these are very different watches, I am a patek fan and do not own any vc, however in this case, if I had to choose, I would go with American. very classy watch with a lot of character.
things getting ridiculous , pricing, inability to buy what you want etc. but at least when I get lucky and find what I want in most cases I can finance the new peace selling the old one. otherwise this already very expensive "little hobby" of mine will become prohibitively expensive.