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MADE TO COMMEMORATE THE 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF GERARDUS MERCATOR, A FAMOUS CARTOGRAPHER AND HUMANIST
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SIGNED VACHERON CONSTANTIN, GENÈVE, MERCATOR MODEL, REF. 43050/000J-17, MOVEMENT NO. 798’089, CASE NO. 656’895, MANUFACTURED IN 1995
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VACHERON CONSTANTIN. A FINE 18K GOLD SELF-WINDING DOUBLE RETROGRADE WRISTWATCH WITH MAP OF EUROPE, AFRICA, ASIA, ACCOMPANIED WITH ORIGIBAL CERTIFIICATE, EXTRACT FROM THE ARCHIVE, LOUPE AND BOX
SIGNED VACHERON CONSTANTIN, GENÈVE, MERCATOR MODEL, REF. 43050/000J-17, MOVEMENT NO. 798’089, CASE NO. 656’895, MANUFACTURED IN 1995
Movement: Automatic, Cal. 1120/2, extra flat, 36 jewels, 21k gold central rotor inscribed "1594-Gérard Mercator-1994", signed
Dial: Gilt dial with a black map, two hands depicting needles to resemble the early hand-held compasses as used by Gerardus Mercator, both moving in an arc over the two curved sectors graduated for hours and minutes with Arabic numerals, returning to zero after each course respectively after twelve hours and sixty minutes, signed
Case: Glazed display back, screw down, stepped case and lugs, 36mm diam., signed
With: A Vacheron Constantin original gold deployant clasp, original certificate, extract from the archives, loupe, wooden presentation box
SIGNED VACHERON CONSTANTIN, GENÈVE, MERCATOR MODEL, REF. 43050/000J-17, MOVEMENT NO. 798’089, CASE NO. 656’895, MANUFACTURED IN 1995
Movement: Automatic, Cal. 1120/2, extra flat, 36 jewels, 21k gold central rotor inscribed "1594-Gérard Mercator-1994", signed
Dial: Gilt dial with a black map, two hands depicting needles to resemble the early hand-held compasses as used by Gerardus Mercator, both moving in an arc over the two curved sectors graduated for hours and minutes with Arabic numerals, returning to zero after each course respectively after twelve hours and sixty minutes, signed
Case: Glazed display back, screw down, stepped case and lugs, 36mm diam., signed
With: A Vacheron Constantin original gold deployant clasp, original certificate, extract from the archives, loupe, wooden presentation box
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