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Luk at who is wearing them...its not the class you imagine perhaps. How many ppl ever use the chrono func in daytona? For the time being these have become statement pieces more than utility. [nt]
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Vacheron Overseas gets an automatic Tourbillon at SIHH 2019....
Reference: 6000V Diameter (mm): 42.50 Thickness (mm): 11mm ...
They have priced it per market - in line step with APRO but offer a better finish and an automatic mvmt. If this were PP it wud be twice as much and ppl be lining up. 3 interchangeable straps..
....makes it versatile and competitive to other sports models - GP Laureato and Breguet Marine.
A Sports Tourbillon!
Why? Because they can ;-) Wonder which model next gets a minute repeater; FiftySix or Overseas?
I’m a sucker for complications in sporty cases and really
find that VC hit the nail on the head with this one ...
the Deep Stream QP chrono remains a high-point for my OS love
to quote your article on The Evolution of Vacheron Constantin Sports Watches from waaaaay back in 2009: "Chances of seeing a tourbillon or minute repeating Overseas in funky metals is close to zero..." and we've seen titanium and tourbillons since then. A...
Why
I can understand mixing some complications in models that traditionally would be fitted with such a complication. For example Blancpain building a annual calendar in their bathyscape is something I can understand. But a tourbillon (vulnerable) in an Overs...
Agreed
I fully agree. Just don’t understand why a tourbillion in a sports watch is so attractive but that’s matter of taste
