Vacheron Constantin yellow gold wristwatch, converted from a pocket watch
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
Movement late 19th – early 20th century
This yellow gold wristwatch features a movement originally produced as a pocket watch during the late 19th or early 20th century. The timepiece was later converted into a wristwatch format, resulting in a yellow gold case measuring approximately 29 mm in diameter.
The dial is finished in a gilt tone with a textured central field, featuring black Arabic numerals and an outer minute track. The dial is signed Vacheron & Constantin Genève and is complemented by Dauphine hands. The movement is a manual-winding Vacheron Constantin pocket watch caliber, numbered 344252, featuring a gilt finish and traditional architecture with a regulator index. The piece is fitted with a later brown leather strap secured by a gilt pin buckle.
The case is numbered 210801. This conversion reflects a historical practice of adapting larger pocket watch mechanisms into wrist-worn timepieces during the transition period of watch design in the early 20th century, retaining the original manufacturer's high-quality movement and signature aesthetics.
Evidence at a glance
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Strap
- brown leather with gilt pin buckle
- Weight
- 30 g
- Diameter
- 29 mm
- Material
- yellow gold
Technical characteristics
- Movement
- manual winding, Vacheron Constantin pocket watch movement
- Case number
- 210801
- Movement number
- 344252
Design
- Dial
- gilt with textured central field
- Hands
- Dauphine
- Numerals
- Arabic
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
- Maker named in listing
- Vacheron & Constantin
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.