VACHERON CONSTANTIN Sale of Brando watch

New York, NY – 24th septembre, 2009 – For more than 250 years, the favorite timepiece of discerning royalty and celebrities alike has been Vacheron Constantin, as an object of stature, superiority, and pure elegance. In 1954, renowned actress Zsa Zsa Gabor chose a Vacheron Constantin timepiece as a special gift for actor Marlon Brando to commemorate the release of “On the Waterfront” for which Brando won an Oscar.

Its case back engraved “To Marlon Love Zsa Zsa June 24, 1954,” the timepiece sold at The Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, Pocket Watches & Clocks auction held by Antiquorum on September 17th in New York for six times its estimated value. The 18K yellow gold wristwatch sold for a final price of $18,000 to an unknown buyer.

Vacheron Constantin timepieces are hand-crafted works of mechanical wizardry that can take months – even years – to realize. With excellence evident in every aspect of these timepieces’ aesthetic design, Vacheron Constantin has distinguished itself as the timepiece of discerning distinction adored by today’s Hollywood royalty. As the world’s oldest watch manufacture, Vacheron Constantin and its timepieces have proven to be among the most sought-after items on the market, both as genuine masterpieces of horology and as value-generating investments.

About Vacheron Constantin

Established in Geneva in 1755, Vacheron Constantin is the world’s oldest continuous watch manufacture and a jewel in Geneva’s crown of high watchmakers, maintaining a seamless tradition of watchmaking excellence for 254 years. Held in high regard by watch collectors and enthusiasts alike, Vacheron Constantin’s strengths lie in its superlative technical mastery of highly complicated movement manufacturing, its award-winning aesthetic sensibility, and its extremely high level of finishing.