blomman Mr Blue
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Thank you, Bill.
I love the TD’s.
About the movement, as I wrote in my later comment, maybe I was unfair.
When I saw your report of the 1921 I got really excited so my expectations were maybe too high and in the wrong direction.
In my mind (from the look of the watch) I thought it would feel like a vintage watch…
The size is like a modern watch, so the feeling was not what I expected.
And, as I said… “it is a stunning watch, and I would be a lucky bastard if I had it..!”
Best
Blomman
The Greatest Automatic
By: Tick Talk : October 1st, 2010-11:40
Oooh Bill, you certainly know how to provoke a response ;-) I wholeheartedly agree with your selection but would also advocate for the automatic tour-de-force that followed...the caliber 107x family. These 29-jewel masterpieces were introduced in 1959 as ...
Great choice Dean...
By: WHL : October 6th, 2010-07:39
That would be my choice as well had I preferred an automatic caliber. Vintage "grail" VC's with those movements include the Cioccolatone, Chronometer Royal (as in your photo), and the "Turnograph," which I believe you also once possessed. Not that choosin...
Hello Bill!
By: blomman Mr Blue : October 2nd, 2010-08:59
Great selection of movements! Love the TD especially with the teardrops lugs! Hope you don’t mind me saying hello with a pair of JLC sisters! As Dean mentioned VC and JLC movement shared a lot back then. This pair has the JLC Cal 464/A. By the way, had th...
Leave it to you, Blomman...
By: respo : October 3rd, 2010-07:47
...to show with some beautiful vintage ladies and documentation to deepen the discussion. These history lessons are good for a neophyte like me to deepen my appreciation for these brands. I really like that 464/A movement photo. That is a great looking mo...
Just pure luck!
By: blomman Mr Blue : October 3rd, 2010-11:29
I found this movement catalogue just some weeks ago. Only reason I picked it up was because many of the movements/parts are the same as for JLC movements. Still have no VC in my collection, but if I would go for one, the 1921 is definitely on the top of t...
Hi Blomman
By: WHL : October 6th, 2010-08:05
Those JLC triple calendar watches are one of the best bargains in watches. Yours look great! Regarding the American 1921, I have no problem with the size of the movement relative to the case, but I recognize that these things are for each individual to di...
Thank you, Bill.
By: blomman Mr Blue : October 7th, 2010-12:03
I love the TD’s. About the movement, as I wrote in my later comment, maybe I was unfair. When I saw your report of the 1921 I got really excited so my expectations were maybe too high and in the wrong direction. In my mind (from the look of the watc...
Thanks, Bill
By: respo : October 3rd, 2010-07:39
This is a great thread. The movement pics are wonderful to see, and I appreciate the history lesson from you, Dean and Blomman. I had not realized that there was a relationship between JLC and VC as far back as the '20s. You know, if I were really pressed...
I understand what you mean....
By: WHL : October 6th, 2010-08:11
and I wrote about those aesthetic considerations in a "Musings on the Caliber 4400" thread a while back, but I have since grown comfortable with the movement. I can't reduce a "Favorite Dial" post to one watch since VC has such a rich selection of outstan...
Good idea, Bill
By: respo : October 6th, 2010-08:34
I would love to see such a thread on VC dials. I, too, think I have grown comfortable with the c.4400. Only time will tell if it turns out to be a fine movement that serves VC well over many years. It is still in its infancy, I would guess. Thank you, Rob...
Superb post, Bill.
By: amanico : October 12th, 2010-23:49
How could I miss it??? If I remember correctly, the 1007 / 1008 were based on the JLC Geophysic movement, and finished within the VC standards. A superb movement, by the way. The VC triple date movements used indeed a JLC movement, too, finished by VC. In...