrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 49 mm. Notes This astronomic dress watch, in exceptionally good condition, demonstrates yet again Vacheron Constantin’s ability to incorporate several important complcations in a case that is both elegant and relatively thin. A similar watch is illustrated on page 228 of “The World of Vacheron Constantin”. 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
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-04-03
