Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Apr 10, 2013

LOT 190

VACHERON & CONSTANTIN POCKET WATCH YELLOW GOLD Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 358594, case No. 225004. Made in 1912. Fine and rare, 18K gold keyless pocket watch.

C. Four-body, bassine, polished, hinged gold cuvette, the back hand-engraved with scrolls and figures, centered by a shield. D. White enamel with Arabic numerals, outer minute track, concentric red Arabic 24-hour scale, subsidiary sunk seconds dial. Yellow gold spade hands. M. 40 mm, 16 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed, cuvette signed Vacheron & Constantin. DIAM. 48 mm.