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I admire that you obtained that they offer their high-grade movement service,
without refreshing the case or playing the usual tricks on the dial. And I enjoy the patina that develops on the gold; in my opinion, it underlines very elegantly the paradoxical fragility of the metal.
I know Ref. 6115A., a descendent of Ref. 6115, with shorter and thicker lugs and a textured dial (see picture below).
It is fitted with a Cal. 1003/1, whose finishing appears to differ from the earlier Cal. 1003 iterations. But I tend to enjoy these later interpretations of the classical 1955 ultra-thin dress watch: it is not an hommage like the contemporary "Historiques...
The movement
Thank you! This is the 1003 movement of this watch. The barrel bridge was replaced by VC Geneva. Notice how the Geneva wave lines still line up between new and old. ...
Vacheron & Constantin's Cal. 1003 has been the first movement I truly admired.
And your example shows the firm's care and dedication: it proves they don't apply a standard finishing, but really adjust each piece before it is fitted.
I wholeheartedly agree
Cost twice as much to have the watch serviced by VC as it did to buy it in the first place. But I see it as a continuation of the piece by VC
I admire that you obtained that they offer their high-grade movement service,
without refreshing the case or playing the usual tricks on the dial. And I enjoy the patina that develops on the gold; in my opinion, it underlines very elegantly the paradoxical fragility of the metal.
Alas, I don't have any good picture of my movements.
I am a budding collector, wearing the treasures too rarely and not trusting myself to open the cases!
