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Lot 2720
VACHERON CONSTANTIN, MERCATOR YELLOW GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH RETROGRADE HOURS AND MINUTES, LIMITED EDITION MADE TO COMMEMORATE THE 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF GERARDUS MERCATOR, A FAMOUS CARTOGRAPHER AND HUMANIST
NO. 656952, MANUFACTURED IN 1995
Closed2 June 2010
Price Realised
HKD 150,000
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Specialist note
US$ 10,000-15,000
EUR 7,600-11,500
With Vacheron Constantin presentation box, certificate, product literature and loupe.
The present watch is part of a limited series, launched in 1994 to honour the memory of the famous cartographer and humanist Gerardus Mercator on the 400th anniversary of his passing. The enamel dials depict the hand drawn maps of Gerardus Mercator from 1587, of the American Continent or Europe, Africa and Asia. The detailed enamel work is faithfully reproduced on each dial by Lucie and Jean Genbrugge, enamellers of Broechem Belgium.
The model is illustrated in Armbanduhren by Kahlert, Muhe, Brunner, fifth edition, p. 464.
EUR 7,600-11,500
With Vacheron Constantin presentation box, certificate, product literature and loupe.
The present watch is part of a limited series, launched in 1994 to honour the memory of the famous cartographer and humanist Gerardus Mercator on the 400th anniversary of his passing. The enamel dials depict the hand drawn maps of Gerardus Mercator from 1587, of the American Continent or Europe, Africa and Asia. The detailed enamel work is faithfully reproduced on each dial by Lucie and Jean Genbrugge, enamellers of Broechem Belgium.
The model is illustrated in Armbanduhren by Kahlert, Muhe, Brunner, fifth edition, p. 464.