by Automaticwatches | Sep 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
One event that caused a big stir at SIHH this year was Vacheron Constantin’s introduction of a world time watch, the Patrimony Traditionnelle World Time. It is the first world time wristwatch for Vacheron in the better part of a century, and the all new...
by Automaticwatches | Sep 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
This past week we were in Switzerland with the fine folks at Vacheron Constantin. We spent time at both their Geneva headquarters and their factory in the famous Vallée de Joux. How did we get from Geneva to the Vallée? We took a helicopter, how else? Here you can...
by Automaticwatches | Sep 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
Vacheron Constantin just announced a new perpetual calendar chronograph model in its sporty Overseas line and we’ve got to admit, the things looks gooood. The case of this watch is both titanium and steel, sized at 42mm, and the movement inside is VC’s...
by Automaticwatches | Sep 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
Do you want to see something truly beautiful? Look at this Vacheron Constantin from 1948 and you’ll see a thing of classical integrity that translates perfectly to today’s aesthetic. This is one of the best looking and all around “special”...
by Automaticwatches | Sep 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
Among watch collectors of the early 20th century, two men stand head and shoulders above all others: James Ward Packard and Henry Graves, Jr. Both men were prolific patrons of horology, custom purchasing only the best and most complicated pocketwatches from...
by Automaticwatches | Sep 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
When you spend real money on a wristwatch, you want to believe that before you buy it, it goes through some centuries-old finishing techniques at the hand of the Vallée de Joux’s finest craftsmen. Nine times out of ten, it won’t. But, if you happen to be...
