{"id":374,"date":"2011-06-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-16T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.my-watchsite.com\/blog\/new-york-auction-yields-an-exceptional-result-for-a-vacheron-constantin-watch-n1033\/"},"modified":"2011-06-17T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-06-16T22:00:00","slug":"new-york-auction-yields-an-exceptional-result-for-a-vacheron-constantin-watch-n1033","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.my-watchsite.com\/blog\/new-york-auction-yields-an-exceptional-result-for-a-vacheron-constantin-watch-n1033\/","title":{"rendered":"New York auction yields an exceptional result for a Vacheron Constantin watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>The auction held by Christie\u2019s in New York June 15th 2011 confirmed Vacheron Constantin\u2019s strong appeal to international collectors. During this sale in which bidders from around the world displayed a keen interest, the Geneva-based House distinguished itself by setting an absolute record for the pocket watch made for James Ward Packard (1863 \u2013 1928), the famous American automobile manufacturer and devotee of <em>Haute Horlogerie<\/em> watches. He was one of first American collectors to work directly with the Geneva-based watch manufacturer in order to build up a collection of unique timepieces.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Among the items by Vacheron Constantin that were up for bidding in New York, the 20-carat gold pocket watch (lot n\u00b0 100) proved to be the undisputed star of the auction by fetching 1,800,000 USD.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>A truly exceptional result for an equally exceptional watch: in addition to displaying the hours, minutes and seconds beneath a rock crystal glass, this timepiece features a personalised combination of complications including hour, minute, quarter and half-quarter repeating, <em>grande<\/em> and <em>petite sonnerie<\/em> as well as a 30-minute chronograph register.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The magnificently adorned back of this piece featuring the monogram JWP on blue enamel was executed in Geneva following a sketch made by James Ward Packard himself. This elegant watch is in impeccable condition, having been preserved in the safe of a bank where it had remained untouched for the past 60 years.<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.my-watchsite.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/145_290.jpg\" alt=\"Jewel of haute horlogerie, this pocket watch signed Vacheron Constantin combines the complications: chronograph function, hour, minute, quarter and half-quarter repeating with grande and petite sonnerie.\" \/><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.my-watchsite.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/145_291.jpg\" alt=\"The back of the piece features the monogram JWP - James Ward Packard.\" \/><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.my-watchsite.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/145_292.jpg\" alt=\"Sign in french : \" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The auction held by Christie\u2019s in New York June 15th 2011 confirmed Vacheron Constantin\u2019s strong appeal to international collectors. 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