Vacheron Constantin

Does Vacheron still source any of their movements from ETA.  I know at one time they used a Lemania.  Thanks in advance for your help.
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I'm unaware that Vacheron ever sourced movements from ETA.

I just read a post where Vacheron used a Lemania in one of their chronographs.  Is that incorrect? 

Is it safe to say that Vacheron no longer relies upon the swatch group for movements?
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Lemania is owned by Swatch, so is it accurate to say that Vacheron won't be able to source these kits after 2010?  When the supply stops, where will they source the chronographs? Perhaps they'll order them already finished? 
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But who knows?

Maybe VC has some special relations about that?

Funny, I wondered the same some days ago...

I'm very curious, too, to know what will happen to the Malte Chronos.

Best.

Nicolas

their inhouse chrono movement is ready. They will contunue recieving the movement in kits even after 2010.

Hi,

AFAIK the Swatch Group is going to stop selling kits to everybody, but not to stop to sell completed calibres (what VC gets from Lermania, that's what was said to us in 2005 when we visited VC).

Furthermore Lemania is not ETA and Lemania has contracts with brands that will last after 2010 quite probably, specially for finished and assembled calibres.

Dje

The Lemania movement was also used in the Chrono Perpetual and was also used by Patek I believe in their 3970.
I'm not sure if VC used it in the newer version of their platinum Chrono Perpetual.
VC claims that they are slowly moving to in-house movements in all their watches, likely over the next few years.
To my knowledge, they never used an ETA movement.
JB

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VC has never used an ETA movement in one of its watches. If you have seen one then the watch is fake.

VC still uses the Lemania chronograph caliber in it's manual winding chronographs. It also uses the Piguet 1185 caliber in its automatic chronographs, adding a big date.

VC also uses JLC calibers in its Great Explorer watches, Retrograding perpetual calendar watch, Overseas automatic, and Overseas and Malte Tonneau Dual Time watches.

Bill

Can always rely on the Purists for quick and reliable answers! Much appreciated.
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