11,500 CHF
“Chronomètre Royal” Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, “Chronomètre Royal”, No. 509161, case No. 357411, Ref. 6161. Made in 1957. Very fine and rare, center-seconds, 18K pink gold, gentleman’s wristwatch with guilloché dial, hacking-seconds, and a pink gold Vacheron & Constantin buckle. Accompanied by a Certficate of Authenticity. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, pyramidal bezel, lapidated lugs. Guilloché silver with appliedlapidated pink gold hexagonal, triangular and Arabic hours. Pink gold “alpha” hands. Cal. P1008/BS, stampedwith the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, “fausses côtes” decoration, 19 jewels, lever escapement,beryllium balance with timing screws, adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and five positions, shock-absorber,self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, swan-neck micrometric regulator, visible balance stop lever.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm. Thickness: 10 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-04-03