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this investigation process is fun! sending you the number in pm now. Thanks for sharing your findings

It was impressive to see that little heart still bravely beating after all this time - I'll try to send you a video in PM. Here are some elements that caught my attention following your original post: - you can see in the attached picture that "P 499" is engraved in gold on the plate underneath the

just found this one sold at auctions in 2017, also with the curved AUTOMATIC: www.doyle.com

fascinating...thanks a lot for sharing. It makes me wonder why didn't you or sir Tick Talk write the X's catalog entry for this piece - there is so much more to say about it

thanks for confirming! I was curious about these hallmarks on the lugs and found out that swiss 18k gold used to be marked with a female head in 1954 - similar to the marks on my watch. Does anyone know if the AUTOMATIC in curved lettering started appearing on a specific date?

So glad this thread is still active, I'm learning something new in every message. The process behind the making of this "simple" looking dial is fantastic - I was wondering how they got this feeling of embossed lettering and marking. About the dials of the 4958, if I understood your original post co

I will make sure this never happens - thank you for the information! my grandpa received it in 55 and I believe the buckle is original, although not certain:

your research on Vacheron allowed me to learn much more about my 4958 !