138 Vacheron Constantin Very Fine and Attractive, Cioccolatone, Automatic Wristwatch in Pink-gold, With Champagne Sweeps Centre Seconds Dial, Reference 6440

Estimate: € 25.000 –⁠ 50.000

• Model Cioccolatone
• Year 1960’s
• Reference 6440
• Case Material Pink Gold
• Case Number 372631
• Bracelet Material Leather Strap
• Movement Automatic, cal. 1071
• Movement Number 54 529
• Dimension 43 × 35 mm
• Signed Dial, movement and case

Nicknamed “Cioccolatone” due to its resemblance to a square of chocolate, the present lot strike for its large distinctive shape and curved profile that really capture the zeitgeist of the time of its release in the 1950s, echoing the grand contemporary American curves of the period. This reference 6440 impresses by its sheer presence and unusual organic shape presenting a two-body case in pink gold with stepped bezel, rounded lugs, domed thick crystal in really great conditions, still showing the hallmark under the lug. It also features the elusive bumper automatic caliber 1071. The charming dial has a gilt color with applied pink gold square and triangular indexes.