41,400 CHF
"Two-Tone Dial" Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 428973, case No. 269858, Ref. 4178. Made in 1941. Very fine and very rare, 18K pink gold gentleman’s wristwatch with square button chronograph, register, tachometer and two-tone dial. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, rounded band, fancy flared lugs. Two-tonegilt with applied pink gold bâton indexes and Arabic numerals at 12 and 6, subsidiaryseconds and 30-minute register dials, outer 1/5th second and tachometer scale. Pinkgold "bâton" hands. Cal. 13’’’ 434, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 19jewels, straight line lever escapement, beryllium balance with timing screws, adjusted totemperature, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, index regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm. Thickness: 11 mm. Notes The flared lugs of Ref. 4178 are one of the unique characteristics of Vacheron Constantin chronographs. Instantly recognizable, perfectly proportioned, this is one of the most beautiful and sought-after sports chronograph watches of the 1940s. For another example of this model see: Antiquorum, “The Quarter Millennium of Vacheron Constantin”, April 3, 2005, lot 140.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-05-15
