Vacheron Constantin
Reference 43041/000R-8675 Jump Hour 'Saltarello' | A limited edition pink gold automatic cushion shaped jump hour wristwatch with retrograde minutes, Circa 1998
Auction Closed
December 8, 10:03 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 30,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Dial: pink guilloché
Caliber: cal. 1120/2 automatic, 38 jewels
Movement number: 861'586
Case: 18k pink gold, sapphire crystal display back secured by four screws
Case number: 706'227, No. 143/200
Closure: platinum Vacheron double folding clasp
Size: 43 x 35.5 mm
Signed: case, dial, and movement
Box: yes
Papers: yes
Accessories: Vacheron Constantin presentation box with outer packaging, winding box with outer packaging, leather traveling case, Certificate of Origin and Warranty (undated), Certificate of Origin for the Watch Movement dated 21 September 1998, and booklets
The Reference 43041 took inspiration from the Art Deco period, during which many prominent watch brands such as Cartier, Audemars Piguet, Breguet and Vacheron & Constantin produced watches with the jump hour complication. Its name, the 'Saltarello', is taken from an Italian dance and music genre that originated in the 14th century, named for its characteristic hopping step derived from the Italian saltare, meaning 'to jump'.
Produced as a limited edition in 1997, only 500 examples of the Reference 43041 were produced, comprising of 100 examples in yellow gold, 200 examples in white gold, and 200 examples in pink gold. The pink gold examples stand out particularly for its pink dial on pink case combination compared to the yellow and white gold examples fitted with a silvered dial.
We are pleased to offer the present pink on pink 43041/000R-8675 numbered 143 out of 200 accompanied by its original presentation box and papers.