66,700 HKD
Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 391683,case by Verger France, Paris, No. 6876, retailed by Fouquet, Paris, circa 1921.Very fine 18K gold and enamel, square, keyless dress watch with matching gold coral and onyx chain, in original fitted box. Three-piece square with shaped corners, black enamel band and bow, red enamelled bezel and back, gold stylised Chinese tree on the back centred over a black ground, the band with black champlevé decoration in a Chinese pattern, coral-set winding crown. Gold satiné with “Chinese” Arabic numerals. Blued steel Breguet hands. 16’’’, rhodium plated, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, eight adjustments, flat balance spring.Signed on the movement, case with Verger Master mark. Dial and box signed by Fouquet.Dim. 43 x 43 mm. Notes Verger, ParisTwo generations of designers and case makers founded by Ferdinand Verger in 1872, Place des Victoires, Paris. Ferdinand Verger had two sons, Georges and Henri. In 1896 the trademark F.V. was registered. Ferdinand Verger bought from Roux, the firm of Lepine, Place des Victoires, in 1901, and in 1914 he liquidated the remaining stock to Louis Leroy but kept the trademark which was registered again by him in 1917.Successors to their father in 1911, Georges and Henri settled at 51, rue Sainte Anne under the name of Verger France. The Master mark became V.F.They were the agent in Paris for Vacheron & Constantin, not only wholesalers but also designers and case makers. The
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2000-06-05
