Thank you for your input, TM, Indeed, Victorin Piguet should be included in the list of specialist firms that provided chrono calibers to PP. (Although, I was inder the impression that the majority suppliers since the 1960's were Valjoux cal. 22/23 and Lemania cal 2320.) Also, to my knowledge, PP be
Dear DJE, Only JLC has a history of true manufacture. Members of the grand three (PP, VC, and AP) do not have such history. VC is no exception. Therefore, writing, as you did, that "Vacheron Constantin is not historically a calibre maker..." needs some balance and should be put into proper perspecti
Curious to know, based on this forum members’ experiences: is it VC policy/practice that caliber 1141 chronograph movements are (always) to be serviced in Switzerland? I have a VC Chronograph Historiques with cal. 1141 movement. The watch is about 7 years old. It maintained a 52 hour power reserve a
Please advise: mine came with a leather strap whose edge (at the lugs) curves (following the curvature of the case). I suppose that the lug pins are also curved? Can I install a strap with a straight edge and straight lug pins? Any pictures would be welcome. Any recommendations for a leather strap s
What does Patek recommend about winding a Lemania 2320 based PP chrono movements (like in in 5970, 5070, 3970, etc): (1) wind "up" only until fully wound. (2) wind "up" only until fully wound and at then wind "down" 3-5 times. (3) wind in "up-down" cycles always until fully wound. What would be the
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