[Watch House Watch Technology] Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin, Audemars Piguet, the Swiss traditional watchmaking "troika". Patek Philippe and Audemars Piguet, two independent brands, are hotly speculated, resulting in many watches of Patek Philippe and Audemars Piguet, the market is extremely high, and it is very difficult to start. In the current situation, Vacheron Constantin maintains a relatively stable market in the "troika", in addition to the popular models across the four overseas, most Vacheron Constantin, can be started at a reasonable and normal price. In the vacheron Constantin main model, from the introductory three stitches to the complex perpetual calendar, step by step, and talk to you, for the reference of all players.
Vacheron Constantin Woodland steel shell large three stitches
Public price: 94000
When it comes to Vacheron Constantin's entry, the steel-shelled Wulu Dasan needle is an unavoidable watch. This watch is the lowest watch in the "troika" of Vacheron Constantin, Patek Philippe and Audemars Piguet, and the only watch with a public price of less than 100,000 is the threshold for entering the "troika".
Some players have objections to the steel-cased Wulu Da Third Needle, because the Vacheron Constantin 1326 automatic movement used by the Wu Lu Da Third Needle is a common movement within the Richemont Group, from the ValFleurier Movement Factory, and cartier 1904MC movement and Piaget 1110P movement are brother models, without the Geneva mark. Steel shell WuLu da three needles, I have bought, 1326 caliber polishing and decoration level, up to the Level of Vacheron Constantin, significantly more than Cartier 1904MC, Piaget 1110P level.
Wulu steel shell large three stitches, size 40 mm, the appearance is biased towards casual, retro, the crown has a small shoulder pad, there is a little sporty taste, is a very young watch in Vacheron Constantin. If you like it, you can buy it, or if you want a Geneva seal, you can choose the more expensive Vacheron Constantin. After all, Wulu steel shell is three large needles, and the public price of more than 90,000 is placed here, providing a choice of less than 100,000. With this option, I think it's better than nothing.
Vacheron Constantin Woodland uses the 1326 automatic movement
Vacheron Constantin Heritage Series 85180 Big Three Stitches
Public price: 221000
In Vacheron Constantin's introductory list, the hottest and most worthwhile entry list is, I think, heritage 85180. Although there are many Vacheron Constantin entry models, in the main gold watch, although the manual winding of the inheritance 81180, the inheritance of 82172, the public price will be lower at 15, 160,000, but the inheritance of 85180 is definitely the Vacheron Constantin entry table, the most outstanding comprehensive quality.
Vacheron Constantin Heritage 85180
85180 self-winding, large three-pin, calendar, Geneva mark, in the entry-level Vacheron Constantin, there should be some, no short board. In contrast, the gold-shelled Wulu Dasan needle has no Geneva seal; 81180 and 82172 are manual tables and have no calendar. I myself used to wear 82172, but from a daily perspective, I must say 85180 is better.
Vacheron Constantin 85180, 40 mm in size, using vacheron Constantin 2450 automatic calibre. At present, it includes three kinds of gold, white gold and rose gold, of which gold rose gold is hotter. Vacheron Constantin 85180 from the positioning, the standard Patek Philippe 5296, but Patek Philippe 5296 has been discontinued, Patek Philippe 5227 will be the official bottom cover price is higher, Vacheron Constantin 85180 in the "troika" automatic big three needles, is a very cost-effective one.
Vacheron Constantin inherits the 2450 automatic calibre used in the 85180.
Vacheron Constantin Heritage 4000 Retrograde Week Calendar
Public price: 343000
If any player feels that the big three needles seem a bit monotonous, then the best option for Vacheron Constantin 85180 to go further, I think, is to inherit the 4000, reverse jump week calendar. This watch is a signature style unique to Vacheron Constantin. The week calendar is a very convenient and practical function, but in the high-end table, there are very few week calendars, and the most typical representative is rolex DAY DATE. Patek Philippe incorporates the weekly calendar into the annual calendar and weekly calendar, and there is no separate weekly calendar.
