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VACHERON CONSTANTIN. AN 18K WHITE GOLD AUTOMATIC DUAL TIME WRISTWATCH WITH DATE AND REGULATOR-STYLE DIAL

SIGNED VACHERON CONSTANTIN, REGULATEUR CHRONOMETER, MALTE MODEL, REF. 42005, CIRCA 2000

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VACHERON CONSTANTIN. AN 18K WHITE GOLD AUTOMATIC DUAL TIME WRISTWATCH WITH DATE AND REGULATOR-STYLE DIAL
SIGNED VACHERON CONSTANTIN, REGULATEUR CHRONOMETER, MALTE MODEL, REF. 42005, CIRCA 2000
Movement: Automatic
Dial: Silvered
Case: 38 mm. diam.
With: 18k white gold Vacheron Constantin buckle

Special Notice

This watch offered for sale is pictured with straps made of endangered or protected animal materials such as alligator or crocodile. These endangered species straps are shown for display purposes only and are not for sale. Christie’s will remove and retain the strap prior to shipment from the sale site. At some sale sites, Christie’s may, at its discretion, make the displayed endangered species strap available to the buyer of the lot free of charge if collected in person from the sale site within 1 year of the date of the sale. Please check with the department for details on a particular lot.

Conditions of sale

Lot Essay

This endangered species strap is shown for display purposes only and is not for sale. The watch will be supplied with a calf leather strap.

Originally developed for watch-rating purposes, the regulator owes a great deal to the inventive genius of Ferdinand Berthoud (1727 - 1807), watchmaker to the king of France and to the French Navy. The Malte Dual Time Regulator is inspired by the marine chronometers of the period, conceived for navigation on the high seas, and features separate axes for the hour, minute and second hands, thus reducing the amount of mechanical energy required to drive the gears and friction, and thereby much improving the movement’s precision.

The Regulator’s dial features at 9 o’clock a subdial with 24-hour graduations serving as a second-timezone indicator.

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