47,200 CHF
Ref. 4178 "Pink Two-Tone Dial" Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 431220, case No. 269931, Ref. 4178. Made in 1942. Very fine and very rare, 18K pink gold gentleman’s wristwatch with square button chronograph, register, and tachometer. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, rounded band, fancy flared lugs. Two-tone gilt with applied pink gold dot indexes and Roman numerals at 12 and 6, minute and 1/5th second track, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outermost radial tachometer scale. Pink gold "bâton" hands. Cal. 434, 13’’’, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 19 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, beryllium balance with timing screws, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 12 mm. Notes The stepped back of the case of the present watch is very unusual, and is a variation in design for this reference.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-10-15
