18,400 CHF
“Ostrich Feathers” Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 389236, case No. 245648. Made in 1923. Exceptional 18K yellow gold, keyless, dress watch, with fully engraved dial and movement. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. Four-body, “Empire”, polished, brushed back, chased band, hinged glazed gold cuvette. Silver, champlevéBreguet numerals, outer champlevé minute track, sunk subsidiary seconds, the whole engraved in “taille-douce”with ostrich feathers. Blued steel “cathedral” hands. Cal. R.A. 17’’’ Bas, rhodium plated, fully chased andengraved with austrich feathers, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balancewith eight adjustments, Breguet balance spring, index regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 45 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-04-03
