40,250 CHF
“Driver’s Watch” Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 415037, case No. 266570, Ref. 4031. Made in 1939, London import marks for 1939-40 Extremely fine and rare, deeply curved, horizontal rec-tangular, 18K pink gold driver’s wristwatch with black dial and pink gold Vacheron Constantin buckle, designed to be worn on the side of the wrist. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. Two-body, solid, polished, curved top and bottom, domedlugs. Black with applied pink gold dot indexes and Arabicnumerals. Pink gold “bâton” hands. Cal. 8’’’ rect., tonneau,rhodium plated, “fausses côtes” decoration, 18 jewels, leverescapement, cut bimetallic balance adjusted to temperatureand five positions, Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 24 x 23 mm. Thickness: 7 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-04-03