Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Dec 11, 2013

LOT 318

VACHERON & CONSTANTIN REF. 47245 WHITE GOLD Vacheron Constantin, Genève, case No. 767839, Ref. 47245 G. Made circa 2001. Very fine, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white gold wristwatch with retrograde date, days of the week indication and an 18K white gold Vacheron Constantin buckle. Accompanied by the certificate of origine.

Two-body, solid, polished, transparent case back with 4 screws, large and fluted overhanging straight lugs, button at 10 for advancing the date, sapphire crystals. Textured ivory color with applied white gold radial Roman numerals and round indexes, at 12 the sector for the retrograde date, subsidiary dial for the days of the week at 6. White gold baton hands. Cal.1126/1, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 36 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, 21K gold rotor segment. Dial, case and movement signed.