Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

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

LOT 228

?Platinum Ref. 49002? Vacheron Constantin, Genève, "Automatic", No. 804639, case No. 631928, Ref. 49002, No. 16. Made in a limited series in 1991, sold in 1992. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water resistant, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, registers, tachometer and date.

C.Two-body, solid, polished, case back with 4 screws. D. White enamel with applied white gold bâton indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer tachometer graduation, aperture for the date. White gold baton hands. M. 1136, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 37 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, self compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 11 mm.