DESCRIPTION:
EPW - Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, Corps of Engineers U.S.A., 51mm, 0.900 silver OF original V&C case with "Property of Corps of Engineers, U.S.A, No. 10747" to rear, signed silver cuvette, white enamel SS dial with hour numerals having luminous material, skeletonized hands with luminous material, SW-SS, lever escapement, 15J, gilt mvt, s#380691. This 15 jewel time-only Vacheron & Constantin Corps of Engineers watch is quite rare with a total production believed to be only approximately 400 made. The Corps of Engineers marked time-only watches were issued to the American Expeditionary Forces (A.E.F.) between 1917 and 1919 and were supplied by a variety of European and American makers. This information, as well as much more on the class of Corps of Engineers marked pocket watches, can be found in an excellent March 2014 NAWCC Bulletin article by Thomas Koenig.
CONDITION:
Mvt: Running, excellent cosmetic mvt condition overall, scattered micro-fine scratches, some haze at perimeter of barrel bridge; dial flawless in visible portion aside from some minuscule bits of loss to luminous hour numeral paint; fine hands with areas of oxide; case shows light wear, some fine scratches to cuvette perimeter from slipped past openings, dents to band at 3:30, 5:30 and 7, some additional dings and nicks elsewhere to band, ding to right perimeter of rear, shallow dent to left center of rear, good contract marking detail, no blackened finish remains to case exterior, case rear opens short of 90 degrees (to approximately 80 degrees) and leaves some gap to band at lower-left when closed; tight bow, crown shows medium wear; glass crystal with fine scratch at lower-right.
ESTIMATE:
$700
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$1000
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