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Vacheron Constantin. A fine and unusual aluminium openface keyless lever dress watch

SIGNED VACHERON & CONSTANTIN, GENEVE, MOVEMENT NO. 423'262, CASE NO. 265'171, CIRCA 1934

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Vacheron Constantin. A fine and unusual aluminium openface keyless lever dress watch
Signed Vacheron & Constantin, Geneve, movement no. 423'262, case no. 265'171, circa 1934
Cal. 17''' 1912 nickel-finished lever movement, 18 jewels, bimetallic compensation balance, the silvered matt dial with applied Breguet numerals, silvered moon-style hands, subsidiary seconds, in plain circular case, the snap on back with engraved inscription Presentée à Wilfrid Albert Mercier par Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd. en reconnaissance de 25 années de bons services 1939, case numbered, dial and movement signed
45 mm. diam.

Lot Essay

According to the records of Vacheron Constantin, the present watch was sold in 1934. It is part of a small series of aluminium dress watches made as a study and then presented as gifts to employees of aluminium companies in North America and Canada.

The advantages of this metal are its extremely light weight and resistance to corrosion. The overall weight of the present lot including all parts is only 23 grams.

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