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

SIGNED VACHERON CONSTANTIN, GENÈVE, MOVEMENT NO. 468'007, CASE NO. 287'623, MANUFACTURED IN 1947

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Vacheron Constantin. A lady's unusual, heavy and rare 18K pink gold bracelet watch with concealed dial
Signed Vacheron Constantin, Genève, movement no. 468'007, case no. 287'623, manufactured in 1947
Cal. V153 mechanical movement, 17 jewels, pink dial, the dial concealed beneath a claw-shaped hinged lid, applied dot and baton numerals, the circular case set within the bracelet, circular snap on case back, integral 18K pink gold Vacheron Constantin bracelet with nine claw-shaped links and one lid link, case, dial and movement signed
24 mm wide on the bezel lid link

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Lot Essay

According to the Archives of Vacheron Constantin, the present watch was manufactured in 1947.

The present watch is an interesting lady's bracelet watch designed by Vacheron Constantin, featuring distinctive claw-shaped links. The firm followed a trend in the 1940s to create heavy bracelets of prominent shapes and mixed them with their own ideas on attachments and lugs.

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

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