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Both PT and RG came with different plated movements...
Ref 47151 came in PT case with rose gold plated movement, as well as RG case with rhodium plated movement, each made in 10 pieces.
Ref 47152 came in PT case with platinum plated movement, as well as RG case with rose gold plated movement, each made in 30 pieces.
Vacheron Constantin Medicus Chronograph.
30 pieces, in platinum, from year 2000. 37 mm. Credit unknown, but I will happily do so on request. Best, Nicolas ...
I think the photo is from Phillips:
https://www.phillips.com/detail/vacheron-constantin/140925 Tim Mosso made an interesting review of this very special timepiece:
The only version
with the Lemania 1872 worthy of VC's name on the dial, IMO. But even then...for all the hand labour that went into these, why not go for a better chronograph? Carlos Perez savaged the choice as "perhaps the most disheartening example of an appparently gro...
What a beauty...
As you've mentioned, while the movement isn't great, the work and finishing on it is top notch. BTW, there is also an earlier PT version (Ref: 47151), with rose gold plated movement. * pic from Sotheby's ...
For those who need the numbers
Medicus was introduced in 2000 and received its name due to the pulsations dial. All used the VC calibre 1145 based on Lemania 1872 cam-lever chronograph familiar to many in later Speedmasters. Ref 47150 came in a solid rose gold case. The 47151 shared by...
Both PT and RG came with different plated movements...
Ref 47151 came in PT case with rose gold plated movement, as well as RG case with rhodium plated movement, each made in 10 pieces. Ref 47152 came in PT case with platinum plated movement, as well as RG case with rose gold plated movement, each made in 30 ...
Thanks for these details :-)
I will correct my database. Do you happen to have any catalog images?
No. I don't have them.
Actually I have gotten these numbers from your post: www.watchprosite.com But it seems to have some errors, I believe the correct numbers are: - Ref. 47151/000P-8917 in platinum (10 pieces), - Ref. 47151/000R-8918 in rose gold (30 pieces), both wi...
The problem with new details
like so much information presented on the internet without sources to verify. I fear its just as likely to substitute one error for another! The original data was obtained from Alex’s article on THL.
I checked some of the pictures online...
and these look to be correct. Warranty cards, cases showing the references, case numbers (xx/10 or 30).