FabR
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Terrific piece, not a VC collector but would love to see this one in the metal! Pisa used to have some VC rare handcrafts (for sale...) in the Via Verri boutique, not sure if they still do. [nt]
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Meet a rare VC Mercator Italy - Corsica
Today, I discover this very rare piece of Art : Vacheron C onstantin Mercator Italy enamel Cloisonne Dial in YG. About lower than 8 pièces made IMO. For your eyes too, some photos. What do you think? Note for those who would like to see it in real: take a...
Couple of intresting facts...
Are that the name of three artists, at least, appear on the dial, a couple over Sicily and another one underneath Calabria. It is also quite interesting that Istria is still included in the boot country (as well as Nice?), Sicily has a different colour so...
the dial is produced by Belgian enamel workshop J. & L. Genbrugge,
the same duo responsible for the enamel dials on the Vacheron Constantin Mercator and Tribute to Great Explorers. Maps are reproduced from past century documents, exact.
Very cool watch. I always loved the VC Mercators...such a great line of rare watches.
The colored enamel versions are the most special IMO, but the non-colored dials are very nice as well.
