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Lovely!
Can you PM the serial numbers to me? I'd like to keep track of these rare birds. Feel most welcome to post movement pictures if you have them.
Alas, I don't know
By: Tick Talk : November 28th, 2017-14:58
The numbers for 1954 were provided by Antiquorum. V&C introduced several new models in 1955 to celebrate their bicentennial, which must have occupied the design and production teams a good deal. They also split their supply of the cal. 498 between two ref...
By: WatchMeWatchYourself : November 16th, 2025-18:00
thanks for confirming! I was curious about these hallmarks on the lugs and found out that swiss 18k gold used to be marked with a female head in 1954 - similar to the marks on my watch. Does anyone know if the AUTOMATIC in curved lettering started appeari...
Great point
By: Tick Talk : November 15th, 2025-17:14
Seconds marks are also in durable hard enamel. It was a labour intensive process to invest in what appears, on the surface (pun intended), to be a plain-looking watch face. Touches like this set V&C and a few other haute horlogerie brands apart. As yo...
By: WatchMeWatchYourself : November 15th, 2025-22:10
So glad this thread is still active, I'm learning something new in every message. The process behind the making of this "simple" looking dial is fantastic - I was wondering how they got this feeling of embossed lettering and marking. About the dials of th...