Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, Nov 13, 2016
LOT 518
VACHERON CONSTANTIN CLAW LUGS PINK GOLD Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 456209, case No. 294528. Made in the 1950's. Very fine and rare, 18K pink gold wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold AW buckle.
CHF 3,000 - 5,000
HKD 24,000 - 40,000 / USD 3,000 - 5,000
Sold: CHF 3,750
Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, claw lugs, snap-on case back. Matte silver with applied pink gold arabic and dart indexes, outer minute/seconds track, subsidiary seconds. Pink gold baton hands. Cal. V458, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, index regulator.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 2-8 |
Very good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-8-01 |
Very good Slightly scratched HANDS Original |