Live Auction 1401Important Watches including Property from an Important European Collection
Vacheron Constantin. A rare lady's 18K pink gold and ruby wristwatch with bracelet and concealed dial
Lot 117

Vacheron Constantin. A rare lady's 18K pink gold and ruby wristwatch with bracelet and concealed dial

SIGNED VACHERON CONSTANTIN, GENÈVE, MOVEMENT NO. 437'188, CASE NO. 279'659, MANUFACTURED IN 1943

Closed12 May 2014

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Vacheron Constantin. A rare lady's 18K pink gold and ruby wristwatch with bracelet and concealed dial
Signed Vacheron Constantin, Genève, movement no. 437'188, case no. 279'659, manufactured in 1943
Cal. 446 mechanical movement, gilt dial, applied baton numerals, concealed under a hinged fluted bomb cover, square case, snap on back, bracelet decorated with rubies, dial, movement and bracelet signed
19 mm. wide

Specialist note

According to the Archives of Vacheron Constantin, the present watch was manufactured in 1943.
This watch is a very nice 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