Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Dec 07, 2011

LOT 448

VACHERON CONSTANTIN REF. 47120 CHRONOGRAPH, PINK GOLD Vacheron Constantin, Genève, Malte Chronograph, movement No. 980149, case No. 1142287, Ref. 47120. Made in 2007, sold on February 9th, 2008. Very fine, water-resistant, 18K pink gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, telemeter, tachometer and an 18K pink gold Vacheron Constantin buckle. Accompanied by the original fitted box, Certificate of Origin and instruction booklet.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, inclined bezel, rounded band, fl uted fan-shaped lugs, transparent case back with 6 screws, sapphire crystals. D. Guilloche silver with applied radial pink gold Arabic numerals and dot indexes, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outer minute track, telemeter and tachometer graduations. Pink gold épée hands. M. Cal. 1141, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 21 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, beryllium balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, swan neck micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 11 mm.