I hope this releasing of country specific limited edition will come to a stop, or at least be reduced significantly. The marketing geniuses at Richemont is just churning out so many of them, look at Panerai, IWC, etc...getting quite jaded by this
Just wanted to share a quick and dirty pic of VC's new Historiques 1954 that I posted in another forum. A very limited number are being sold in advance in Japan but they should be available to all after SIHH 2011. It uses VC's in-house cal. 1400 and, sinc...
The case is as original as pleasant, but the dial... Well, don't know... Furthermore, I regret VC didn't think about putting a rectangular movement in this rectangular watch. To be seen in the flesh, nonetheless; Best, Nicolas.
And here's hoping the Doc posts a photo of his vintage watch that inspired this design. I like the "quadrant" dial, which I'm sure will show well in good lighting, and the case is gorgeous. Definitely a watch I look forward to learning more about at SIHH....
I wasn't able to get the dimensions or a wristshot (dang, what was I doing?!!) but I do know (from a magazine) that VC will not be coming out with the usual Japan market LE this year. Japan has been a sort of test bed for many new designs and VC usually c...