Vacheron Constantin

Let's come back to a watch I furtively saw at Watches and Wonders, last year, as this year I saw nothing which piqued my interest, from Vacheron Constantin: The Traditionnelle Perpetual Calendar Chronograph in platinum. A few days before seeing it in real...  

...they seem 'cold' to me for want of a better word. And a small movement is a no-go...

These watches have many positive features. But they have flaws also. 47212 and Traditionnelle are too big for the movement. And the problem is that it is obvious dial side. On the 47112 it is impossible to read the chrono between 27 and 33, and that seems... 

Among the Malte, my favorite is, without hesitation, the 47112: I love the triangular markers and also the Roman XII. And the hunter case back, of course. For me, the 47212 looses some of the attractive character of the 47112 design. And my favorite versi...  

Platinum/salmon dial Rose gold/black dial ...  

Between the two my favorite remained the 47112 due to the proportions of the displays which on the later are disproportionately small compared to the dial and case size. Also worth mentioning that the in the metal the current models date is virtually non ...  

So much going for it, great proportions, superb case and fantastic movement, one of my few regrets in watches.

The dial better balanced and the case is a delight with those lugs and hunter back. I came close to buying one but was worried buying such a complicated used piece in case it needed a large repair. Ended up with als annual instead 🤷

I was just looking at one of these VCs VS the 3940 from Patek ha. Thanks for the post

I had no problem with the size but I can understand why people might. To me it was close to perfect. Fantastic weight, amzing dial and functionality. Just incredible.

Love the moon phases on these, and would happily add the burger if I could!

Overal A good looking watch if only there wasn’t any other models to compare with in the family

but I prefer the previous PT versions: with light grey or anthracite dials. However, it is quite large at 43 mm, clearly too big for me (this is the later version with matching day/month/leap year disc): I can't really pick a winner looking at case/dial/m...