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Vacheron Constantin. A lady's rare and unusual 18K pink gold, platinum and diamond-set bracelet watch with concealed dial
Lot 95

Vacheron Constantin. A lady's rare and unusual 18K pink gold, platinum and diamond-set bracelet watch with concealed dial

SIGNED VACHERON & CONSTANTIN, GENÈVE, REF. 4358, MOVEMENT NO. 470'588, CASE NO. 310'367, MANUFACTURED IN 1948

Closed11 November 2013

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Vacheron Constantin. A lady's rare and unusual 18K pink gold, platinum and diamond-set bracelet watch with concealed dial
Signed Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, ref. 4358, movement no. 470'588, case no. 310'367, manufactured in 1948
Cal. 8''' V153 mechanical movement, 17 jewels, two-tone silvered dial, applied gold dart and painted Arabic numerals, railway minute divisions, circular case, snap on back engraved 30.IV.1924 30.IV.1949 30.IV.1994, hinged within the centre seconds set with two platinum and diamond-set rows, integral 18K pink gold Vacheron Constantin fancy bracelet, case, dial and movement signed
21 mm. wide & approx. 195 mm. overall length

Specialist note

With Vacheron Constantin Certificate of Authenticity dated 24 January 2008 confirming the manufacture of the present watch with "fantaisie" bracelet in 1948.

This watch is a highly unusual example of one of the celebrated firm's lady's bracelet watches particularly fashionable in the 1940s. The perfectly concealed watch is revealed by opening the ingenious spring-loaded side of the central part.

For other examples of unusual bracelet watches designed by Vacheron & Constantin in the 1940s see Secrets of Vacheron Constantin by Franco Cologni, p. 268.