Tick Talk

Few survivors are left to tell their first-hand accounts of this date in history, but physical reminders are still spread along the coast of Normandy. D-Day was a tremendous operation involving untold

Channeling Vanilla Ice lyrics in Tuktoyaktuk, overlooking frozen Beaufort Sea. Returning to Inuvik to avoid storm closures. Surprised by tour group seeking Northern Lights, folklore of auspicious futu

It is approaching 10 years since I distributed this self-published booklet to fellow Vacheron Constantin enthusiasts at the 2013 edition of the Salon International de Haute Horlogerie, now Watch & Won

Our good friend Respo at TimeZone noted a suggestive tweet posted by VC in February. I guess we will know March 30th...

Freud 1921 The Backstory As the saying goes; “time flies”. And so it was only two years ago, in March of 2020, when I came across mention of the Manufacture Vacheron & Constantin in the archives of th

Skeletonizing at its most basic is, according to The Illustrated Professional Dictionary of Horology, taking a watch and rendering the case and various parts of the movement transparent, enabling the

Sir Sandford Fleming (1827 - 1915) Canadian Engineer and Inventor Scottish-born, Fleming moved to Canada at the age of 18 where made his mark as a railway engineer and prolific inventor. He was instru

After the iconic Reference 6087 Cornes de Vache, Vacheron Constantin took a hiatus from chronograph production until the 1980s. 1989 - Reference 47001 With the calibre 1126 movement and chronograph mo

Antiquorum image Hope everyone had an enjoyable or, at least, eventful summer. To kick off the fall, we bring you a much-anticipated edition of The Best of The Hour Lounge dedicated to wrist chronogra

Vacheron Constantin image It reads like a John le Carré novel but, instead of dissecting the story afterwards, we have an opportunity to follow along in real time as the plot twists and turns. Who kno

Vacheron Constantin “It is not important what we have, only what we have done.” Reinhold Messner Hoping everyone is enjoying a great summer! I’ve returned briefly to get something off my mind in hopes

The Best of The Hour Lounge Vacheron & Constantin's Alternative Display Watches Heures Sautantes 1820 Vacheron & Constantin's first jumping hour watch, or heures sautantes , was recorded in the produc

1936 Unique piece made for Brocking of Spain, and one of Vacheron & Constantin’s first multi-complication wrist watches. Minute repeater with day of the week and, believed to be a first, date via

The Best of The Hour Lounge Vacheron & Constantin Calendar Watches Part I Simple calendar shows the date, to which can be added day, month, moon phases or even the week number. With these timepiec

Inspired by the Harmony watches of fellow Vachonistas and the piece unique American 1921 recently introduced, I've reached into the vault for this feature on shaped watches. But first, an explanation

In this edition of Best of The Hour Lounge, we will feature Vacheron Constantin's complicated timepieces up to 2010 which were not covered as Repeater Watches. As this is a shorter piece, I will attem

From 2007 to 2017, Vacheron Constantin hosted The Hour Lounge, an online forum where a treasure trove of historic photographs and technical details were shared with participants. Although the forum is

I have a confession to make to you, my fellow Vachonistas; I am a hoarder! Thankfully not the kind who lives in a house jammed to the ceiling with mouldy newspapers and stinking of cat pee; I am an in

Tried to log in and found my "credentials" weren't accepted, whereas I had access a couple of months ago. Kinda like what happened when they pulled the plug on the Hour Lounge. Another interesting qui