Vacheron Constantin

Antiquorum image Hope everyone had an enjoyable or, at least, eventful summer. To kick off the fall, we bring you a much-anticipated edition of The Best of The Hour Lounge dedicated to wrist chronographs, in two parts. Photo credit to Vacheron Constantin ...  

hope you can hold out for Part II

I still have a warm spot for the 4178 and enjoyed this one for a few years ...  

Yep, it still burns. That watch is, for me, the one that got away, twice. Thanks for the stroll down memory lane. That article was the gospel on vintage Vacheron chronographs. Really nice to see the sandwich dials and swing lugs of the mid 1930's. I have ... 

I know the work that it represents and I am very thankful on behalf of the community Cheers and hagwe, Mike

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Very nice post and pictorial of historical VC. Really like the 6087, and it also shows clear lineage towards the CdV… Also the Production figures show also how the world has changed over last 50 years … Thanks again for sharing these insights ! Ps: These ... 

a much more accessible modern alternative

Also while looking at the beautiful pictures, I noticed that the majority of the models seems to have been equipped with « batons » hands (not sure what the technical terms is). Is it so that it was always the standard mount for VC while PP was having mor... 

Style of hands is one element that reflects the era of the watch quite closely. In this article we find Breguet, leaf, spade and sword hands featured before baton makes an appearance. The 50s will bring the dauphine style...

Thanks for the detailed reply; made me understand an interesting point for me (even if possibly obvious for other purists): the time period [during which the watch was created or that the new creation aspires to re-enact] drives more the selection of styl...  

Wonderful post, very helpful!

the 13"' caliber didn't describe in the article, maybe only using one year. ...