Vacheron Constantin

Hi everyone,





This message has been edited by India Whiskey Charlie on 2025-03-27 16:33:45

older pocket watch re-cased to be a wristwatch. Any chance they will open the back to show movement to confirm?

Thanks very much for the response. I will ask him to see if he can have it opened. He is asking $1,000. Seems steep to me as it needs an overhaul

I personally would avoid.

This message has been edited by India Whiskey Charlie on 2025-03-27 16:32:55

Re-cased ladies lepine movement to be sure.  Beware any vintage watch requiring an overhaul to run properly.  Parts in general are nonexistent. Dislodged seconds hand and dial cracks suggest some trauma and broken pivots would render it scrap. I don’t condemn wrist conversions outright btw, but does it make sense historically or is it just a folly for the unwary?

You can see some pitting on the case, showing the brass core.
AFAIK, V&C has never used plated cases.
That, plus the wrong possitionning of the crown is a good indication of a recased ladies pocket movement, in a case that has nothing to do with V&C  (although the shape could be fitting).

This message has been edited by India Whiskey Charlie on 2025-03-28 23:42:09

V&C famously used up their supplies of unwanted small lepine movements for the new wristwatch fad at the beginning of the 20th century. Several creative solutions for positioning the crown were covered in this post on the American 1921:  www.watchprosite.com