Excellent condition, beautiful Vacheron Historiques Aronde 1954. A lovely rectangular timepiece, very unique design.
The
VC Historiques Aronde 1954 is a model inspired by a watch produced by VC
during the post world-war II years. The word "Aronde" is an
old French word for a swallows’ wings - which embodies the rounded & curved
case design, as seen from the sides. (Also sometimes referred to as the
“lips”).
This
watch has been produced in strictly limited numbers (although not a
limited/numbered edition).
The watch features:
- 18kt rose gold case
with a brushed finished top & polished finished beveled corners &
sides.
- Dial:
- Silvered.
- Very
fine linear hand-engraved guilloche texture pattern, alternating
between horizontal & vertical segments evenly divided into 4
segments.
- Applied
polished rose gold hour markers in a combination of indexes & Arabic
Numerals.
- Flat
silvered recessed sub-dial.
- Polished rose gold
hands.
- Slightly recessed
small seconds sub-dial located at the 6 o'clock position.
- Cambered/domed
sapphire crystal.
- Vacheron Constantin
in-house produced manual winding caliber 1400 AS, beats at 28,800
vph, composed out of 98 parts, contains 20 Jewels & has an approximate
power reserve of 40 hours.
- Each movement is
stamped with the Poinçon de Geneve. (Geneva Hallmark Quality)
Reference: 81018/000R-9657
TECHNICAL DATA
Reference 81018/000R-9657
Historiques Aronde 1954
Caliber: 1400 AS, developed and manufactured by
Vacheron Constantin, stamped with the Hallmark of Geneva
Energy: Mechanical, manual-winding
Movement diameter: 20.65 mm (9 ‘’’)
Movement thickness: 2.60 mm
Jewels: 20
Frequency: 4Hz (28’800 Vibrations/hour)
Indications: Hours, minutes, small seconds at 6
o’clock
Power reserve: Approximately 40 hours
Case: 18K 5N pink gold, 31.20 x 44.50 mm
Water resistance: 3 bar (about 30 meters)
Dial: Opaline silvered, hand-guilloché
Strap Brown stitched-tip, large square-scaled
alligator leather
Clasp Buckle in 18K 5N pink gold, polished half
Maltese cross
Includes box and papers.
Price: $20,500 USD, plus shipping
Watch is in Toronto.
Will ship or deliver to Canada or USA
Thanks for looking.
You can contact me through the Purists or yesjb at rogers dot com
Wire
transfer or bank draught.
No trades
please
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