21,240 CHF
Yellow Gold, "Ref. 43041 Saltarello" Vacheron Constantin, Genève, "Saltarello Automatic", No. 81/100, movement No. 861642, case No. 698812, Ref. No. 43041/000R. Made in a limited edition of 100 in the 1999. Very fine and rare, cushion-shaped, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with jump-hour, retrograde minutes and an 18K yellow gold Vacheron Constantin buckle. Accompanied by a certificate. Two-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel and lugs, transparent case back secured by 4 screws, sapphire crystals. Guilloché silver with applied yellow gold Arabic numerals and lozenge indexes on a curved retrograde graduation from 9 to 3 for the minutes, yellow gold aperture for the jump-hour at 12. Yellow gold "dauphine" hand. Cal. 1120/2, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 36 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, skeletonized hand engraved rotor with 21K gold segment. Dim: 36 x 36 mm. Thickness 8.5 mm. Notes Saltarello The "Saltarello" series of wristwatches was produced in a limited edition of 500 pieces as follows: 100 in 18K yellow gold (Ref. 43041/000J), 200 in 18K white gold (Ref. 43041/000G), 200 in 18K pink gold (Ref. 43041/000R). Ref. 43041 Production of his reference started in 1999.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2007-05-13
