Vacheron Constantin - The Hong Kong Watch Auction: XIX Hong Kong Saturday, November 23, 2024 | Phillips
  • Manufacturer: Vacheron Constantin
    Year: Circa 2021
    Reference No: 82035/000R-9359
    Movement No: 5’474’734
    Case No: 1’440’128
    Model Name: Historiques American 1921
    Material: 18K pink gold
    Calibre: Manual, cal. 4400 AS, 21 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Crocodile
    Clasp/Buckle: 18K pink gold Vacheron Constantin pin buckle
    Dimensions: 40mm diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement and buckle signed
    Accessories: Accompanied by Vacheron Constantin guarantee stamped Vacheron Constantin Hong Kong dated 31st May 2021, Geneva Seal certificate, product literature, hang tag, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.

  • Catalogue Essay

    Born from the desire to pay tribute to Vacheron Constantin's rich heritage, the Historiques American 1921 revives the emblematic model launched in 1921 specifically designed for the American market during the Roaring Twenties.

    The present timepiece sports a polished 18K pink gold cushion-shaped case with a crown positioned at 1 o'clock. With its 40 mm diameter, the watch has a great presence on the wrist. Classically inspired, elegant, yet original, this Historiques American 1921 is the watch for "dandy" by excellence – fit to party in a tux as much as with a pair of jeans and an ivy cap. The dial has been embellished with a sandblasted finish, featuring Breguet numerals and a railway minute track that can be read diagonally. Fitted with a domed sapphire crystal, the watch features a transparent caseback allowing its beholder to admire the exceptional finishes of the movement housing the hand-wound calibre 4400 AS stamped with the prestigious Poinçon de Genève.

    The Historiques American 1921 should delight connoisseurs and amateurs of both classic and daring Haute Horlogerie who are looking for pieces of a different time.

  • Artist Biography

    Vacheron Constantin

    Swiss • 1755

    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.

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Property of the Original Owner

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Ref. 82035/000R-9359
A fine and attractive pink gold cushion-shaped wristwatch with small seconds, guarantee and presentation box

Circa 2021
40mm diameter
Case, dial, movement and buckle signed

Estimate
HK$120,000 - 220,000 
€14,000-25,800
$15,400-28,200

Sold for HK$177,800

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The Hong Kong Watch Auction: XIX

Hong Kong Auction 23 - 24 November 2024