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The infamous cal. K1001 vs K1014 argument
Mar 02, 2019,09:36 AM
The nightfall of the Vacheron & Constantin traditional size manual wind movements:
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Many different babies, all from the same mother. The Vacheron cal. K1014 movement and some other derivats.
The beauty contest: Vacheron cal. K1001, Vacheron cal. K1001/1, Vacheron cal. K1001/2
Early 1960's Vacheron cal. K1001 vs. early 1970's Vacheron cal. K1014:
Late 1960's Vacheron cal. K1001/2 vs. early 1970's Vacheron cal. K1014:
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My choice...
By: JLCman : December 9th, 2018-05:09
...would be the left pair. Clean, straight lines, very puristic and therefore a nice contrast to the textile texture.
the cufflinks
By: anon438 : December 9th, 2018-05:33
early 1910s, spherical design, fin de siècle late 1920s to early 1930s, fan design, art déco
without a final decision
By: anon438 : December 10th, 2018-11:22
actually I wear them form time to time, without final decision, ..
The tricky question..
By: anon438 : March 2nd, 2019-08:58
Vacheron & Constantin ref ref 6181, early 1960's, the other question about consistent dial refinish: Link ...
Moby Dick
By: anon438 : March 2nd, 2019-09:02
The late Vacheron & Constantin cal. 453 movements: Link ...
diversity dial & super plate
By: anon438 : March 2nd, 2019-09:05
Vacheron & Constantin ref 6751, Cal 1003, late 1960's dipicting the sun: Link ...
The infamous cal. K1001 vs K1014 argument
By: anon438 : March 2nd, 2019-09:36
The nightfall of the Vacheron & Constantin traditional size manual wind movements: Link Many different babies, all from the same mother. The Vacheron cal. K1014 movement and some other derivats. The beauty contest: Vacheron cal. K1001, Vacheron cal. K1001...
summary and follow-up: The infamous cal. K1001 vs K1014 argument - II
By: anon438 : March 2nd, 2019-23:54
There have already been serious discussions about the valuation and reception of the V&C movement caliber K1014 and in my opinion they are both quite worth to reflect on. First of all I would like to mention the article 'The Decay of the Angel' by Car...
Reality Check - 2019
By: anon438 : March 10th, 2019-14:06
Sometimes it feels hard to follow those endless discussions. Let's have a further look on that current line up. Could you really spot inconsistence? Jewelery, Art and Crafts, Vintache Apeal, Formal, Business, Leisure, Tech, Sports - yes, the FIFTYSIX perf...
Excellent post
By: TJMike : March 10th, 2019-19:47
Not to mention that the Caliber 2460 QCL/1 used in the Fifty Six Complete Calendar is also used in the Traditionnelle Complete Calendar.
Reality Check - 2019 - The Steel Variants
By: anon438 : March 12th, 2019-14:42
If we look closer at the steel variants, than the more appropriate order would appear. Provided you do respect the movement quality as on ordering principle. (~ Cartier + 30% > Piaget, Piaget + 30% > Vacheron Constantin) Actually the same order principle ...