17,250 CHF
Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 333155, case No. 201599. Made in 1905. Fine and rare, keyless, 18K yellow gold pocket lever chronometer with chronograph, instantaneous 30-minute register and outer tachometer scale. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. Four-body, "bassine", solid, polished, concealed hinged gold cuvette, case back with blue enamel monogram“CPS”. White enamel with Breguet numerals, outer tachometer scale with 60 kilometer per hour base,30-minute register at 12, sunk subsidiary seconds at 6. Gold "spade" hands. Cal. R.A. 17’’’, frosted gilt, 21jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance-spring,swan-neck micrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 47 mm. Notes An excellent example of chronograph, typical of Vacheron Constantin’s production at the time.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-04-03
