CIRCA: 1976
CASE MATERIAL: 18k white gold
DIAMETER: 30mm x 34mm
BRACELET: Integrated 18k white gold bracelet
DIAL: Blue Lapis Lazuli
MOVEMENT: Manual-winding
FUNCTIONS: Time

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Presented on a beautiful and weighty integrated which gold bracelet, the lot in question is a fabulous example of the celebrated Lapis Lazuli dials by Vacheron Constantin. Lapis Lazuli is one of the most treasured and expensive materials since ancient times, only being used in paintings, for example, on the most special of occasions. Moreover, stone dials are very difficult to implement due to cracking and chipping. This is therefore a rare and very fine example indeed.

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OVERALL CONDITION: Good

CASE: Light surface scratches. Case has been polished before. Gold hallmark still visible on the caseback

DIAL: Nice, clean and original

MOVEMENT: Ticking at the time of cataloguing. However, a service is recommended.

BRACELET: In good condition, only light surface scratches
Length: 140 mm. (bracelet only)
Overall length (buckle to buckle, including watch head): 200 mm.

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