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Vacheron Constantin

Reference 7945 | A yellow gold commemorative medallion openface keyless lever watch, Made for the Shah of Iran, Circa 1967

Estimate

120,000 - 240,000 HKD

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Vacheron Constantin

Reference 7945

A yellow gold commemorative medallion openface keyless lever watch, Made for the Shah of Iran, Circa 1967


Dial: gilt

Calibre: cal. K1014 mechanical, 17 jewels

Movement number: 630'871

Case: 18k yellow gold, coin edge case band, case back with commemorative medallion depicting Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi and Queen Farah Pahlavi

Case number: 449'215

Size: 31 mm diameter

Signed: dial and movement

Accessories: none


The present pocket watch formed part of a special commission ordered by the Ministry of the Imperial Court of Iran to commemorate the Shah's White Revolution, a programme of political, economic and social reforms launched in 1963. The case back is fitted with a commemorative medallion bearing relief portraits of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi and Queen Farah Pahlavi, together with Persian inscriptions and a date corresponding to October-November 1967.


Combining historical significance with the refined craftsmanship of Vacheron Constantin, the reference 7945 represents a rare surviving example of a state commission created for the Imperial Court of Iran during the final decades of the Pahlavi dynasty.

江詩丹頓

型號7945

黃金紀念章懷錶,為伊朗國王製作,約1967年製