I didn't know this
1955 - Vacheron Constantin presents the thinnest ever manually wound movement: 1,64mm.
For reference: Richard Mille RM UP-01 Ferrari’s caliber is 1,18 mm thin.
-30% in 70 years.
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Chiara
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Wow that’s incredible!
VC is the real deal, they don't get talked about like the other two in the Trinity but they're there for a very good reason. My favorite VC fact is that Napoleon wore one.
VC is the real deal, they don't get talked about like the other two in the Trinity but they're there for a very good reason. My favorite VC fact is that Napoleon wore one.
Agree!! They are a bit overlooked, but still in the top 3 as they say! Really?! Napoleon?! Mmmhhh that must have been a good face for the brand!!
VC makes the nicest watches ever imo
I have one of the original cases, the 6099 - the case in your photo is the original 6099 case (see my one in the photos), the movement shown in gold was a special version that only appeared in the recent Historiques 1955 which was a re-issue based on the 6099 case, but which slightly changed it by making the lugs flow into the body and removed the band of brushed gold in the side of the case, and gave the caseback a sapphire glass.