playtime
3845
exquisite
a marriage the mechanical and the artistic
thx for sharing
J
Hour wheels
By: aaronm : May 30th, 2011-20:11
I had always assumed they were painted sapphire disks, like the AP wandering hour, but they appear to be cut-out metal. Any idea what they're made of, they must be crazy thin! thanks for the report A
Beautiful
By: cisco : May 31st, 2011-00:59
One of the most amazing detail of this watch is the extreme thin enamel calendar, a real masterpiece to produce. It is very complicated to do an enamel dial in such a thickness.
Bill, this is a great summary
By: respo : May 31st, 2011-06:00
I have been waiting for a history of these amazing watches from VC -- and you delivered!!! The Mercator has fascinated me for a long time now. It was probably the first Vacheron that really caught my eye even before I "discovered" the 1921. I slightly pre...