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1003 expensive to produce
Over the years VC has tried to substitue other movements for the venerable 1003 but a combination of history and technology has defeated the transition, and thank god for that! The 1003 still remains the flattest manual movement and is finished to highest standards. VC watch fans continue to demand the 1003 above all so, in response, CEO Charly Torres has stated the factory is working on the tooling to bring the manufacture of this movement entirely in-house within the next few years rather than continue to source the ebauche from JLC.
Fell in Love with VC, looking for info to help with purchase
Hello everybody. I'm new to this forum and have been spending many hours pouring over past postings. I recently fell in love with a gorgeous VC 1132.2 that I saw was already sold on ebay. Initially, its thin case (and my research here) made me think that ...
Welcome to the forum, Aaron...
There is certainly a lot to love with Vacheron Constantin. Have you seen this post by TM in the VC Gallery: vacheronref.watchprosite.com It gives the details on the Piguet 8.10 movement that VC renames 1132. VC used that caliber in a number of its watches...
1132 Picture
Bill - Thanks for your response and for the excellent link. Yes, I had found that link earlier and the photos in it are excellent. I'm attaching a photo of the 1132 movement from the ebay listing that's higher quality than the one in the VC group link. Fe...
1132 Picture (photo attached this time!)
Sorry, I'm new to this. Please forgive the double posting. Here's the movement I meant to include in my previous posting....
1003 expensive to produce
Over the years VC has tried to substitue other movements for the venerable 1003 but a combination of history and technology has defeated the transition, and thank god for that! The 1003 still remains the flattest manual movement and is finished to highest...
I recall reading....
that the production of the caliber 1120 will also be brought in-house. I doubt whether VC's current in-house automatic is suitable for skeletonizing. Bill
Historic VC Trait
Flatness of movement and case design were historic traits of V&C. I feel they were pulled away from that design ethic by the trend for needlessly large wrist watches (note the size of some movement spacers!!). However, the declaration by Torres to ensure ...
large watch sizing
When I was visiting Westtime in L.A. recently the salesman there showed me the watch he was wearing which was as wide as his wrist. He said that once you use a large watch you'll never want to go back to the older generation of small watches, so he doesn'...