Description

Pre-Owned Vacheron Watch

Constantin $20 Openworked Skeleton Watch
Les metiers d'art Collection (some sites say Patrimony)
Model Number: 33059 / 000J-0000
Case Material: Yellow Gold
Glass: Sapphire
Case Shape: Round
Bezel: Yellow Gold
Dial Material: Skeletonized Metal
Manual Hand Winding Movement
Calibre: 1003 SQ
Function: Hours, Minutes
Frequency: 18,000 v.p.h.
Number of Jewels: 18
Power Reserve: 31 Hours
Watch's Diameter: 34.7mm
Water Resistant: 30 M
Gender: Mens
Style: Dress, Formal / Evening
Includes Original Box and Paperwork
Hard to Find (HTF)

The case construction is quite interesting. Two $20 coins are necessary. The first is drilled and the movement subsequently fitted into it, serving as a regular "case". A second coin is then cut and fitted atop of the case and acts as the cover! This explains the reason that $20 gold coins were used because they fulfilled 2 necessities: they had the necessary size and thickness as to serve as a "watch case" and were available in sufficent numbers as to create the watches.

Brief Brand History for Vacheron Constantin:

Vacheron Constantin is officially the oldest watch company in Switzerland as it was established in 1755. It was simply called Vacheron untill 1814 when a third generation Vacheron took in a partner by the name of F Constantin to invest and take over the international marketing and sales for the company. From then on Vacheron and Constantin has strived to create only the finest, most complicated and beautiful timepieces in the world. In the 1980s Vacheron Constantin was purchased by the former Saudi Arabian OPEC minister Sheikh Yamani who sold it in 1996 to the Richemont Group (Cartier, Piaget, Baume & Mercier, Jaeger LeCountre and IWC. Vacheron remains the smallest of the super elite brands (Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, Breguet et al) although they are flourishing under new management.

Our seller is a collector of fine and interesting watches / timepieces. As with this timepiece, he wears them a couple of times and then places them back in their box. Pictures do not do justice to this cool watch.

Will make a great Father's Day present.

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