Important Collectors' Wristwtches, Po...

New York, Sep 26, 2007

LOT 241

"Lord Kalla" Vacheron Constantin, Genève, case No. 572267, Ref. 35511-723. Made in the 1980s. Exceptionally fine, rare and important, impressive, entirely diamond-set with 290 diamonds (total weight of 55 cts.), 18K white gold mid-sized bracelet watch with an integral, entirely diamond-set bracelet. Accompanied by a fitted box.

C. Two-body, solid, polished white gold frame, case, bracelet and clasp formed from 45 rows set with a total of 290 emerald- cut diamonds, the bracelet articulated. D. 25 pavé-set emerald cut diamonds on a white gold grid-plate. White gold ?dauphine? hands. M. Cal. 1052, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 22 jewels, lateral lever escapement, beryllium balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and five positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Crystal, case and movement signed. Dim. 23 x 32 mm. Thickness 8 mm. Approx. overall length 180 mm.