Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Hotel Noga Hilton, Oct 16, 2005

LOT 338

So-called "Yellow Cioccolatone" Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, "Automatic", No. 521957, case No. 348110, Ref. 4737. Made circa 1950. Very fine and rare, large, "carré galbé", center seconds, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, stepped bezel, rounded lugs, domed thick crystal. D. Brushed silver with applied yellow gold pyramidal and dart indexes. Yellow gold "baton" hands. M. Cal. 12''' P1019/2, rhodium plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 21 jewels, straight line lever escapement, beryllium balance with timing screws, adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and five positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 35 x 43 mm. Thickness: 12 mm.