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Fantastic review Alex!

December 3, 08 10:02

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And to make Kari participate to test the movement is an original idea!
After wearing the American 1921 at Belles Montres, I can say it's an oustanding watch, with a good size, and of course a great movement to be seen through the saphire glass.
A success to come for VC, I think...
Cheers

The Dream Team: Historiques American 1921 and Caliber 4400	Alex Ghotbi	Dec 1, 08 10:23
IN LOOOOOVE	Fred925	Dec 1, 08 10:48
I think the reason VC did not make the cal larger was the thickness as	Alex Ghotbi	Dec 2, 08 17:43
Re: The Dream Team: Historiques American 1921 and Caliber 4400	KL	Dec 1, 08 11:47
All you have to do is ask :-)	Alex Ghotbi	Dec 2, 08 17:45
Re: All you have to do is ask :-)	Kursman	Dec 4, 08 06:58
Thank you Matt (nt)	Alex Ghotbi	Dec 4, 08 10:42
Re: All you have to do is ask :-)	KL	Dec 9, 08 13:54
Aaah now we know what Kari was looking at.	JohnLy	Dec 1, 08 12:29
Hi John, it truly is a good looking watch. The criticism re the	Alex Ghotbi	Dec 2, 08 17:47
You have good taste.	JohnLy	Dec 3, 08 02:04
Wonderful article....	tick-talk	Dec 1, 08 17:37
Thank you Dean, I'm really grateful Kari accepted to play the game (nt	Alex Ghotbi	Dec 2, 08 17:52
Re: Thank you Alex.....	TommyV	Dec 1, 08 22:05
you'll get used to it fast :-) (nt)	Alex Ghotbi	Dec 2, 08 17:53
Thanks for the informative write up!	kazumi	Dec 2, 08 00:20
thanks for your kind words my friend. I hope that this type of	Alex Ghotbi	Dec 2, 08 17:54
Thanks Alex for this wonderful article	Duncan	Dec 2, 08 00:57
Duncan I'm blushing, thank you for your words they make every second	Alex Ghotbi	Dec 2, 08 17:55
You rember when this independent,	Doc	Dec 2, 08 09:43
definately knows what he's talking about. Looking good Doc :-) (nt)	Alex Ghotbi	Dec 2, 08 17:57
Just compare!	Doc	Dec 2, 08 13:01
Merci Alex for the highly detailed report!	BluNotte	Dec 2, 08 14:40
Hey Stephen welcome to the Lounge. Good to have you with us :-) (nt)	Alex Ghotbi	Dec 2, 08 17:59
Merci for the greetings Alex!	BluNotte	Dec 3, 08 09:14
What a pity...	cisco	Dec 2, 08 14:48
the designers at VC are evil men :-) (nt)	Alex Ghotbi	Dec 2, 08 18:00
Great write up, Alex! especially with the retrospective in the history	Radek	Dec 2, 08 16:30
Thanks Radek, maybe your second non white metal VC? (nt)	Alex Ghotbi	Dec 2, 08 18:01
Have to see it in person first, I'm not convinced at the moment (nt)	Radek	Dec 2, 08 19:42
Great write up on the Historiques American 1921	Dino944	Dec 2, 08 16:43
the 1st Historiques collection from the 90s showed that recreating a	Alex Ghotbi	Dec 2, 08 18:03
Re: The Dream Team: Historiques American 1921 and Caliber 4400	JB	Dec 2, 08 18:41
Couldn't agree more Joseph!(nt)	Alex Ghotbi	Dec 3, 08 09:38
Fantastic review Alex!	anka	Dec 3, 08 10:02
merci Patrice (nt)	Alex Ghotbi	Dec 3, 08 10:36
A great pleasure to read this post, this watch is so pleasant.	Deniz	Dec 3, 08 13:48
glad you enjoyed Deniz (nt)	Alex Ghotbi	Dec 3, 08 16:35
Thanks! It is a genius idea to ask the point of view of an	LN	Dec 3, 08 15:58
thanks for your contrarian view Lin (nt)	Alex Ghotbi	Dec 3, 08 16:34
+675 (nt)	Mercator	Dec 3, 08 21:39
Is Voutilainen really Breguet reincarnated?	tick-talk	Dec 3, 08 18:13
a striking resemblance, indeed!!! nt	Radek	Dec 3, 08 21:24
Re: Is Voutilainen really Breguet reincarnated?	JB	Dec 3, 08 21:39
It was brilliant getting Kari to check out the movement....	WHL	Dec 4, 08 01:55
I would have prefered a design with more bridges instead of one large	Alex Ghotbi	Dec 4, 08 09:27
I want one :-)	Tacha	Dec 4, 08 06:10
thank you Tacha, this movement is built to fit in different models of	Alex Ghotbi	Dec 4, 08 09:53
Thanks Alex! Hope to see it soon in a lady timepiece (nt)	Tacha	Dec 5, 08 09:48
Great work, thanks Alex and Kari	SJX	Dec 4, 08 14:39
thanks SJX, good to see you here (nt)	Alex Ghotbi	Dec 4, 08 14:43
Thank you Alex for a great article...	Xerxes	Dec 4, 08 16:17
great to have you back and thank you :-) (nt)	Alex Ghotbi	Dec 4, 08 16:33
I think it's wonderful	1 9 0 7	Dec 5, 08 10:14
chances are that we may see cal 4400 in more easily windable watches	Alex Ghotbi	Dec 5, 08 11:50
Re: The Dream Team: Historiques American 1921 and Caliber 4400	Alberto	Dec 9, 08 14:45
hi buddy welcome :-)	Alex Ghotbi	Dec 9, 08 16:50
Thanks a lot Alex for this superb article !	foversta	Jan 2, 09 00:09
thank you for your kind words FX, I'm glad you enjoyed (nt)	Alex Ghotbi	Jan 3, 09 09:59