Andy_Mac
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For me..
….the Heures Sautantes for the win. So clearly inspired by Robert Cart’s original pocket watches of the early(ish) 20th Century. Beautiful watch 👊
Vacheron Jumping Hours: The Heure Sautante, Ref 43040 Versus the Saltarello Ref 43041.
I could recently see the Heure Sautante, ref 43040, which is the jumping hour in a round case and another jewel from Vacheron Constantin, from the mid 90's. The other Jumping Hour is the Saltarello As you can see, the time display only has one detail in c...
These are two superb references...
...both with beautiful cases. The Saltarello case is one of the all-time greats imho.
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I like to discover all kind of complications. Retrograde and jumping hours are both interesting friends. My fave is the cushion VC, albeit i like the hidden minute hand of the round model too.
Hard to pick a favorite here.
Want to say the classic, round version from the front and the cushion case from the back..? It’s a decision I’d feel fortunate to have to make. No loser here, only winners.
For me..
….the Heures Sautantes for the win. So clearly inspired by Robert Cart’s original pocket watches of the early(ish) 20th Century. Beautiful watch 👊
Both stunning VCs
I think i will choose the Saltarello its a bit more different because of the case shape , something I really like. Also love a nice retrograde.
I was very close to buying both of these watches, one a decade ago and the other back in late 2019.
Ultimately bought neither but I still think about the Saltarello (which was the one I was in the chase for in 2019). I think in a sea of round watches even the novelty of the display is not enough. I’m all about different case shapes lately. So it’s a vot...
