Pre-owned Vintage Watch In Beige
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product description
A “marriage” watch from Vacheron Constantin, mechanism circa 1880. A marriage is not a watch gifted to you on your wedding day. It is an older pocket watch converted into a wristwatch, a combination of the original movement with a steel wristwatch case having lugs for the strap. This watch has at its heart and dial a pocket Vacheron Constantin watch from 1880 with a modern steel casing and an alligator quality leather strap. It’s a part of watchmaking history, very rare to acquire these days. You will be wearing a watch of 150 years old which can still keep time. Make: Vacheron Constantijn Serial number: 11872 Circa: 1880 Case material: Stainless steel Movement: Mechanical winding, about 25 turns of the crown every day like a normal pocket watch of that era. Case diameter: 48mm Strap: Aligator Box: Vacheron Constantin Wooden The watch has not been frequently worn with very few marks. The mechanism works well however cleaning is suggested.