Important Collectors’ Wristwatches an...

Hôtel Plaza Athénée - Le Trianon, Sep 28, 2005

LOT 121

Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 551512, case No. 382526, Ref. 6561. Made in the 1960s. Very fine and rare, center-seconds, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, faceted lugs. D. Silver with applied faceted indexes. White gold "Dauphine" hands. M. Cal. V454/5B, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, ?swan-neck? micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness: 11 mm.