‘Swiss Only’ 43031 Vacheron Constantin Perpetual Calendar

The holy trinity 80s ultra-thin perpetual calendars that resuscitated mechanical watchmaking as an art form post-quartz-crisis are truly entering their own today. They made quartz look childish, like when you challenge your dad to a drinking contest only to realize your life has ill-prepared you (or wasn’t as depressing as you thought). You leave ashamed…

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‘Vieux Panier’ Guilloché 43031 Vacheron Constantin Perpetual

The 222 is not VC’s only reference forgotten to the evolution time, now only known to enthusiasts. The phrase ‘post-quartz perpetual’ brings to mind almost exclusively AP’s 5548, debuted in 1978. However, just a hair behind (in terms of investment in time it takes to develop an in-house, ultra-thin perpetual calendar), were VC with this…

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First Series 43031 Vacheron Constantin Perpetual

43031-Vacheron-Constantin-Perpetual

The 222 is not VC’s only reference forgotten to the evolution time, now only known to enthusiasts. The phrase ‘post-quartz perpetual’ brings to mind almost exclusively AP’s 5548, debuted in 1978. However, just a hair behind (in terms of investment in time it takes to develop an in-house, ultra-thin perpetual calendar), were VC with this…

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First Series 43031 Vacheron Constantin Perpetual Calendar

43031-Vacheron-Constantin-Perpetual-Calendar-First-Series

The 222 is not VC’s only reference forgotten to the evolution time, now only known to enthusiasts. The phrase ‘post-quartz perpetual’ brings to mind almost exclusively AP’s 5548, debuted in 1978. However, just a hair behind (in terms of investment in time it takes to develop an in-house, ultra-thin perpetual calendar), were VC with this…

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Vacheron Constantin 43031 Perpetual Calendar

Vacheron-Constantin-43031-Perpetual-Calendar

The 222 is not VC’s only underappreciated reference. The phrase ‘post-quartz perpetual’ brings to mind almost exclusively AP’s 5548, debuted in 1978. However, just a hair behind (in terms of the investment of time it takes to develop a perpetual calendar), were VC with this in 1983. Patek only introduced their 3940 offering in 1985.…

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