Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Dec 11, 2014

LOT 186

VACHERON & CONSTANTIN REF. 6131 YELLOW GOLD Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 515827, case No. 354968, Ref. 6131. Made in 1958. Very fine, large, center seconds, 18K yellow gold wristwatch.

USD 2,000 - 3,000

HKD 16,000 - 23,000 / CHF 1,900 - 2,900

Sold: USD 6,000

Three-body, solid, polished, snap-on case back, straight lugs. Satiné silver with applied yellow gold baton indexes, outer minute track. Yellow gold baton hands. Cal. P 454/5B, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses côtes decoration, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, beryllium balance adjusted to temperatures, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, swan neck micrometer regulator.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 2

Very good

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3-53-01

Good

Reprinted

HANDS Original

Notes

Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 37 mm. THICKNESS 10 mm.