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Lot 166
Vacheron Constantin. A fine, rare and attractive 18K gold chronograph wristwatch with certificate
Signed Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, Ref. 4178, movement no. 437'681, case no. 292'408, manufactured in 1946
Closed16 May 2016
Price Realised
CHF 21,875
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Specialist note
With Vacheron Constantin Certificate of Authenticity dated 6 October 2008 confirming the manufacture of the present watch in 1946.
Reference 4178, one of Vacheron Constantin's landmark chronograph models, was in production from 1938 until the early 1970s. It existed with oval-shaped chronograph buttons or with the better known rectangular variant, the bezel was either beveled or flat.
Reference 4178, one of Vacheron Constantin's landmark chronograph models, was in production from 1938 until the early 1970s. It existed with oval-shaped chronograph buttons or with the better known rectangular variant, the bezel was either beveled or flat.