27,600 CHF
Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 420619, case No. 262708. Made in 1937. Very fine and rare, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, register, tachometer and two-tone dial, with a yellow gold Vacheron Constantin buckle. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. Three-body, polished, convex bezel, concave lugs. Two-tone silver with baton indexes and Arabic numerals,subsidiary seconds, 30-minute register, outer fifth second timing scale outermost tachometer scale. Yellow gold"épée" hands. Cal. 13 295, frosted gilt, 20 jewels, straight line lever escapement, beryllium balance withtiming screws, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 33 mm. Thickness: 12 mm. Notes This chronograph was one of Vacheron Constantin’s greatest successes. It was offered with various types of dials during the two decades of its production, though the classic lines of its case remained unchanged. For similar watches, see lots 155, 194, and 196.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-04-03
