Fine & Ultra Rare Vacheron Constantin 18k Gold With Diamonds Auto Dress Watch
Item History & Price
Dimensions - Case 32mmLug width 20mmBuckle side 74mmPoint side 115mm
Only 2 owners from new. Rarely worn & never worn by the 2nd owner.The 1st owner was a Irish business man who bought it in the late 1970’sThe second owner was my uncle, who bought it 2-3years ago for £2300 from an auction in Ireland.Since in his ownership he has had a full service carried out at Geneva heritage centre of Vacheron... Constantin in 2017 costing £1433.Aswell as a period buckle fitted at a total cost of £900. Buckle No - VMXF050001.Still has 9 months warranty from Vacheron Constantin heritage centre.
Made in 1979, Stunning automatic mechanism No - 1120K, K = KIF shockproof system
This particular model has a blue face with 36 factory fitted diamond jewels, we were told that there was less than 10 of these made with the blue face and diamonds, And they haven’t seen another since made.
Original strap fitted2x Vacheron Constantin stamped crocodile straps included aswell as 1970s original leather wallet.
Estimated to make between £2-£4000.
Serious bidders only!Postage will be fully tracked and insured by post office courier at a cost of:£25 to any UK address, £80 to any address worldwide.
Watch will not be opened as I’m not a certified jeweller and I am selling on behalf of my uncle.
Please look at all pictures and make your own mind up before bidding as returns are not accepted.On 18-Sep-19 at 22:25:54 BST, seller added the following information:For any avoidance of doubt The blue watch face has 68 factory fitted diamonds and the 36 jewels are in the internal movement.On 19-Sep-19 at 20:18:56 BST, seller added the following information:MY UNCLE HAS BEEN ON THE PHONE TO VACHERON CONSTANTIN TODAY AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE WARRANTY RAN OUT IN JUNE 2019,
NO LONGER IN WARRANTY AS STATED IN ORIGINAL LISTING BUT UNABLE TO AMEND.
The watch is in mint condition and never worn in that time, works perfectly.
Sorry for any inconvenience.On 19-Sep-19 at 21:38:39 BST, seller added the following information:We are unsure if it went out of warranty in 2018 or 2019 as vacheron have given us 2 different story’s, never the less the watch is still in mint condition and has never been worn in 4 years. The watch’s warranty ran out in 2018, so there is no warranty given with the watch.On 20-Sep-19 at 17:52:07 BST, seller added the following information:Import duties, taxes, and charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost. These charges are the buyer's responsibility.On 22-Sep-19 at 11:58:58 BST, seller added the following information:iv had a very close look at the fine prestine watch there is a micro touch spot maybe as made in the making at 9 pm on the metal inner face edge to small to photo it is pin head or smaller size need a x10 loop to see it, does not distract from its beauty.judge for yourselves before bidding rest of watch is perfect inc works.On 22-Sep-19 at 12:16:10 BST, seller added the following information:in the 1970s vacheron and patek were the leaders in watch making -there watches become very similar with we think vacheron leading in the design over patek and making very thin watches my uncles opinionOn 27-Sep-19 at 19:38:59 BST, seller added the following information:the whole watch works were dismantled every single part and cleaned and put back together 3 years ago in the vacheron service.On 27-Sep-19 at 21:56:36 BST, seller added the following information:WILL ONLY DEAL WITH EBAYERS WITH 100% FEEDBACK