Vacheron Constantin

CHRONOMÈTRE ROYAL; Caramba! A Tale of Two Watches This story is the latest in a series on the rich history of Brasil’s purchase clubs for Vacheron & Constantin watches circa 1900. This edition addresses an interesting subset of the subscription watche...  

Tick Talk, Your posts are always a fun and educational read! Thanks for sharing this fascinating history with us! This got me thinking about modern-day approaches to group purchasing of specific models, runs of a particular design, or brands (e.g., purist... 

THL was a very special 10 years. Much more than "look what I have", we pushed each other to greater efforts to inform and entertain. I hope this was up to standards! The subscription purchase idea is sound IMHO and, properly managed as was done by Gondolo... 

Your posts got me obsessed with that model and I continue to look for a good well-loved example (over the years my philosophy has changed as I found that I am pulled to older rather than newer releases). Unfortunately, I doubt VC’s management and trajecto... 

I have fond memories of those. ...  

That is some serious bling! But my heart goes to the first in wg. Such an understated beauty! Thanks for sharing these wonderful pics!

I am desperately trying to find a picture of a marine Chronometer I photographed some years ago... It was really something. Something very close to that: ...  

I'm saving space in the cabinet for this 1930s model Antiquorum Photo ...  

And a fine new instalment too. Storytelling like this invigorates the lived heritage of watches outside of the orbit of brand-driven narratives. I appreciate the telescopic and microscopic approach that zooms out to broader contextual elements, and then z... 

The cartoon 'Ruy in the Hague' is an ironic take on a portrait by the French artist Jean-Baptiste Debret of the coronation of Imperador Pedro I in 1822. That image became a much-used leitmotif in periodicals throughout the century. We have Debret to thank... 

I did peek into that doorway during my research but one can spin off topic so easily. I was surprised to learn the last King and his regent daughter were slavery abolitionists; a stance which brought together a military and conservative alliance to bring ... 

Thank you very much, Tick Talk, for the efforts you put into this article. Great insights, and a reminder that the glitzy world of luxury has a darker side too. Still as valid today as at the time of Sr. da Silva. Best, Daniel

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