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Reference 4073
The reference is 4073. Same style as case maker - Gerlach - as the 4217 but with subsidiary seconds instead of center seconds. You are correct in that the caliber is a 453 but it is unmarked as this is early in its run if I am not mistaken. Your watch dates to ~1941.
Vacheron Constantin Reference and Movement Information
Hi all, I have recently purchased a Vacheron Constantin watch from the 1940s and am wondering if anyone can give me more information with regards to the reference number and movement. I believe it is a Cal 453 movement but it does not have any markings th...
Very pretty - seems to be calatrava-styled case and lugs.
I wonder if it’s reference 4217. Am no expert either so could be way off base.
Reference 4073
The reference is 4073. Same style as case maker - Gerlach - as the 4217 but with subsidiary seconds instead of center seconds. You are correct in that the caliber is a 453 but it is unmarked as this is early in its run if I am not mistaken. Your watch dat...
Thanks for the information!
I see, I saw a few other examples of the cal 453 with many more markings on it so I thought this might be different.
A very good possibility
We can compare these catalog images but I like your suggestion of the 4073, nice find! ...
Early cal 453
without the later swan-neck fine regulator or shock protection, 12 1/2 lignes, circa 1940 as you already know. Those lugs were shared with several V&C models but the flat bezel makes me think of Ref 4300 which was in production into the 1950s. A hands...