282 Vacheron Constantin Possibly one of five, historically important and highly collectible, Reverso, manual wristwatch in steel, with black dial, Extract from the Archives.
Estimate: € 100.000 – 200.000
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- Model Reverso
- Year 1933
- Case Material Stainless steel
- Case Number 258'712
- Bracelet Material Leather strap
- Movement Manual, cal. RA 9''/94, jewelled
- Movement Number 415'958
- Dimension 22mm width x 34mm length
- Signed Case, dial and movement
- Accessories Accompanied by Vacheron Constantin Extract from the Archives confirming the manufacture of the present timepiece in 1933.
- Literature A similar, later watch with subsidiary seconds at 6, was previously sold in Antiquorum's "Exceptional horologic works of art" auction on October 11 2003 as lot 135 for CHF 80,500.
According to the archives of Vacheron Constantin, only five examples of this model were ever produced. Five. The present watch was manufactured in 1933, a fact confirmed by an official extract from the Vacheron Constantin archives. Production of this model required special permission from Jaeger-LeCoultre, holder of the patent for the ingenious reversible case system. Vacheron Constantin was obliged to pay a royalty of 60 francs per watch produced, a remarkable detail that underlines both the exclusivity and the legitimacy of this creation. The existence of this piece is therefore not merely an adaptation, but the result of a formal and documented agreement between two of Switzerland’s most prestigious maisons. While Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Reverso became the most recognised interpretation, the patent was licensed to only a handful of distinguished houses. Virtually absent from the market, to date, this is only the second Vacheron Constantin “Reversible” ever to appear at public auction. The first surfaced at Antiquorum on 11 October 2003, achieving a result in excess of CHF 80,000, a testament not only to its desirability, but to its near mythical status among collectors. The present watch, produced in 1933, delivered to Italy and confirmed by archival documentation, embodies the purity of early 1930s design: a sharply defined steel rectangular case framed by horizontal gadroons, perfectly aligned with Art Deco aesthetics.
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