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Vacheron Constantin's ref. 1100A/000P-B026
Introduced in 2015 at SIHH, this Vacheron Constantin "Mécaniques Gravées" (engraved mechanics) ref. 1100A/000P-B026 is part of the Métiers d'Art collection and has a fully hand-engraved mainplate (serving as a dial) and caliber, decorated with floral motifs.
The 950 platinum case with rounded sides measures 39 x 8.5 mm and differs from those used in the Traditionnelle or Patrimony lines.
The watch is powered by caliber 4400/1, a version of the 4400 caliber used in the ref. 82172 (recently acquired here both by TeutonicCarFan and by kamdaswan) from which the small seconds display has been removed.
Lastly, the "Mécaniques Gravées" release comprised a second timepiece with a tourbillon, which is included in my thread from yesterday dedicated to Vacheron Constantin's tourbillon calibers.
Enjoy!
Best, Emmanuel
1/ Front
2/ Dial close ups
3/ Case profile & crown
4/ Case back
B/ Wrist shots
2/ Dial close ups
3/ Case profile & crown
4/ Case back
B/ Wrist shots
credit: a collected man, horobox, @initialjh on horologium & monochrome (3rd case back photo)
Vacheron Constantin's ref. 1100A/000P-B026
Introduced in 2015 at SIHH, this Vacheron Constantin " Mécaniques Gravées " (engraved mechanics) ref. 1100A/000P-B026 is part of the Métiers d'Art collection and has a fully hand-engraved mainplate (serving as a dial) and caliber , decorated with floral m...
Exactly!
I usually don't like open worked dials, but this one is, as you say, "an interesting mix"! Best, Emmanuel
That is an outrageously stunning VC. I had forgotten this one but your post revived the memory.
Thanks for the post Emmanuel. I guess I should also thank Horobox for the outstanding pics. I was unaware of Horobox until now. M4
Yes, this Turkish site has some good
content and photos sometimes. And this VC model is very special indeed and I find it more attractive than its tourbillon sibling. Cheers, Emmanuel
Top stunner
There was one up for sale recently and before I got my 82172 I thought hard about it. For me, the hands looked hard to read. I never saw this in person, however. What great things VC can do in their ateliers
Even if this one is quite extraordinary
I still think your 82172 is just as fine or even better on a daily basis: a truly wonderful piece. Readability may be a little difficult on this engraved one, but when you have such a dial, I’m not sure if readability is a priority. Best, Emmanuel
Exquisite details and overall workmanship!
So this can be considered a counterpart, or companion even better, to the Patek 5088p. Interesting matchup, although in general I believe VC’s Metiers d’Art capabilities are debatably a bit stronger than PP in certain areas, but they each seem to have the...
Thank you for the photo of the back side,
but I've already included it in the thread with three other photos of the case back! As for your question concerning the choice between Patek's 5088P and this VC, judging from photos, I would choose the VC because the movement is also engraved and manual ...
Oh my, I didn’t realize you included case back pictures because it was as engraved as the front that I thought it was all different angles of the front🤣.
Regarding choice, my initial gut selection was the VC, for basically your same points. But I don’t want to minimize the significance of the enamel dial…nor did I know that the sides of the case also included enamel! Still, I see VC as having made a truly ...
Yes, there's so much engraving that it's confusing! 😅
Both this VC and the PP are wonderful and (at least for me) pure dream pieces, so I don't think we have to mind too much about which would be our choice: we can simply dream about both... ;-)
Maybe, but I think the idea here was rather
to create a monochromatic look (and I personally like it). Cheers, Emmanuel
Yes, readability is important, I agree with you,
and it's probably an issue with this watch. VC may have forgotten in the process that they were making a watch and not just a work of art. But still, I personally think yellow gold hands wouldn't suit the monochrome aesthetic here (at least, I prefer it a...
