Important Watches, Wristwatches and c...
Geneva, Oct 15, 1989
Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 402192, circa 1925.
Very fine and elegant 18-carat gold and enamel "Art Déco" dress watch. Three piece massive "carrée galbée" case, the border, the bezel, the pendant and the bow with a "champlevé" enamelled decoration of lotus flowers in the Egyptian style, a pair of "affronté" birds on the back. Mat silver dial with applied gold Arabic numerals and subsidiary seconds. Gold " cathédrale" hands. Good nickel 14' movement, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance-spring. n very good condition. Dim.: 54 x 43 mm.