A very good friend of mine got this in auction, in excellent condition with full set. At first glance he fell in love with this watch. However, the more he looked at it the more dislike he felt. He knows I am collecting watches so he is looking to pass it...
Personally, I find the watch too big, and with this grey dial perhaps a bit too boring. Sounds like you have doubts, so my suggestion is to pass. I need undeniable passion to justify a purchase; otherwise, why buy? Cheers, John
I didn't know that reference so I had to check it on the WWW. Instead of weekday, that should be a small second. I am not that keen on the Roman numerals either. I gather VC allows customisation of a watch, now that is a tempting thought.
More than the Roman numerals, I'm more troubled by the dots between them. A little bit dated for me in this context. For the same amount of money, I would prefer to buy the jump hour reference 43040 instead. Best wishes Alkiro
I think that VC is one of the few brands, which offers retrograde watches, as far as I know. I do love the dial and it looks like the classic dress watch. However, the retrograde adds something special that you won't certainly find in many other timepiece...
I admire the retrograde function of this watch but the spacing between the individual letter forms is off-putting to me (WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY in particular). The THU short-hand seems like a bad idea. I would have much preferred to see the days of the week...
....I think the hands and hour markers blend in too much with the color of the dial which could make telling time somewhat difficult -- this would especially be true if you are in a dark environment (I don't think the markers are lumin) -- but that may ju...
I think it is a cool model, big fan of retrogrades. Almost bought the PT LE several years ago but had a few others with a higher place on my want list.