$9,200
“Trident” Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, “Trident”, No. 106391, case No. 38486. Made circa 1920. Very fine and rare, hunting-cased, keyless, minute-repeating, 18K yellow gold pocket watch with chronograph and 30- minute register. Four-body, “bassine”, solid, polished, hinged gold cuvette. White enamel with painted Breguet numerals, outer minute track, outermost 1/5th seconds chronograph divisions, 30- minute register, subsidiary seconds dial. Gold “spade” hands. Cal. 45 mm (20’’’), nickel, 28 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, repeating on gongs by activating slide on the band. Case signed and number. Diam. 55 mm. Notes Trident The trademark “Trident” was registered by Vacheron & Constantin on October 29, 1902, under the number 15123.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-12-07