Vacheron Constantin

Leafing through some of my old catalogues, this Vacheron Constantin Pocket Watch got me looking twice! Skeleton Pocket Watch reference 57100/000. Normally I am not much for "Barock" Skeleton movement... But this one I really like! The catalogue which is a...  

I find their skeleton watches the best... thanks for sharing this really interesting catalogue my friend. Cheers D

Do you have any closeups on the dial?

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do you know what the T means? what technique the dial was manufactured?Lacquer?

As for the T, not sure - normally T=Tritium, but here since its 90/00 and as far as I can tell, there are no luminous on the hands or dial... Not sure, in the catalogue there were no explanation. Best Blomman

at the pocket watches too ,i guess it s something very obvious

As it's the only thing in common I can think of between the Mercators and Pocket Watches that are shown. Various dials were made, the monochrome ones were engraved and there are some beautiful, colorful, enamel dials as well.

but these engraved ones must be stunning in real life!the T ,actuallly i was sure it must be something pretty obvious ,TY

I'm sorry, it's been awhile for me to remember all the details. So I can't say for sure if all monochrome dials were engraved. Still a big time lover of vintage V&C, but have stepped away for awhile.

Dasho, thats it. Simply stunning - isn't it. ...  

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I think VC's skeletonization work (or should I know call it open-work?) is some of the very best IMO. As many know, V&C's reference numbers used to refer to the specific case design. So the only difference between 57100 and 57500 was the diamonds set into... 

The the chain ring is maybe a replaceent part, the case design isn't 100% ident, maybe there were some modifications during the time. Look e.g. at the name plate badge on the top it's not the same size. ...  

This movement is so elegant! Best Blomman

I guess, every single movement is an individual, probably made by an individual watch maker! ...  

wow, isn't it: check this article: ...  

But for me, preferably the YG version. ...  

They are beautiful! The Les Complications collection was roughly from the late 90s-early 00s (don't remember the exact years) The watch was 43mm in diameter and ultra-thin. The movement is Cal. 1701SQ. It was the last true Pocket Watch movement used by VC... 

Very helpful! Best Blomman