Here we have a full calendar, including weeks and a moon phase., in a 36 mm case, in white gold, which is circa 8 mm high, housing the automatic Cal 1126 ( JLC ). Isn't that a pretty one? From the 90's. Always a pleasure to see such lovely watches from a
1936 Unique piece made for Brocking of Spain, and one of Vacheron & Constantin’s first multi-complication wrist watches. Minute repeater with day of the week and, believed to be a first, date via retrograde hand. Ref 4240 Launched in 1942 and produced
Here is a complication that has my attention: the week hand that takes a year to go around the main dial is a great concept Vacheron had a nice ref. 47052 in the 90s and Lange did something similar with the kalenderwoche ref 245.021. That one was a bolder
While the novelties will garner much of the attention this week, it is also nice to look at watch that isn't so new. I met a collector who has an model from the late 1990's. The reference 47052 featured an automatic movement that indicates hours, minutes,