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205. VACHERON CONSTANTIN – A rare and attractive white gold wristwatch with<br />

textured dial and date<br />

Manufacturer<br />

Year 1968<br />

Vacheron Constantin<br />

Reference No. 7375<br />

Movement No. 598’619<br />

Case No. 427’583<br />

Model Name<br />

Material<br />

Calibre<br />

Bracelet/Strap<br />

Clasp/Buckle<br />

Dimensions<br />

Signed<br />

Estimate<br />

CHF 8,000-12,000 Σ<br />

$7,900-11,900<br />

€7,400-11,100<br />

Royal Chronometer<br />

18k white gold<br />

Automatic, cal. K1072/1, 29 jewels<br />

Alligator<br />

Stainless steel pin buckle<br />

4omm. Length with lugs 36mm. Width<br />

Case, dial and movement signed<br />

Accessories<br />

Accompanied by an Extract from the Archives confrming<br />

production in 1968<br />

<strong>The</strong> present reference 7375 is part of the iconic Royal<br />

Chronometer family. For several decades, Vacheron Constantin<br />

presented watches at observatory trials, winning numerous<br />

prizes. Consequently, the brand decided to ofer watches<br />

meeting the stringent requirements of these Observatory<br />

trials and in 1907 it launched the frst pocket watch of the Royal<br />

Chronometer family. Over the course of its history, the <strong>Geneva</strong><br />

based manufacture’s race for precision was embodied by this<br />

family with the addition, in 1953, of wristwatches housing<br />

manual wind calibers 1007BS or 1008BS.<br />

<strong>The</strong> present watch, manufactured in 1968, houses the selfwinding<br />

caliber K1072/1, a testimony of Vacheron Constantin’s<br />

“savoir faire” and attention to detail. <strong>The</strong> outer segment of<br />

the rotor is made of solid 18K yellow gold further adorned by<br />

a beautiful guilloché motif and is equipped with a Gyromax<br />

balance. Furthermore, the movement is stamped twice with<br />

the <strong>Geneva</strong> seal, proof of its painstaking hand fnish. This watch<br />

is in superb condition, the vertical satin fnish of the case is<br />

extremely well preserved and perfectly matches the vertical<br />

and horizontal fnish of the silver colored dial.

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