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Moderator Alex Ghotbi

Massive Attack: Vacheron Constantin's Most Complicated Timepieces

 July 16, 10 09:34

Say the word complication to a sane man and he will do all not only to avoid it but to stay as far as possible from it. Say the same word to a watch collector and his eyes will become starry, his breathing heavy and find himself in a state of semi shock. Sometimes these two worlds collide and things can get really and I mean REALLY complicated when the collector comes home with a ear to ear grin and his grail tourbillon, minute repeater, perpetual calendar strapped proudly on his wrist and his better half – in her habitual bad faith and lack of appreciation for the finer things in life - fails to understand why the kids’ college funds were just spent on a watch.

But since we’re amongst WIS lets have a closer look at Vacheron Constantin’s 10 most complicated watches (and one unique clock) some of which have become milestones in the history of watchmaking.
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  • The VC selected to compete for the Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix and

Alex Ghotbi Tue Sep 7, 10 14:08

  • VC watch from 1940s

Pema Tue Sep 7, 10 13:34

  • Hi And welcome, can you please post photos as well as providing

Alex Ghotbi Tue Sep 7, 10 13:52
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  • 2nd try: Photo of the elusive Overseas Chronometer on strap

Alex Ghotbi Mon Sep 6, 10 14:02

  • Re: 2nd try: Photo of the elusive Overseas Chronometer on strap

marko Mon Sep 6, 10 14:48

  • Re: Re: 2nd try: Photo of the elusive Overseas Chronometer on strap

dshao1 Mon Sep 6, 10 15:52

  • You can have straps made easily, but they may not function well.

mkvc Mon Sep 6, 10 20:21

  • Re: 2nd try: Photo of the elusive Overseas Chronometer on strap

VC overseas 1 Mon Sep 6, 10 21:03

  • date and price(quotation)of this model

mrzlcu Fri Sep 3, 10 12:32

  • iconic tear drop lug model from the 40s-50s VC made

Alex Ghotbi Sat Sep 4, 10 06:32
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  • The Summer is slipping by and now it is time to think of Watch shows,

timerider Wed Sep 1, 10 22:33

  • you're already on SIHH 2011 mode?! from

Alex Ghotbi Thu Sep 2, 10 07:22

  • Alex... you're as bad as my wife..

hewitgar Thu Sep 2, 10 21:34

  • Re: Alex... you're as bad as my wife..

hewitgar Thu Sep 2, 10 21:35

  • I'll give you the same answer as your wife

Alex Ghotbi Fri Sep 3, 10 06:23

  • Yes indeed. It's time to plan. You must also include the top of Oliver

timerider Fri Sep 3, 10 05:05

  • I'm not quite ready for the shows yet...

WHL Thu Sep 2, 10 18:24

  • It was a nice moment. What's next Mr Moderator?

LN Fri Sep 3, 10 17:17

  • I'm preparing a surprise for SIHH 2011 :-)

Alex Ghotbi Sat Sep 4, 10 06:28

  • A surprise like a HL QDI ? (nt)

LN Mon Sep 6, 10 18:32

  • I second that, Lin!!! (nt)

Radek Mon Sep 6, 10 22:58

  • let's not get over excited guys I mean it took VC 252 years before

Alex Ghotbi Tue Sep 7, 10 09:05

  • "... time to think of Watch shows,"

small-luxury-world Tue Sep 7, 10 04:39

  • looking forward in seeing you in Munich :-)

Alex Ghotbi Tue Sep 7, 10 13:53
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  • completing my vacheron thunderbird ( reference 6782) story....

a.ler Tue Aug 31, 10 18:11

  • yikes! looks brand new. What a watch, I love it so sporty and elegant

Alex Ghotbi Tue Aug 31, 10 18:16

  • yes, a big yike brings a big grin on my since i collected it....

a.ler Tue Aug 31, 10 18:28

  • looking good! I wish the spa coud have the same effect on me :-) NT

velvet Tue Aug 31, 10 18:22

  • :) don't we all wish the same. nt.

a.ler Tue Aug 31, 10 18:29

  • Happy early Christmas!

Jason Chen Tue Aug 31, 10 18:33

  • thanks. watch was born 1969, a year older than i am .nt.

a.ler Tue Aug 31, 10 18:39

  • Beautifully restored! Enjoy every second it hapilly times foir you nt

Radek Tue Aug 31, 10 21:15

  • thanks, if only all vintages can be restored this way. nt.

a.ler Wed Sep 1, 10 07:04

  • A grand outcome that brings with it lots of haapiness....

tony chance Tue Aug 31, 10 22:01

  • cheers to the happy days ahead. indeed i have to polish myself up.....

a.ler Wed Sep 1, 10 07:09
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  • what i meant by "contemporarise" the look ....

a.ler Wed Sep 1, 10 07:12

  • looking good my friend :-)

Alex Ghotbi Wed Sep 1, 10 09:40

  • Re: completing my vacheron thunderbird ( reference 6782) story....

marko Wed Sep 1, 10 09:15

  • what a beautiful malte desk in yr avatar.nt.

a.ler Thu Sep 2, 10 15:50

  • You've got the eye

robc Wed Sep 1, 10 13:39

  • i shouldn't take any credit. but we do need a nice painting...........

a.ler Thu Sep 2, 10 15:55

  • What a lovely watch !

cisco Fri Sep 3, 10 09:21

  • to me, the numerals on the date disc are legible, so the magnifier....

a.ler Fri Sep 3, 10 15:33
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  • Congratulations on a beautifully restored piece!

dshao1 Mon Sep 6, 10 04:34

  • hi dan, good to see its mate in china territory! coincidentally i am..

a.ler Mon Sep 6, 10 08:58

  • Dial and case look great. How's it...

