Historiques

Since this is my 20k post, I wanted to make it a little special . So here is my Cornes de Vache with an encaustic painting by a dear friend . She is an illustrator and painter . The painting is inspired by Rembrandt 's Portrait of Hendrickje Stoffels , hi

Love the blue numerals

Though not this specific iteration of the 1921. The Overseas while on paper is the perfect watch for me, a dressier dial (taste) in a sporty case (lifestyle) falls short when considering the low power reserve (40 hr) but especially meager water resistance

I love the grained dial and blue numerals and hands of the 1921, but the Overseas would suit me more. It doesn't have the elegant dial, but it compensates with the lovely complications. From your posts, you seem like an active person and I would have thou

I feel that I can pull off a 40mm without any issues, the 41mm Overseas was a good enough fit itself, and it's considerably bulkier than the 1921.... You mean posting more pictures or something else?? I only took these three shots, and one more that ended

I actually much preferred the supremely grainy 1921 dial, with the gorgeous contrasting blue Breguet numerals!! I wasn't honestly expecting that to be the case so easily, but the delicately elegant and detailed nature of that dial can ONLY be appreciated

it doesn’t really sing to me. So I would think that it’s the Overseas which appealed to you. I’ve tried it on back in 2023 but it gave mixed feelings: the mix of dressy and sporty felt a bit strange: I had a more convincing experience with the silver dial

All-right, I couldn't just leave my friends here, and myself, off with a meager AI concoction of what a plastic Overseas made by Swatch could, hypothetically, look like; I had to 'take the plunge' to my local boutique and see a couple of their pieces for

VC Historiques 1942

I was able to see/try it yesterday.