Very comprehensive list...

November 15, 11 17:41 I love the 4293 and the 30020!

Interesting that the redesign of the 30020 took so long, and that VC had lost a generation of watchmakers because of the quartz crisis. From the looks of it people had to reverse-engineer to some extent the work of their predessors. This begs a question: did the quality of the VC watches go down in the 80-90s as a result of the watch crisis, or was it just the expertise in grandes complications?

Would I be wrong in looking forward to Part 3?

Thanks Alex, very interesting article...

Cheers,

Francois

		Quantum Leap: History of Vacheron Constantin Calendar Watches Part 2	Alex Ghotbi	Nov 15, 11 16:11
		Another brilliant chapter!	tick-talk	Nov 15, 11 17:06
		even though watches are luxury items there is a huge industrial	Alex Ghotbi	Nov 17, 11 11:02
		That was a treat!	mkvc	Nov 15, 11 17:13
		Glad to have participated in making your morning better :-)	Alex Ghotbi	Nov 17, 11 11:03
		Very comprehensive list...	Veillotron	Nov 15, 11 17:41
		the quality of VCs in the 80s-90s was at par with the other 2 major	Alex Ghotbi	Nov 15, 11 17:46
		thanks Alex for the quick answer (nt)	Veillotron	Nov 15, 11 18:14
		Yet another wonderful article...	Brava	Nov 16, 11 02:22
		Thank you Brava (nt)	Alex Ghotbi	Nov 17, 11 11:03
		Just excellent. I am still dizzy from all the great	timerider	Nov 16, 11 03:15
		Glad you enjoyed the read Tim (nt)	Alex Ghotbi	Nov 17, 11 11:04
		Re: Quantum Leap: History of Vacheron Constantin Calendar Watches Part 2	omega	Nov 16, 11 04:06
		3 is already quite impressive! Which ones?	Alex Ghotbi	Nov 17, 11 11:04
		I am speechless...	Magnus Bosse	Nov 16, 11 08:33
		thanks Magnus :-) I think that it is just the photo as cal 485 and 495	Alex Ghotbi	Nov 16, 11 09:39
		What a wonderful resource to be referred to in the future!	Allen	Nov 16, 11 08:57
		thanks for the kind words Allen :-)	Alex Ghotbi	Nov 17, 11 11:10
		Fascinating !	bzcomfree	Nov 16, 11 09:25
		Its good to see where VC comes from and where it is heading!	Alex Ghotbi	Nov 17, 11 11:11
		Fantastic Work Alex.	cisco	Nov 16, 11 13:05
		Merci François :-)	Alex Ghotbi	Nov 17, 11 11:11
		Aaarghhh, that Cioccolatone is to die for...	Radek	Nov 16, 11 14:21
		I would loooovveee to have a Cioccolatone in RG but prices are just	Alex Ghotbi	Nov 17, 11 11:12
		BRAVO!	maberlin	Nov 16, 11 22:59
		Thanks Michael, glad you enjoyed the read	Alex Ghotbi	Nov 17, 11 11:14
		Alex, YOU should write THE BOOK!	Dan Shao 邵宏文	Nov 17, 11 01:13
		thanks Dan, there is a book coming very soon but	Alex Ghotbi	Nov 17, 11 11:17
		SIHH must be coming real soon...	Dan Shao 邵宏文	Nov 17, 11 11:40
		I would like to subscribe NOW	marko	Nov 17, 11 16:46
		Brilliant review, Alex!	Tony C.	Nov 17, 11 01:59
		thank you for the kind words Tony	Alex Ghotbi	Nov 17, 11 11:23
		one big question popped as i read on...	a.ler	Nov 17, 11 09:45
		you are obviously a man of (expensive) taste Aaron :-) there is a	Alex Ghotbi	Nov 17, 11 11:25
		Re: Quantum Leap: History of Vacheron Constantin Calendar Watches Part 2	JB	Nov 17, 11 16:35
		Thanks Joseph, glad you liked it. Part 3 coming soon!	Alex Ghotbi	Nov 17, 11 16:38
		Oh..... My....... God	hewitgar	Nov 20, 11 14:08
		Gary beer's on me at SIHH :-)	Alex Ghotbi	Nov 21, 11 09:03
		Amazing job, Alex, as usual. Thank you! (nt)	Kramer	Nov 20, 11 22:55
		glad you enjoyed the article!	Alex Ghotbi	Nov 21, 11 09:05