Vacheron Constantin

A pair of pairs

 

Vacheron Constantin's "watch year" runs from April 1 to March 31, and with that new year we sometimes get things like price increases and name changes. While some models are going to have slight increases in retail value starting then, a more noticeable change is going to come on the name front. The Patrimony collection as currently comprised consists of the Traditionnelle and Contemporaine families. Starting April 1 the Patrimony collection will split into two distinct lines: Traditionnelle as one, and Patrimony (formerly the Contemporaine) as the other. Here are two of the most attractive two hand watches on the market, one Traditionnelle and one Patrimony (if you'll allow me an early start with the new nomenclature), 41mm and 40 mm, respectively, with self-winding caliber 1120 and manual winding caliber 1400:

And then a nice his and hers pair from the Traditionnelle collection:


with their manual winding calibers 4400 and 1400, respecetively.

I am really tempted to make the Tradtionnelle self-winding above my next Vacheron Constantin unless an Overseas finds its way to my wrist first. Which might you prefer?

Bill