Unfortunately, I haven’t (yet) had the opportunity to get my greedy hands on the Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Comtemporaine Minute Repeater, but I did get the chance to gawk at it in its display cabinet at SIHH 2014 earlier this year…. Read More ›
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SIHH 2014 : Vacheron Constantin Fabuleux Ornements
This first Vacheron Constantin SIHH 2014 post is perhaps a follow up to this post from SIHH 2013. The latest addition to Vacheron’s Métiers d’Art, this year’s collection of four watches again illustrates how how this line produces some really… Read More ›
NEWS : China’s ‘Brother Watch’ jailed for corruption
The predilection of public officials for expensive watches is well-documented. A rather notable proportion of them seem to reside in Russia and her republics, and the People’s Republic of China. Last year, a former work safety boss in the northern… Read More ›
A look at some ‘jump hour’ watches
Inspired by conversations online with English watch and clock collector AlanL and Sydney enthusiast Danny, whom I had the pleasure of meeting at a Jaeger-LeCoultre SIHH 2013 novelties dinner (about which I will cover in a separate post), this post… Read More ›
From floral folly to Métiers d’art
Watch brands, by and large, tend to focus on watches for the male of the species rather than the female in their major yearly launches, but this year Vacheron Constantin focused on women, bringing out some Métiers d’art pieces for… Read More ›
SIHH 2013 : What is being at SIHH actually like?
I thought that I’d start my SIHH posts by giving those of you who have never been a ‘feel’ for Palexpo and what the fair looks like. As it was my first SIHH, I had no idea of what to… Read More ›
NEWS: Vacheron Constantin Year of the Snake watch
A couple of months out from a new Chinese (lunar) year and we have another new watch for the Chinese market. This time it’s Vacheron Constantin’s Métiers d’ Art collection, which is being expanded to include a new “The Legend… Read More ›
Retrograde Dreams
Recently, I blogged about a watch that didn’t quite match expectations in the translation from photo to the physical watch. As a counterpoint, I thought that I’d blog about a watch that I fell in love with in photos, and… Read More ›
Les Univers Infinis – Vacheron Constantin
Vacheron’s “Les Univers Infinis” is their latest Métiers d’Art collection, which highlights the artisanal crafts of enamelling, engraving, Escher influenced tessellation and guilloché. There’s something to be said about watches with a sense of whimsy rather than ultra complications, watches… Read More ›
Selections from Antiquorum’s NY December auction
With the end of 2011 nigh, Antiquorum’s December “Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces” auction in New York will feature a mixed bag of 450 modern and vintage timepieces, and even some parts (see lots 323 to 327). You can view… Read More ›
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