Besançon
1930
I’ve always loved that watch. At one point I was negotiating a new one at a dealer for $12k, he wouldn’t go lower than $16k. I passed. I regret it !!
VC Traditionnelle 87172 in white gold
I recently picked up this 2016 example of the automatic 87172 for my wife’s birthday. She prefers men’s watches to petite women’s watches. At 38mm, it fills her wrist nicely without being overpowering. The manual wind, time only Traditionnelle rightly get...
Congratulations!
Predictably, I personally prefer the manual-winding 82172, but I easily understand that this date/automatic version is the right one for your wife. Classy, elegant, there is no doubt that this particular reference has a lot for itself and can feel absolut...
It's a wonderful VC!
And, I am in full support of women wearing 'men's' watches, I never understood making gender distinctions in a product category that doesn't inherently possess any gender-specific attributes.... Thank you very much for the wonderful images, and sincere co...
Many thanks, Orahu!
I think posting a link would contravene forum rules, but the cases come from a nice guy in Greece trading under the name Celyfos. If you Google you will find it. I bought several cases some years ago because he was using English bridle leather (which I lo...
To me, this watch is the purest expression of continuation of the top winder watches from the 1930s (understand the irony of the crown not being the top, but the placement of second subdial can be read as if it was)
A really gorgeous watch with a two tone dial execution, where the logo, seconds subdial and date window are perfectly balanced. Bravo.
