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Great review!
The older models have movements that are elaborately finished, but I am drawn to the dials of the more recent watches. With the democratization of the tourbillon, you could argue the elaborate movement finishing was the real draw of the high end tourbillon watch. Simplify the hard-to-do finishing and you're left with reputation without substance.
The Traditionnelle Tourbillon and 216X movement family challenges this idea. The watches are very appealing, despite the the simplified movement bridges.
Comparing some Vacheron Constantin Tourbillon calibers
The idea of this thread came to my mind while comparing the newly released caliber 2162 QP/270 powering the Traditionnelle Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar (ref. 6300T/000P-H056) with what is considered to be Vacheron's first Tourbillon caliber for a wristwa...
So many beauties
I’d say out of these I like the 6300T something about that peripheral rotor tucked in there.. There was a platinum with blue dial malte that really hit hard as well. Simple dial not regulator.
Do you mean this one, ref. REF 30130/000P-B184 with cal. 2795, limited to 2 pieces?
For me, caliber 2795 is one of the "great ones" because, like 1760 & 1790, it has very sharp inward angles and a beautiful architecture. The reason why I personally don't warm up to the 6300T or 6000T (cal. 2162 & 2160) is that they have only rounded ...
Yes!
This piece always came to mind as one of my favorites. I stared at it a lot for sale on prestige time. Re the lack of sharp angles on the peripheral rotor, I agree. Sad to see this.
A great reference!
All beautiful, thank goodness they quickly stopped printing Tourbillon on the dial 😉. Now you’ve got me wondering when the first V&C pocket tourbillon was produced…
Yes, but this
first model, even with tourbillon on the dial, is my personal favorite! As for your question, I don’t know the answer unfortunately. Cheers, Emmanuel
The older the better was the finishing quality. The 2025
release is a shame regarding the lack of and bypassing of inward and sharp angles. Everything has been rounded whereas on the model from the nineties no effort was spared to achieve the utmost finishing. Price and quality totally drift apart.
Good observation
The tourbillon chronographs are in the current collection, so the collector can choose between a "practical" tourbillon that delivers prestige at a competitive price, or a no-expenses-spared tourbillon that provides an extra flourish for the owner's eyes ...
I love all of these profusely!!
They have, since the 90s, made the prettiest single-axis tourbillon in the business in my opinion . If I had to choose one of these, it would be the Excellence Platine Ref. 5100T/000P-H041 or REF 30130/000P-B184 Yes, I just copy-pasted the references sinc...
Thank you for the kind words, Filip!
I'm personally not fond of tourbillons which involve a hole in the dial, but VC has really made some wonderful calibers (especially the first one, 1760, for me). But of course the platinum versions you would choose are quite stunning too. Best, Emmanuel
All incredible and beautiful. Hard to pick a favorite tbh
Thanks for this great post like always 👌🏻🤗
Thank you for the kind words!
I really feel attracted to the first caliber (1760 in ref. 30050), which stands out very much for me. And, as it is completely underrated, it isn't as unaffordable as one could think, even in platinum... Cheers, Emmanuel
Great review!
The older models have movements that are elaborately finished, but I am drawn to the dials of the more recent watches. With the democratization of the tourbillon, you could argue the elaborate movement finishing was the real draw of the high end tourbillo...
Thank you! I totally get your point,
even if I personally prefer the older models, especially the ref. 30050. I like the vintage feel it conveys. Thanks for looking and commenting. Best, Emmanuel