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VACHERON & CONSTANTIN. RARE ET LEGERE MONTRE DE GOUSSET EN ALUMINIUM REMONTAGE MANUEL VACHERON & CONSTANTIN. A RARE AND LIGHTWEIGHT ALUMINIUM KEYLESS WIND OPEN FACE POCKET WATCH Ref: 4348, Circa 1953 image 1
VACHERON & CONSTANTIN. RARE ET LEGERE MONTRE DE GOUSSET EN ALUMINIUM REMONTAGE MANUEL VACHERON & CONSTANTIN. A RARE AND LIGHTWEIGHT ALUMINIUM KEYLESS WIND OPEN FACE POCKET WATCH Ref: 4348, Circa 1953 image 2
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VACHERON & CONSTANTIN. RARE ET LEGERE MONTRE DE GOUSSET EN ALUMINIUM REMONTAGE MANUEL
VACHERON & CONSTANTIN. A RARE AND LIGHTWEIGHT ALUMINIUM KEYLESS WIND OPEN FACE POCKET WATCH Ref: 4348, Circa 1953

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29 October 2021, 14:00 CEST
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VACHERON & CONSTANTIN. RARE ET LEGERE MONTRE DE GOUSSET EN ALUMINIUM REMONTAGE MANUEL

VACHERON & CONSTANTIN. A RARE AND LIGHTWEIGHT ALUMINIUM KEYLESS WIND OPEN FACE POCKET WATCH
Reference: 4348
Date: Circa 1953
Movement: Aluminium 17-jewel Cal.439/7 Swiss lever, cut and compensated bi-metallic balance, adjusted to temperatures, No.497837
Dial: Silvered, applied polished Arabic numerals, black outer minute divisions, subsidiary seconds at 6, steel Breguet style hands
Case: Polished aluminium, snap on back inscribed 'ALEXANDRE ALCONI, 1928 - 1953, BAUXITES DU MIDI', No.336629
Signed: Case, dial & movement
Size: 44mm
Accompaniments: Vacheron & Constantin box

Footnotes

In the mid 20th Century Vacheron & Constantin were commissioned with the difficult job of making a series of watches predominantly out of aluminium. Despite being so notoriously lightweight, Vacheron & Constantin were able to succeed and the case and plates of these watches were all made out of aluminium. The result was an exceptionally light but sturdy watch.

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