With all this talk about "modern VCs that look vintage" here's an actual vintage one!
Wearing this today, and love the look. Hard to believe this is over 40 years old! VC did a wonderful job with it. White gold case, blue dial, applied maltese cross logo, sweep seconds, self winding movement...
Hehe ! Perfectly in the trend with this beautiful blue dial my dear !
Many brands decided to launch blue dials recently, but obviously VC paved the way much earlier Well done, quite nice vintage VC ! Mike
Blue dials very much are back
and I am glad to see it! But a special charm with the ones from this many years ago I think
Very well played my Friend!
Hard to replicate this charm and character with a modern production.
Beautiful Vacheron....
what's the reference number , do you happen to know ? Do you think the hands are original? Congratulations on the new purchase, love the dial. Best Regards Edward
Yes, all original, hands for sure original, signed crown, hallmark super crisp, unpolished
Ref is 6594, versions have been shown with 2 types of VC hands, slim stick like hands and hands like this one has. Also, there is a no date version like this, and also a date version. Both automatic. Antiq has auctioned off a number of Ref 6594s but mostl...
Lovely watch, and rare dial color...
but I don't believe that crown is original. Regards, Tony C.
the crown shape in this picture is funky from reflection, but is original VC signed crown to this model
I hope to one day be an expert to opine on a vintage reference and originality of parts from one small picture at an angle!=) But your guess on this one is wrong, and in fact it is the original signed crown that comes on the 6594 time only model. Correct ...
Reflection?
How is the crown distorted by reflection? Can you please provide more photos? Here is a catalogue page from 1967, showing a much thinner crown. I have also seen others with thinner crowns, and finer threads. Regards, Tony C. ...
I owned the same model years ago, albeit in yellow gold
This is the only photo that I can find, but the crown was quite different than that shown on the subject watch, and more in line, proportionally, with the one shown in the above catalogue. There is one for sale on chrono24 at the moment with box and paper...
Ah yes, now it all makes sense
You are assuming the Reference was identical between metals. Look at your hands, those are original to the YG model, but incorrect thin hands for the white gold version. You are In fact the original VC catalog did not even have a picture of the white gold...
Not entirely
It is true that there were different crowns for the reference, but on closer inspection, their application appears to me not to have been related to case metals, but hands. Those with the dauphine hands, like your example, apparently did feature larger cr...
On the positive note.....
when the brand services a watch they often change hands and crowns for new genuine ones, this watch must have been serviced several times. Enjoy your beautiful vintage VC to the fullest . Best to all my friends Edward
No - on a positive note ...
The positive note is that the hands dial crown are original and hallmark sharp. My research indicates that as do other examples of the reference in white gold and with these hands. Hopefully in service nothing changes!
And you are only talking about the most obvious detail, the crown, a service part, ...
to stay with the facts, even a blind could spot. I wouldn't buy it because of the crown, but what about the dial - No comments?
Agreed on the blue dial
I believe very very few were made, I wish Vacheron's extracts included more dial detail like Patek does! Hard to know how many blue dials were made, I have not seen more than 1-2 ever come up for sale. I wish Vacheron made blue dial Patrimonys in the pres...