Edu Mon Sep 6, 10 18:03

  • Testing Vachy's precision... fingers crossed!

Tien Tue Aug 31, 10 15:38

  • looking forward to the results! (nt)

Alex Ghotbi Tue Aug 31, 10 15:50

  • Re: Testing Vachy's precision... fingers crossed!

Jason Chen Tue Aug 31, 10 18:22

  • After about 13 hours...

Tien Wed Sep 1, 10 04:45

  • After about 29 hours

Tien Wed Sep 1, 10 20:57

  • test it for a week and see if it evens out

Alex Ghotbi Thu Sep 2, 10 07:23

  • Re: test it for a week and see if it evens out

VC overseas 1 Thu Sep 2, 10 16:45

  • I may just do that... keep you posted.

Tien Fri Sep 3, 10 07:11

  • That's just hoping to be rescued by positional variation.

mkvc Sat Sep 4, 10 02:49

  • Re: After about 29 hours

dshao1 Mon Sep 6, 10 05:34

  • Re: Re: After about 29 hours

Tien Tue Sep 7, 10 05:27

  • Regulating a K1072

Edu Sat Sep 4, 10 21:06

  • The Breguet hairspring makes quite a difference.

mkvc Sun Sep 5, 10 06:44

  • VC Overseas 1

VC overseas 1 Mon Aug 30, 10 10:44
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  • Welcome to the Lounge and congrats on your watch. The only strap

Alex Ghotbi Mon Aug 30, 10 13:57

  • Thanks Alex!

VC overseas 1 Mon Aug 30, 10 14:14

  • The only custom strap makers I know are in

Alex Ghotbi Mon Aug 30, 10 14:24

  • Re: The only custom strap makers I know are in

VC overseas 1 Mon Aug 30, 10 15:30

  • Re: Re: The only custom strap makers I know are in

MikiJ Mon Aug 30, 10 16:16

  • Re: Re: Re: The only custom strap makers I know are in

VC overseas 1 Mon Aug 30, 10 17:55

  • I think it might be hard to get it to work.

mkvc Wed Sep 1, 10 08:29

  • Re: I think it might be hard to get it to work.

VC overseas 1 Wed Sep 1, 10 09:12
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  • Finally found a scan of the elusive Overseas Chronometer on strap

Alex Ghotbi Tue Aug 31, 10 18:29

  • Re: Finally found a scan of the elusive Overseas Chronometer on strap

VC overseas 1 Wed Sep 1, 10 08:36

  • Re: Re: Finally found a scan of the elusive Overseas Chronometer on strap

MikiJ Wed Sep 1, 10 15:54

  • Re: Re: Re: Finally found a scan of the elusive Overseas Chronometer o

VC overseas 1 Wed Sep 1, 10 18:23

  • VC has only straps for the chronometer which

Alex Ghotbi Thu Sep 2, 10 07:29

  • Re: VC has only straps for the chronometer which

VC overseas 1 Thu Sep 2, 10 11:42

  • Re: Re: VC has only straps for the chronometer which

marko Thu Sep 2, 10 15:40

  • Make that 3 of us that can't see the picture

dshao1 Mon Sep 6, 10 04:18
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  • a viciously cool and rarely seen Malte Tourbillon

Alex Ghotbi Mon Aug 30, 10 10:40

  • Very bold. Very masculine. I like this watch a lot. nt

TXNicholas Mon Aug 30, 10 15:21

  • Wow, that is an Awesome Malte Tonneau tourbillon...

mikesprang Mon Aug 30, 10 16:37

  • that is one bad VC for all it's worth...

Radek Mon Aug 30, 10 17:12

  • I just updated my post with live scans! And the watch is SUPERB!!

Alex Ghotbi Mon Aug 30, 10 17:28

  • Sensational - it's good to see that VC are getting...

Edu Mon Aug 30, 10 21:48

  • I had the pleasure of seeing one of these in person....

WHL Tue Aug 31, 10 17:11

  • reading my mind Bill even though we're worlds apart... ;-))) (nt)

Radek Tue Aug 31, 10 19:55

  • Really beautiful, the "black platinum" gives the watch such a depth

timerider Wed Sep 1, 10 01:39

  • Re: Malte Tourbillon - the original is uncomparable

Fandejo Wed Sep 1, 10 14:17

  • Uber Cool! Unfortunately I think I'd have a tough time reading it :-(

dshao1 Mon Sep 6, 10 04:14

  • How can I tell if I have a real Vacheron Constantin watch.

Roger Sun Aug 29, 10 12:45

  • first you need to read this

Alex Ghotbi Mon Aug 30, 10 09:39

  • Re: How can I tell if I have a real Vacheron Constantin watch.

Roger Sat Sep 4, 10 12:34

  • Hmmmm...

marko Fri Aug 27, 10 11:22

  • that's because its quartz :-)

velvet Fri Aug 27, 10 13:23

  • How to wind your Vacheron Constantin

yukondave Fri Aug 27, 10 00:02

  • some suggestions

Alex Ghotbi Fri Aug 27, 10 11:38

  • A propos of Radek's post, I wonder what kind of...

Edu Thu Aug 26, 10 14:59

  • a pepretual calendar, just for the hell of it! (nt) ;-O

Radek Thu Aug 26, 10 17:22

  • LOL I agree with Radek :-) (nt)

Alex Ghotbi Fri Aug 27, 10 09:48

  • A few words of acknowledgement to Duncan...

Radek Wed Aug 25, 10 20:56

  • I second your thoughtful post Radek and

Alex Ghotbi Wed Aug 25, 10 21:52

  • Duncan was the most passionate watch collector I have ever met

timerider Thu Aug 26, 10 02:07
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