Vacheron Constantin

The Internet is such a wonderful tool for watch collectors. Not only do we share our knowledge about watches, but it allows for a global marketplace. ThePuristS was the first place to have a dedicated Vacheron Constantin forum, and I came here right from ...  

But you know I am totally biased when it comes to Les Historiques Chronograph. Best, Nicolas

It is a great watch. Are you still waiting for a Mercator? :-) Bill

Basically, yes! ;) I found a Germany Enamel Cloisonné, but I was more after an " America "... Best, Bill. Nicolas

2 collectors and rare watches. Congratulations Bill. Enjoy wearing your new VC, Bill. Please post a/few wristshot(s) ;-))) Cheers, Patrickh

Hi Bill, This one is a great catch. I didn't even remember that black dial version. A little dressy Vacheron Constantin is hard to beat. Best Dje

I hope to see a VC back on your wrist in the near future. Bill

Love the watch and its dial guilloche, may it only time happy moments for you! Sorry to hear the US Overseas had to go. But hey, a refreshed Overseas with a brand new movement is just around the corner, right? I'm betting the 260th anniversary of the mais... 

I hope it is sooner in coming rather than later! I recall reading that VC is developing both a manual winding as well as an automatic chronograph.....I hope I can swing both in due time! Bill

A rare find indeed! And a real beauty too. Wear it in the best of health. Joseph

July has been a good month for watch acquisitions for us, hasn't it? :-) Bill

Bill Wonderful watch!!! Congratulations

It please let me know. I might be interested.

I hope all is going well with you. Bill

This is indeed a special watch, and by that I mean the Historiques Chronograph in any variation is special. This is one of the few instances when I love every variant -- every dial color and every metal. I could see someone collecting all variations of th... 

so we can take a platinum Historiques Chronograph trifecta photo! :-) Thank you for the kind words on the review and watch. I'm wearing it today so I'll try to get a proper wristshot. Bill

I think! :) I could not have separated myself from the Overseas Chronograph US Edition as I think it is a special piece and beautiful at that too but, when it comes to The Historique Chronograph, the idea of my eyes not having the pleasure of admiring thi... 

What IS collecting? This is probably a good question to pose on the HoMe forum for broader discussion by the Purists. I would like to see and participate in such a discussion. For now, I will only say that in my time here on PuristS and since I have been ... 

there was a period where I had over two dozen VC in my collection! Now I am a serialist. I can't say how things might change in the future, though I do know they will be centered around VC. Bill

I would love to know the 24 pieces you collected. I value your thought process and what direction your collecting took you. Thanks Joe

and as many photos as I can find and make one or more threads about it. (I like now how the PuristSPro platform retains all photos now....but having changed computers and service providers since my early online days, I fear that some photos of watches fro... 

Even if photos lost,I would value what items you had Thanks Joe

Bill as you probably know by now I am a sucker for traditional chronographs with beautiful horizontal coupling movements. Esp with white metal and black dial (like my Lange Dato and more recently Montblanc Villeret). Your VC historiques Chrono is one of t... 

By the numbers, I think your MB Villeret is more exclusive. :-) (FWIW, I was tempted by a platinum Villeret, serial 1, a few years ago that was in the NY boutique, though it was not a chronograph). Bill

Lovely in platinum with black guilloche dial :-) The lugs give a wonderful presence. Have you ever compared the VC Lemania to Breguet's iteration? Just wondering if there is an appreciable difference.

to compare with the 1141. Bill

Hi Bill, I saw the yellow gold/ black dial version many years ago at our former local VC AD. It was a beautiful watch, but the black and platinum is really a step beyond that in terms of versatility and beauty. I love the textured dial. Congrats and I hop... 

we certainly should try to get together before I part with his watch....it has been too long. I hope all is well with you and J. Bill

Yes, it has been too long. I stopped by a few months ago, but unfortunately you were out that day. I will definitely have to make it a point to come by while you still have that magnificent Historiques in your possession. Hope all is well with the family.... 

to nominate myself for your new watch when it is time to go. But I came in second. Oh well...! I love the photo where you captured the dial texture. And of course, I have a gap in the collection for a platinum Chrono. I do hope you enjoy it, while you hav... 

It would seem to suit your theme a little better. Have you sought one out? Bill

between another couple, but somehow it is too close to the QP, so I am 'unlikely'... I am trying really hard to 'stay away' and stop looking for the next.... But it turns out it is really really hard and I am weak and feeble. Enjoy your new beauty. G

by making watches that only need to wound up once every 14 days....allowing your strength to recover. Bill

wind me up on a daily basis then! All the best! G

Your picture of the guillochage on the dial is......to die for:) splendid. How on Earth, by Toutatis! Can you even contemplate of "perhaps" "in the future" having to separate yourself from "This Jewel" to get another piece?? In my opinion THIS IS one of t... 

That someday will come because I'll want an uncluttered dial layout, or a different/new complication, or a movement I've never sampled before, etc.......the one thing about collecting is that there always has to be something new, whether by addition or by... 

This is an awesome watch, the case is wonderful and this combination of metal and dial seems extremely pleasant. Enjoy your beauty ! Francois

I first saw a photo of that piece in Alex's wonderful article on VC Chronographs, and it was immediately went to the top of my list of all the versions of the 47101/47111. Congratulations on the upgrade!

I'll hope to see you the next time I can get down to NY. Bill