Vacheron Constantin Heritage 4000 is the most prominent weekly calendar in the "Troika". The date and day of the week are all indicated by the reverse jump. Half of the plate is a reverse jump calendar, the bottom half is a reverse jump week, the plate surface is highly symmetrical, cleverly designed, combining beauty, function, and embodying complexity.
Heritage 4000 measures 42.5 mm and is 9.7 mm thick, using vacheron Constantin 2460 automatic calibre with the Geneva mark. The movement polishing represents the highest level of Swiss watches. The public price of 340,000 seems not low, but in the "troika" of Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin and Audemars Piguet, Patek Philippe's general bottom cover is nearly 300,000 (290,000 5), and Vacheron Constantin's 4,000 reverse jump week calendar is worth it.
Vacheron Constantin inherits the 2460 automatic calibre used in the 4000 Reverse Jump Week calendar.
Vacheron Constantin transmits the 4020 hollow full calendar phase
Public price: 362000
Vacheron Constantin and Patek Philippe are all taking the traditional watchmaking route, and under the current trend of cool style, some players will feel that traditional watchmaking is not dazzling enough. Vacheron Constantin solves this problem on the new 4020 hollow full-calendar moon phase, combining traditional watchmaking with modern cutout styles, which is very rare in Vacheron Constantin and Patek Philippe's hand watches.
The full calendar moon phase table is very common in the name list, and the layout of each plate is similar, Blancpain and Jaeger-LeCoultre are used as a strength. Vacheron Constantin's 4020 directly hollowed out the disc surface, using transparent sapphire glass to make the week and month turntable, using translucent sapphire glass to make the moon phase disc, the movement components are in full view, highlighting the vacheron Constantin Geneva seal of the first-class movement polishing. And the half of the plate surface has a carved radial pattern.
Vacheron Constantin's first watch in the modern cutout style was a double core rate perpetual calendar, but the watch was positioned so high that it was not even announced at a public price. The 4020 skeleton full-calendar moon phase is Vacheron Constantin's second watch to use the modern cutout style, and it is also the one that is closer to the player. Available in white gold and rose gold versions, it measures 41 mm and uses the 2460 automatic movement. In terms of design and decoration, it has formed a transcendence for other brands' full-calendar moon phase tables.
Vacheron Constantin is a 2460 automatic calibre used in the 4020 skeleton full-calendar lunar phase.
Vacheron Constantin inherits the 431.75 million calendar
Public price: 640000
Perpetual calendar, tourbillon and three questions, the three complex functions of traditional Swiss watchmaking. When it comes to the perpetual calendar, it has entered the top ranks of the famous watches. Vacheron Constantin heritage 43175 is one of the most traditional and recognizable perpetual calendars in Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin and Audemars Piguet's "Troika".
Vacheron Constantin inherits the 431.75 million calendar, platinum edition.
Vacheron Constantin and Audemars Piguet's perpetual calendar are based on the Jaeger-LeCoultre 920 automatic movement, and Vacheron Constantin and Audemars Piguet both own the copyright to the 920 movement (note that Jaeger-LeCoultre does not use the 920 movement, only for VC and AP). Although the basic movement is the same, Vacheron Constantin is characterized by the use of a 48-month "program gear" on the perpetual calendar, which directly displays all 4 years and 48 months in the monthly disc at 12 o'clock on the watch's dial, indicated by a pointer. In this way, 3 ordinary years and 1 leap year are distinguished.
Vacheron Constantin inherits the 431.75 million calendar rose gold case, as well as the 1120 automatic movement used.
Originally introduced in 2011, the Heritage 431.75 Perpetual Calendar currently includes a platinum and rose gold case, measuring 41 mm and a thickness of only 8.96 mm, which is very thin in the Perpetual Calendar, using vacheron Constantin 1120 automatic movement (based on Jaeger-LeCoultre 920), with the Geneva mark. From the perspective of the broad masses of the people, playing with the Vacheron Constantin perpetual calendar basically plays the "ceiling" of the famous watch. (Photo/Text Watch House Yan Bomb Flat)