製造商: Vacheron Constantin 年份: 1949 型號: 4178 機芯編號: 466'450 錶殼號碼: 303'417 材料: 18K yellow gold 機芯: Manual, cal. 492, 19 jewels 錶帶/ 錶鏈: Leather 錶扣: 18K yellow gold Vacheron & Constantin buckle 尺寸: 36mm Diameter 簽名: Case, dial, movement and buckle signed 配件: Accompanied by Vacheron Constantin Extract from the Archives confirming production of this watch in 1949.
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Launched in 1940 and in production until 1964, Vacheron Constantin's reference 4178 is the model collectors immediately designate as an icon and the chronograph most associated with Vacheron Constantin. Immediately recognizable thanks to its gorgeous and inimitable teardrop lugs, the 4178 is also considered one of the most beautiful chronograph watches ever made due to its balanced proportions and near-perfect symmetry.
The present watch is an exceedingly rare species due to the dial, which displays the signature of Italian watch retailer Silipo. Founded in 1913, Silipo sells both jewelry and watches, and is still in business today. It was an honor and rare occurrence for a retailer to print their name on the dial, which underscores the rarity of the present timepiece.
The watch itself is preserved in excellent condition and displays a crisp hallmark beneath the lugs. The dial is preserved in excellent condition with a crisp signature and graphics.
The world's oldest watch brand in continuous operation since its founding in 1755, Vacheron Constantin was the first watch company to manufacture movements with interchangeable parts beginning in 1839. Vacheron's watches are admired for their Latin-influenced case designs, well-balanced proportions and exquisitely finished movements of the highest quality. The Geneva-based manufacturer is known for their highly complicated masterpieces, including the King Farouk Grand Complication made in 1935, the Tour de l'Ile that was the most complicated serially produced wristwatch when introduced in 2005 and the 57260 — the world’s most complicated watch — made in 2015.
Key vintage models include minute repeating wristwatches such as the references 4261, chronographs such as the references 4178 and 6087 and the oversized Cioccolotone models such as ref. 4737. Collectors also appreciate Vacheron's Chronometer Royal pocket and wristwatches, as well as the '222,' the brand's first luxury sports watch produced from 1977 through 1984.
