Vacheron Constantin

An extremely rare and charismatic double-complication perpetual calendar and chronograph platinum wristwatch of the famous Swiss watch brand Vacheron Constantin, founded in 1755. Estimated production period: 1995–2000. Case made of platinum 950, diameter 38mm, 12mm thick, signed crown and rectangular chronograph pushpieces, solid platinum 950 caseback with brand logo and case number engraved, perpetual calendar correctors at 1, 4, 8 and 10 o’clock. Copper-coloured so-called ‘salmon’ guilloché dial, ‘sigma’ marking, recessed counters with fine circular grooves, minute/seconds markers around elevated outer rim, solid gold hands and applied indexes. Caliber 1136QP, self-winding with 18k gold rotor, power reserve up to 40 hours, entirely protected by soft-iron antimagnetic screen. Functions – indication of time in hours and minutes, small seconds hand at 6 o’clock, chronograph with central seconds hand, 30-minute counter at 3 o’clock, 12-hour counter at 9 o’clock, perpetual calendar with indicators for date at 3 o’clock, day of week at 9 o’clock, 48-month indication with leap years at 12 o’clock, and moonphase display at 6 o’clock. Vacheron Constantin brown leather strap, Vacheron Constantin half-Maltese-cross-shaped platinum 950 pin buckle. 

The Vacheron Constantin Les Complications Chronograph Perpetual Calendar Ref. 49005/000P-7622 is an extremely rare, attractive and highly complicated perpetual calendar and chronograph platinum watch from a world-famous watch brand, one of the market leaders in haute horlogerie and complicated timepieces. Its caliber 1136QP is one of the best self-winding chronograph and perpetual calendar movements of the era. With a 38mm diameter case, the watch has a neat, classical design, one which is particular to Vacheron Constantin’s watches, emanating the appeal of centuries-old watchmaking traditions. The undoubted advantage of the present lot is the combination of the platinum execution and ‘salmon’ guilloché dial, one of the most coveted options for Ref. 49005 perpetual calendar chronographs.