Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, May 10, 2015
LOT 486
VACHERON CONSTANTIN SMALL CIOCOLATONE PINK GOLD Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, "Automatic" movement No. 501154, case No. 326273. Made in the late 1950s. Very fine and very rare, curved square, center seconds, self-winding, 18K pink gold wristwatch.
CHF 13,000 - 18,000
HKD 105,000 - 146,000 / USD 13,500 - 19,500
Sold: CHF 16,250
Two-body, curved, solid, polished and brushed, stepped bezel, rounded lugs, thick domed crystal. Silver with applied pink gold dart and arabic indexes, outer minute division. Pink gold baton hands. Cal. 477/1, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, beryllium balance with timing screws, adjusted to temperatures, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, swan-neck regulator.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 2-8 |
Very good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |