Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, May 10, 2015
LOT 91
VACHERON & CONSTANTIN DRESS WATCH & PERIOD BOX Vacheron & Constantin, Geneve, No. 328855, case No. 199269. Made circa 1915. Fine, rare, thin and elegant, keyless, 18K gold dress watch. Accompanied by a period Vacheron Constantin box retailed by Pochon Frères, Berne.
CHF 2,000 - 4,000
HKD 16,000 - 32,000 / USD 2,100 - 4,200
Sold: CHF 4,000
Four-body, polished, curved bezel, hinged back with concealed hinge. Hinged gold cuvette engraved "Carassale Hermanos, Buenos-Aires". Matte gold with black champlevé Arabic numerals, outer minute track, engine-turned center, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel Breguet hands. Cal. 18```, "Adjusted", rhodium plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 2 |
Very good |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |