82,600 CHF
Ref. 4072 Staybrite Two-Tone Dial Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 431481, case No. 273534, Ref. 4072. Made in 1943. Very fine and extremely rare "Staybrite" wristwatch with square button chronograph, register and tachometer, and two-tone dial. Accompanied by the Certificate of Origin. Three-body, polished and brushed, inclined bezel, concave lugs. Two-tone silver with applied white gold faceted baton indexes, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outer minutes and fifths of a second track with Arabic five minute/second numerals, outer tachometer graduation for 1 mile. White gold baton hands. Cal. 13’’’ 434 chronographe, rhodium-plated, fausses côtes decoration, 21 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 33 mm. Thickness 11.5 mm. Notes The present watch was recently fully overhauled by Vacheron Constantin. This sporty and dynamic Staybrite watch, like certain Patek Philippe or Rolex sports watches, is one of the models Vacheron Constantin became famous for in the mid 20th century. Beautiful, masculine, and technically perfect, not only was it a commercial success at the time, but has long been considered one of the classics of 20th century horology. Staybrite Is the name of a steel alloy containing 0.2% carbon, 18% chromium and 8% nickel. It is a stainless material that takes a fine polish and is therefore often used for making watch ca
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2007-11-11
