Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Oct 08, 2016

LOT 245

VACHERON CONSTANTIN REF. 47201 YELLOW GOLD Vacheron Constantin, Genève, "Automatic, Date, Power Reserve," case No. 723769, Ref. 47201. Made circa 2002. Very fine and elegant, self-winding, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with date, power reserve and an 18K yellow gold Vacheron Constantin link bracelet with concealed double deployant clasp. Accompanied by a pouch and correspondence with Vacheron Constantin dated May 30th, 2015.

Two-body, solid, polished, fluted lugs, sapphire crystals. Guilloche ivory color with applied yellow gold radial Roman numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds and date, sector for the up-and-down indication. Yellow gold feuille hands. White with applied yellow gold dart indexes and Arabic numerals, outer graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Yellow gold baton hands. Cal. 1127, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 45 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, rotor with 21K gold segment. Cal. 1150, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring.