Important Watches and Wristwatches
St-moritz, Badrutt's Palace Hotel, Feb 25, 1990
LOT 216
Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 428974, case No. 269946, Ref. 4177, made in 1941. Very fine and rare, 18ct gold, gentleman's wristwatch. with square button chronograph and register.
CHF 30,000 - 40,000
Sold: CHF 40,250
C. massive, polished. teardrop lapidated lugs. D. mat sil-ver, with applied gold indexes and Roman numerals + auxiliary seconds and 30 minutes register dial. "Bâton" gold hands. M. 13 rhodiumed, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 17 jewels. lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial. case and movement signed. In excellent condition. Diam. 34 mm.
Notes
A similar watch is published in "Signori del Tempo", page
273.