Patrimony Traditionnelle

I like the 222, old and new, but it does leave me wondering how best to think about Vacheron. Why did they discontinue the 222 in the first place? I loved VC’s Traditionnelle line (87172, etc) and really wish it wasn’t being phased out without a natural r

Skeletonizing at its most basic is, according to The Illustrated Professional Dictionary of Horology, taking a watch and rendering the case and various parts of the movement transparent, enabling the underlying parts to be seen. Frankly, this seems a woef

I straight swapped the brown Serapian strap for the black alligator on my Patrimony Traditionnelle Small Seconds - well broken in after years of use. I do like the Serapian strap, but it’s a bit of a color clash for some situations. I’m ordering navy, Bri

Sir Sandford Fleming (1827 - 1915) Canadian Engineer and Inventor Scottish-born, Fleming moved to Canada at the age of 18 where made his mark as a railway engineer and prolific inventor. He was instrumental in defining the beaver as Canada's national symb

After the iconic Reference 6087 Cornes de Vache, Vacheron Constantin took a hiatus from chronograph production until the 1980s. 1989 - Reference 47001 With the calibre 1126 movement and chronograph module by Dubois Depraz, Vacheron Constantin began its se

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

In this edition of Best of The Hour Lounge, we will feature Vacheron Constantin's complicated timepieces up to 2010 which were not covered as Repeater Watches. As this is a shorter piece, I will attempt to post another article in the coming days. Photo cr

From 2007 to 2017, Vacheron Constantin hosted The Hour Lounge, an online forum where a treasure trove of historic photographs and technical details were shared with participants. Although the forum is gone, some materials were saved. I have endeavoured to

Had the chance to view this piece which belongs to a fellow collector recently. It is a 42mm chronograph with the Cal. 1141 which is based on the Lemania 2310. I personally find it a very classy piece which wears quite well and very balanced despite the 4