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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 31, 1998

LOT 38

Vacheron & Constantin, Geneve, No. 338013, case No. 205657, made for W. Lenz, Bern, circa 1906. Fine 18K gold hunting cased keyless watch with chronograph and progressive 60 minutes recorder, in original fitted box, accompanied by the original certificate.

C. Four body, massive, "demi-bassine" polished. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel with Breguet numerals, outer Arabic minute and chronograph ring, sunk subsidiary seconds and minute register. Gold "spade" hands. M. 17"' , nickel plated, "fausses cotes " decoration, 20 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring with a swan-neck micrometric index. Chronograph with visible work and push-piece in the band. Signed on the cuvette and movement. Diam. 49 mm.