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Vacheron Constantin. A fine 18K pink gold asymmetrical cushion-shaped wristwatch with Breguet numerals

SIGNED VACHERON CONSTANTIN, GENÈVE, HISTORIQUES AMERICAN 1921 MODEL, REF. 82035/00R-9359, MOVEMENT NO. 5'181'812, CASE NO. 1'175'673, MANUFACTURED IN 2009

Closed10 May 2010

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CHF 27,500

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Vacheron Constantin. A fine 18K pink gold asymmetrical cushion-shaped wristwatch with Breguet numerals
Signed Vacheron Constantin, Genève, Historiques American 1921 model, ref. 82035/00R-9359, movement no. 5'181'812, case no. 1'175'673, manufactured in 2009
Cal. 4400 nickel-finished lever movement stamped with the Geneva seal, 21 jewels, silvered matte dial, hard enamel Breguet numerals, black oxidized 18K gold moon style hands, subsidiary seconds, outer railway minute divisions, large cushion-shaped case, winding crown to the upper right corner, glazed display back secured by eight screws, large 18K pink gold Vacheron Constantin buckle, case, dial and movement signed
40 mm. wide

Specialist note

With Vacheron Constantin Certificate of Origin dated 6 July 2009, République et Canton de Genève Certificat d'Origine dated 6 January 2009, polishing cloth, personal organizer containing product literature and instructions, veneered presentation box and outer packaging.

The "American 1921" from Vacheron Constantin's "Historiques" collection was inspired by an avant-garde wristwatch made in a very small series for the North American market during the Roaring Twenties.

The model is distinguished by its cushion-shaped case with the crown positioned at one o'clock, the sand-blasted finished dial with black painted Breguet numerals and black oxidized Breguet hands.

The glazed case back reveals the in-house developed and manufactured new cal. 4400 movement stamped with the prestigious Geneva seal.