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Vacheron Constantin and Verger Frères. A fine and elegant 18K gold openface keyless lever dress watch

Signed Vacheron Constantin, Geneve, Suisse, movement no. 396'240, case no. 7'936, case stamped vf for Verger Frères, circa 1925

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Vacheron Constantin and Verger Frères. A fine and elegant 18K gold openface keyless lever dress watch
Signed Vacheron Constantin, Geneve, Suisse, movement no. 396'240, case no. 7'936, case stamped vf for Verger Frères, circa 1925
Movement: manual, 18 jewels
Dial: silvered, champlevé cubist Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds
Case: snap on back with applied white gold initials “HS”, bezel engraved “To My Old Friend Secheprey a Souvenir of our Campaigns Together During the War and After. Wesson”
Signed: case numbered and stamped VF, dial signed, movement signed and numbered
Dimensions: 41 mm. diam.

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Lot Essay

Verger Frères
Founded by Ferdinand Verger in 1872, Place des Victoires à Paris. In 1896 the trade mark “F.V.” was registered. Ferdinand Verger had two sons who succeeded their father in 1911, Georges and Henri settled at 51 rue Sainte Anne under the name of Verger Frères. They were the Paris agent for Vacheron & Constantin. They produced cases for the finest jewellers of the world, including Boucheron, Mauboussin, Tiffany, La Cloche, Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels and Gübelin.

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