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Inside showing movement Caliber is 1003 says 5 positions 17 jewels Geneve Inside Back 18K 0.750 412647 6704/3 Perhaps this information helps. Would love to know what I've got on my hands here. Thanks Andrew! Steve

The Apollo 7 crew won emmy's that year for their first live television broadcasts from space. Bob Hope hosted a show on NBC TV to honor their mission. He had been a big fan of the space program going back to the Project Mercury days and remained good friends with Wally Schirra for the many years tha

Thanks for your assistance. When this watch was produced in the mid 60s do you have a sense of what it's value was at that time? Oh, the sentiment engraved on the back was from actor, Bob Hope who gifted this watch to Apollo 7 Astronaut Wally Schirra. Steve

Inside showing movement Caliber is 1003 says 5 positions 17 jewels Geneve Inside Back 18K 0.750 412647 6704/3 Perhaps this information helps. Would love to know what I've got on my hands here. Thanks Andrew! Steve

Hi Andrew I can also send those numbers on the watch movement through via a post if the photos aren't clear enough to read them. They are very hi resolution but can't post them full sized to the forum. Steve

Andrew, Here are the images large for purposes of reading all of the numbers. I'm not good at this so hope it doesn't cause problems. Face Face Back with engraved inscription from Bob Hope Inside of back Movement

Hello Everyone, This is my first post to the group. I am not a watch expert but came across this beautiful Vacheron-Constantin dating back to 1969. I have photos of the inside and out but have no idea of what specific model it is, it's significance as a watch (if any) or it's original price back in