Vacheron Constantin

Two great 38 mm timepieces from Vacheron Constantin, both with distinctive lug designs. And a profile view: If you could have only one of the above, which would you choose for your collection? Bill This message has been edited by WHL on 2014-07-21 13:36:2...  

Hard choice to make. I would have to go for both, you can't appreciate a contemporary VC without understanding why they still thrive as one of the oldest companies around! ;) Beautiful comparison! S

THAT vintage case is so Vacheron. Elegant, refined. Exquisite. With soul. The Patrimony, in 38 mm, is a nice Watch, but cannot beat that colored gold one. It is a nice normal Watch, if I may say, while the vintage is a Vacheron. There are some coomparison... 

Perfectly stated, Nicolas. Apart from the vintage, the Patimony is a winner. Next to it is a different story. Best, CaiforniaJed

A total knockout and VC did such a fab job. No comparison for me Best Bill Joe

...for me anyway. I cannot have all of the watches I want -- I guess that is true for many of us -- and this becomes acutely problematic with respect to Vacheron Constantin. So, I have to make tough choices such as the one you have posed. Now in this part... 

More appealing than the Patrimony line. The cqse of Les Historiques, and the lugs, that was something! Best, Respo. Nicolas

...and everything for me! But I am a greedy boy, as you know. ;-) Best, Respo the Greedy

and your thoughts on collecting VC's. It is definitely true that for me to get one watch means that I have to pass on other desirable pieces, and is the reason that I move on from one watch to the next, so that I can enjoy what so many have to offer. With... 

I generally like White pieces and the Patrimony is no exception. Also, I prefer the slightly heftier profile. I know, this is unusual. However... those lugs... those applied Arabic Numerals... as was stated above, there is a real spirit and Vacheron-ness ... 

This is the weirdest case of radial flip that I have ever seen. The upper numbers (10, 12 and 2) are pointing with their lower end to the center of the watch, and with the upper end towards the bezel. For consistency's sake I would expect the lower number... 

VC rotated it during service: it was not that way it was when sent in as you can tell from the "before" photo. I don't want to send it in for a fix as I have been without the watch for a year and it doesn't bother me now. Bill

I didn't read that post. To be honest, I was drawn to this post due to the picture of the Patrimony Traditionelle, not because of the vintage piece. So with respect to your question which one I'd add to my collection, it would be the modern piece.

hard to choose both are a beauty. technology taken into consideration i would choose the modern one with petite seconds. best geross

And would love to see one in metal Best, Sam

time, the market was a few hundred globally and VC probably made only a few hundred. It was probably whipped up without any real market knowledge or research and VC made only a few pieces of each model. The new one has to take into account a global client... 

The vintage one looks more charming! It has the style of VC all over it I feel. The lugs and case are to die for! Tough one Bill. The modern Traditionelle is also a very nice dress watch (I spoke with my wallet on that!). Esp the Platinum version with the... 

The Lugs!!!! Case!! And it's vintage... To wear around frequently.... hmmm..., I love the design of the patrimony, so I'd go with that. However, I'd take a historiques 1955 over the patrimony if I had to go new. It's only 36, and I don't really like yello...