My grandfather was given a Vacheron by a company he worked for in the 50’s or 60’s, and it was the most beautiful thing to behold; even as a child who didn’t know a thing about watches, I couldn’t keep myself from sneaking a look inside the box it was kept in whenever I got the chance. Many Vacheron Constantin watches have that same allure for me still, both new and vintage.
The bracelet alone is amazing. The fact that it is a VC (also my favorite of the big three) and over 7 decades old and still ticking makes it even better. Wear it, love it. Amazing find and purchase.
People's concerns of size(vintage) are overblown, your 35mm on your big wrist looks just right. May your infectious happiness for the beautiful acquisition of the grandest vintage watch geek dreams spead throughout the world!
Stunning, gorgeous watch. It wears a lot bigger than 35mm on the bracelet. I have to agree about the gold/black dial combo, I was lucky enough to find a gold filled King Seiko wit( black dial, not solid gold but has aged well, I love wearing that. It makes me look classy.
I bought a 38mm 18k VC for $3200 during the pandemic. It was advised to me a month ago that it's a $15-$20k peice. I pretty much hit the lottery in watches.
It’s got a very classic, timeless and well proportioned dial design. Similar faceted hour indices were also used by PP (Calatrava) IWC and others. Beautiful watch, Jory.
Looks great on the original bracelet...idk why watch nerds get a hard throwing vintage watches on leather straps...nothing against leather for dressier occasions but vintage watches on their original metal bracelets or period correct metal bracelets not including most of those stretch bracelets though...no reason to get all bent outta shape over 1mm of springbar showing smh the watch looks infinitely more charming and special on its original hardware in this case in my opinion and 99% of the the world wont notice those 1mm of springbars showing
Great video, Jory and a beautiful watch. I totally get that sense of romance and charm attached to owning something that has passed through time while keeping time for those who wore it over the decades. So cool.
Congrats on your VC, Jory! On the endlink subject, Rolex used to make the Datejust in solid gold back in the 40s, and it had straight endlinks. Let’s compare vintage pieces to watches from their own age group. As for Trinity companies, VC for the Overseas, and Patek for dress watches.
I owned a 2nd generation Overseas and it is the only watch I have ever regretted parting ways with. As you stated, it is a bit of an underdog, but only because it is not spoken of as much as the other trinity sport watches.
I never understood why AP was part of the holy trinity, especially when their only relevant contribution to watchmaking is the Royal Oak. Why isn’t Jaeger part of the trinity instead? Especially when they have powered all three and make some of the most precise and intricate watches?
The more vintage watches I see, the less I like them 😫. Id rather buy a new watch and have it become vintage with MY stories attached to it. Previous owner may have been a complete tool for all you know 🤣
If buying Patek, I'd suggest go with the Aquanaut. Nautilus is just overpriced for what you can get. 3x the steel version price for noble metals is just too much, even if you have the funds. Might as well buy an Aquanaut AND another Big Three watch. Lol!
Those overseas are beautiful, not into vintage watches, not talking about a few years old and pre-owned, still love watching these video's even though I couldn't afford it.
If you want a great value overseas, look for the 38mm VC 42040 overseas salmon dial in stainless steel made in the early 20s, chronometer spec with a GP ultrathin movement. They pop up once in a while for sale and are very very much under the radar.
I love Vacheron Constantin. I love that watch and I'm just seeing it for the first time. Great find! My grail watch is an American 1921 Historiques -- any metal :)
Looks bigger on the wrist than I thought it would I'd be very happy to have a piece like that one of my grail watch an a fan of the Overseas also does more for me than the A.P. P.P. sports watches but yea like one of those also .😁
I got to see a used Vacheron Constantin Overseas at my AD. Great price, but I was somewhat underwhelmed. If I had more variety of that watch to look at I think I’d find something I liked. I still liked it better than a Patek Nautilus. The Royal Oak offshore may be better.
I am a native (American) English speaker and perhaps pronounce things differently than a native French speaker would. This is no different than a native Frenchman saying the words “hamburger, or Ford”- I wouldn’t correct them just because they have an accent.
These RU-vidrs all seem to resent having their pronunciation corrected, no matter how ridiculous it is. It may be a generational thing having to do with their education.
Jory!!! You kill everything! Rocking it to the world. I'm still looking for a made in 69 on your store..38 or 39 if you can find one would be great instead! Still loving your channel
Very cool stunning piece you got there my friend, I'm also into vintage pieces my self, have you ever check the 1940 Gruen Curvex, love the thick glass very impressive in my opinion,let me know what you think.. 👍👍also I have 1940 Britix chronograph, the patina is very impressive run perfectly condition..for being a 1940 you get it..
I have a hand-wound VC Patrimony. Keeps better time than my Patek, Rolex, Omega... The only watch in my collection that keeps up is my quartz Tissot. Lol! So it's not in the price folks...
Richemont are the value destroyers of good watch brands. That's why there underdogs. There tainted and therefore dump money like an old geezer in Thailand.
