Live Auction 2919Important Watches
VACHERON CONSTANTIN. A SILVER OPENFACE SINGLE BUTTON CHRONOGRAPH KEYLESS LEVER WATCH
Lot 4921

VACHERON CONSTANTIN. A SILVER OPENFACE SINGLE BUTTON CHRONOGRAPH KEYLESS LEVER WATCH

SIGNED VACHERON & CONSTANTIN, GENEVE, MADE FOR THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS, U.S.A., NO. 140, MOVEMENT NO. 382'105, CASE NO. 235'816, CIRCA 1920

Closed30 May 2012

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HKD 18,750

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VACHERON CONSTANTIN. A SILVER OPENFACE SINGLE BUTTON CHRONOGRAPH KEYLESS LEVER WATCH
SIGNED VACHERON & CONSTANTIN, GENEVE, MADE FOR THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS, U.S.A., NO. 140, MOVEMENT NO. 382'105, CASE NO. 235'816, CIRCA 1920
Mechanical lever movement, 20 jewels, silver cuvette, white enamel dial, luminous Arabic numerals and inscribed Corps of Engineers U.S.A., subsidiary seconds, circular case, hinged back engraved Corps of Engineers U.S.A No. 140, chronograph operated through button in the crown, case, cuvette, dial and movement signed, case, cuvette and movement numbered
52 mm. diam.

Specialist note

US$2,000-3,000

Over the years, the US Army Corps of Engineers worked with many watch companies in America and Europe to develop precision time keepers to help with their highly technical work. The present lot is a good example of the important relationship between the Corps and Vacheron Constantin.
It is interesting to note that below the cuvette, the outer rim of the case is stamped 816, the three last digit of the case number 235'816.