Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006

LOT 214

White Gold ?Royal Chronometer? Vacheron Constantin, Genève, "Royal Chronometer Automatic", No. 847955, case No. 694044, Ref. 47021. Made in the 1990s. Very fine and rare, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with date and an 18K white gold Vacheron Constantin buckle.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, concave lugs, sapphire crystal. D. Off-white with applied white gold radial Roman numerals and faceted indexes, aperture for the date. White gold "alpha" hands. M. Cal. 1126/1, rhodium-plated, "oeil-de- perdrix" and "fausses côtes" decoration, 36 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator, 21K gold rotor segment. Dial, case, and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 12 mm.