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Vacheron Constantin. A very fine and rare 18K gold cushion-shaped single button chronograph wristwatch
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Vacheron Constantin. A very fine and rare 18K gold cushion-shaped single button chronograph wristwatch

SIGNED VACHERON & CONSTANTIN, GENÈVE, REF. 2990, MOVEMENT NO 410'218, CASE NO. 256'608, MANUFACTURED IN 1930

Closed16 May 2011

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Vacheron Constantin. A very fine and rare 18K gold cushion-shaped single button chronograph wristwatch
Signed Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, ref. 2990, movement no 410'218, case no. 256'608, manufactured in 1930
Cal. R.A. 13''' gilt-finished lever escapement, 21 jewels, bimetallic compensation balance, silvered dial, Arabic numerals, gold moon-style hands, two subsidiary dials for 30 minutes register and constant seconds, cushion-shaped case, snap on back, chronograph button in the crown, case, dial and movement signed
33.5 mm. wide

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With Vacheron Constantin Certificate of Authenticity dated 29 October 2008 confirming the production of the present watch with silvered dial and black enamelled Arabic numerals in 1930.

The black and white archival image of a similar watch, reference 2990 dating from 1929 and bearing the case number 257'624, is illustrated in The World of Vacheron Constantin by Carole Lambelet/Lorette Coen, p. 382.