Vacheron Constantin, Genève, No. 877948, case No. 660667, Ref. 30020. Made in the late 1990s. Extremely fine, rare and important, astronomic, minuterepeating, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K yellow gold Vacheron Constantin buckle. | Important Collectors Wristwatches and Pocket Watches including the Grimoldi Collection | Hôtel Plaza Athénée - Le Trianon, 28th September 2005
Vacheron Constantin, Genève, No. 877948, case No. 660667, Ref. 30020. Made in the late 1990s. Extremely fine, rare and important, astronomic, minuterepeating, 18K yellow gold gentleman?s wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K yellow gold Vacheron Constantin buckle., USD 180,000 - 220,000 EUR 150,000 - 180,000 C. Three-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, transparent case back, teardrop lugs, domed sapphire crystal. D. Two-tone satiné silver with applied yellow gold bâton indexes, sunk ?guilloché? subsidiary dials for the days of the month, of the week, the months, the leap year, sector for the age of the moon, aperture for the moon phases. Yellow gold "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 1755, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 30 jewels, straight line lever escapement, beryllium balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, ?swan-neck? micrometer regulator. Repeating on gongs by activating slide on the band. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam 37 mm. Thickness 10 mm.
