5,520 CHF
Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 343176, case No. 212386, completed in 1909, sold on 4 September 1911, to M. Ch. E. Wild. Very fine 18 ct. pink gold keyless pocket chronometer, awarded a Mention honorable with 687 marks at the the Geneva Astronomical Observatory timing contest in 1910, in original fitted box with original certificate. White enamel with Arabic numerals and sunk subsidiary seconds. Gold "spade" hands. Notes Timing Contest: - Mean average daily rate +/-0,25 - Restart period -0,24 - Error of compensation per degree C +/-0,039 - Mean error in 6 positions +/-0,50 With 687 marks, this chronometer was the 55th out of 106 classified with more than 600 marks. The first one with 866 and the last one with 603, the maximum being 1000 marks.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1994-11-13
