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Vacheron Constantin. A fine and rare 18K pink gold chronograph wristwatch with two-tone silvered dial and pulsation scale
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Vacheron Constantin. A fine and rare 18K pink gold chronograph wristwatch with two-tone silvered dial and pulsation scale

SIGNED VACHERON & CONSTANTIN, GENÈVE, REF. 4072, MOVEMENT NO. 128'669, CASE NO. 299'931, MANUFACTURED IN 1947

Closed16 May 2011

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Vacheron Constantin. A fine and rare 18K pink gold chronograph wristwatch with two-tone silvered dial and pulsation scale
Signed Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, ref. 4072, movement no. 128'669, case no. 299'931, manufactured in 1947
Cal. 434 nickel-finished lever movement, 19 jewels, two-tone silvered dial, applied dagger and Roman numerals, outer Arabic five minute divisions and scale graduated for 30 pulsations, two subsidiary dials for constant seconds and 30 minutes register, circular case, raised bezel, angular lugs, snap on back, two rectangular chronograph buttons in the band, case, dial and movement signed
36 mm. diam.

Specialist note

According to the Archives of Vacheron Constantin, the present watch was manufactured in 1947.

This watch is distinguished by its charismatic two-tone silvered dial, the rare pulsation scale and the generally very good condition of this landmark model.

Reference 4072, one of Vacheron Constantin's most popular chronograph models, was in production from 1938 until the early 1970s. It existed with oval-shaped chronograph buttons or with the better known rectangular version, the bezel was either bevelled or flat.