95th Auction
2017/5/6
Lot 445
Vacheron & Constantin à Genève, Movement No. 526805, Case No. 357128, Ref. 4961, Cal. 1003, 31 mm, circa 1960
A gentleman's elegant, ultra-thin Geneva wristwatch with fancy lugs
Case: 18k gold, push back. Dial: silvered. Movm.: bridge movement, Glucydur screw balance.
When Vacheron Constantin introduced a watch with the caliber 1003 during the Basel watch fair in 1955 to celebrate the company’s bicentenary, it would change the world’s perception of the brand forever. At 9 lignes - or a diameter of 21.05 mm and a thickness of 1.64 mm - caliber 1003 was the culmination of a decision taken three years earlier: to create the world’s thinnest manual winding movement on the market and produce the slimmest wristwatch of its time.
A gentleman's elegant, ultra-thin Geneva wristwatch with fancy lugs
Case: 18k gold, push back. Dial: silvered. Movm.: bridge movement, Glucydur screw balance.
When Vacheron Constantin introduced a watch with the caliber 1003 during the Basel watch fair in 1955 to celebrate the company’s bicentenary, it would change the world’s perception of the brand forever. At 9 lignes - or a diameter of 21.05 mm and a thickness of 1.64 mm - caliber 1003 was the culmination of a decision taken three years earlier: to create the world’s thinnest manual winding movement on the market and produce the slimmest wristwatch of its time.
Sold
estimated
1.900—2.900 €
Price realized
3.100 €