Live Auction 1410Important Watches
Vacheron Constantin. A fine, rare and attractive 18K pink gold chronograph wristwatch with two-tone silvered dial
Lot 82

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

SIGNED VACHERON & CONSTANTIN, GENÈVE, REF. 4178, MOVEMENT NO. 466'704, CASE NO. 329'001, MANUFACTURED IN 1952

Closed9 November 2015

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Vacheron Constantin. A fine, rare and attractive 18K pink gold chronograph wristwatch with two-tone silvered dial
Signed Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, ref. 4178, movement no. 466'704, case no. 329'001, manufactured in 1952
Cal. 492 mechanical movement, 19 jewels, two-tone silvered dial, applied baton and Arabic numerals, outer telemetre and tachymetre scales, two sunken engine-turned subsidiary dials for constant seconds and 30 minutes register, circular case, tear-drop shaped 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 1952.

This reference 4178 is a particularly fine and well-preserved example of the celebrated model, impressing with the highly attractive two-tone silvered dial, beautifully harmonizing with the rare pink gold case.

Reference 4178, one of Vacheron Constantin's landmark chronograph models, was in production from 1938 until the early 1970s. Arguably one of the firm's most attractive designs, it features a generous case and the characteristic teardrop-shaped lugs.