2,640 CHF
Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, movement No. 296382, case No. 177860. Made in 1893. Very fine, silver and pink gold, keyless pocket watch with unusual dial. To be sold without reserve Four-body, “bassine et filets”, polished, the back cover applied with a pink gold cartouche engraved “1749” within a laurel wreath border, pink gold hinges. Hinged silver cuvette engraved with the technical details and “F. Martin”. Three-piece, white enamel with unusual Arabic numerals, outer minute track and red painted Arabic five-minute numerals, subsidiary seconds. Pink gold spade hands. 18’’’, frosted gilt, wolf’s tooth winding, 17 jewels, straight-line moustache lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with temperature and meantime adjustment screws, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case, cuvette and movement signed. Diam. 50 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2009-03-29
