What is this? Vacheron Patrimony with Power Reserve and Date?

Hi,

I am new in this forum as I don't own any VC watches.

But today I come across this piece at my local AD.

Wrist shot

It's a very nice piece with a guilloche dial, power reserve indicator and date. The RG case is immaculately polished to perfection and just about as good as anything I have seen. The movement is manual wind and has a sapphire caseback. Strangely, even the sales people don't know much about this watch, only knowing it should be a VC patrimony. As I asked for detailed specs, she is not able to find it either on VC website or the printed catalog.

Can someone help me to identify this? And if you own this piece, what is your user experience? I tried it on and find it beautiful, probably the nicest VC I have seen, but I don't like the caseback. It seems the movement is crammed into a larger case and the movement decoration is one step below PP/AP/Lange despite the Geneva Seal.

Many thanks in advance.

Rgds

Ben

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New model of the small Traditionnelle Power Reserve?

By: Tick Talk : May 16th, 2015-09:34

What size, 36mm? Cal. 1400? Definitely not on the VC website, but most resembles the small version Traditionnelle Moon Phase and Power Reserve, less moon phase of course. Nice find!

It's 40mm.

By: benlee338 : May 16th, 2015-10:59

No idea about Cal.

I can't help identify

By: bsbg : May 16th, 2015-12:16

but I would concur, it is a stunning piece with the guilloche dial.

The older 47200 had a similar hands positioning

By: Mark in Paris : May 16th, 2015-12:57

but the only reference I could find with this new dial is from a Russian site (ref 83520)... Hard to believe we can't find other sources on the net if it is a regular model (except if it was a limited edition somewhere). I would be cautious without more i...

It's legitimate

By: benlee338 : May 16th, 2015-17:58

I saw it both at an Authorized AD and the Vacheron Constantine boutique itself.

Ok Ben , thanks for the news [nt]

By: Mark in Paris : May 17th, 2015-02:37

New model: VC Traditionelle Power Reserve 83520

By: jrwong23 (aka watchthebin) : May 16th, 2015-20:49

Hi Ben It\'s the Traditionnelle Power Reserve 83520 using caliber 1420, which I believe is a Federique Piguet base movement. It\'s an update of this older version (reference 83060- now discontinued) which uses the same calibre 1420. Cheers Robin ...

Thanks! [nt]

By: benlee338 : May 18th, 2015-02:34

This is a Ref. 83020-000r-9909

By: dshao1 : May 17th, 2015-07:51

It was introduced at Watches & Wonders 2014 in Hong Kong. This and its diamond bezel version (Ref. 83520-000r-9909) were exclusive to Asia when they were first introduced, though I don't know how long that exclusivity period is. The reference number s...

Wow Dan I didn't know this was launched in SIHH 2014

By: jrwong23 (aka watchthebin) : May 17th, 2015-15:01

And I got the reference and movement wrong (I got my info from VC Singapore lol) Thanks for correcting me! Hope to see you again soon my friend Cheers Robin

Hello sir, it was W&W 2014, :-)

By: dshao1 : May 17th, 2015-17:41

i hope to see you at W&W 2015!

Yes Sir it's our tradition :)

By: jrwong23 (aka watchthebin) : May 17th, 2015-18:35

Hope to see u in a few months Cheers Robin

Watch and wonders, along with the Platinum WT, if I remember correctly.

By: amanico : May 17th, 2015-21:48

The movement

By: benlee338 : May 18th, 2015-02:36

Thanks dshao1. When I say it's not so well decorated, I can only said so subjectively after I visually compared it to my current APs ( Diver, Jumbo ) and PP ( 5205R ). The finishing looks very plain and does not "pop". Of course, the standard is Lange whi...

Actually, I don't agree

By: Tick Talk : May 18th, 2015-09:03

Lange made a deliberate decision to implement certain characteristics in their movement design and finish which gave emphasis to depth and contrast. This creates the visual appeal which admittedly attracts many, but it does not in any manner imply they sp...