$260,000
Pink Gold Malte Perpetual Calendar, Minute Repeater Vacheron Constantin, Genève, “Malte Perpetual Calendar, Minute Repeater,“ movement No. 987703, case No. 806581, Ref. 30040. Made circa 2007. Extremely fine, rare and important, minute-repeating, 18K pink gold wristwatch with perpetual calendar, leap year indication, moon phases and an 18K pink gold Vacheron Constantin double deployant clasp. Accompanied by its original certificate and large mahogany box. Three-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, transparent case back, fluted lugs, sapphire crystals. Guilloche’ cream with applied pink gold Roman numerals and dot indexes, subsidiary dials for the days of the month at 3, days of the week at 9, the months and the leap year indication at 12, sector for the age of the moon, aperture for the moon phases, outer minute track. Pink gold baton hands. Cal. 1755QP, rhodium-plated, oeil de perdrix decoration, 30 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, beryllium balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, swan-neck regulator, repeating on two gongs by activating slide on the band. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam 41 mm. Thickness 10 mm. Notes This pink gold Vacheron Malte Perpetual calendar minute repeater was one of a limited edition of 30 pieces.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-10-17
