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Auctions: An Exclusive Look At The Documents Behind The Vacheron Constantin 'Don Pancho' Minute Repeater
The full story behind this auction season's most interesting watches.
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The full story behind this auction season's most interesting watches.
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Despite a challenging political and economic context worldwide, and the undeniable impact of tariffs on exports to the US, luxury powerhouse Richemont, owner of Cartier, IWC, JLC, and Vacheron, seems to remain strong. Indeed, in its latest quarterly report for the three-month period ended 31 December 2025 versus the prior-year period, and at constant exchange […]
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Looking back at the history of watchmaking, there are some inevitable names to be mentioned: Abraham-Louis Breguet, John Harrison, Thomas Mudge, John Arnold, Antide Janvier, Jean-Marc Vacheron and Christiaan Huygens, just to name a few. Moving up North, in the city of Copenhagen, to be precise, we have to talk about one of the most […]
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When we talk about "the Holy Trinity of Watches" or "Holy Trinity of Swiss Watchmaking," or "the Big Three," most of us watch aficionados agree on which watchmakers we're referring to: Vacheron Constantin, Patek Philippe, and Audemars Piguet (that would be in ascending order of age). How did this triumvirate of historical maisons - one of which has been making watches since before the 19th Century, two of which remain family-owned - ascend to the highest echelons of prestige in the eyes of the watch connoisseur community? Each has its own intriguing history and can claim its own milestones in the evolution of modern watchmaking. Here, we briefly tell each of their stories and spotlight some of the timepieces that have made them immortal. PATEK PHILIPPE Founded: 1839; Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland; Ownership: Stern Family; Notable models: Calatrava, Nautilus, Aquanaut, Sky Moon Tourbillon Since its founding in 1839 in Geneva, Patek Philippe has been a leader in high watchmaking, pioneering many complications and design elements that are now seen widely throughout the watch industry. Polish watchmakers Antoine Norbert de Patek and Francois Czapek partnered to form the original company, Patek, Czapek, & Cie.; French horologist Jean Adrien Philippe, who invented the keyless winding and setting system still standard on watches today, joined in 1845, and the Genevan manufacture has been known as Patek Philippe ever since. Among its many horological milestone...
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It’s Sunday again, so it’s time for another Sunday Morning Showdown. Mike and Jorg go head to head in a battle over integrated-bracelet sports watches this week. Two weeks ago, we had a similar match-up when Vacheron’s 222 went up against the Royal Oak. This week, two more famous watches in the same category fight […] Visit Sunday Morning Showdown: Girard-Perregaux Laureato 38mm Vs. IWC Ingenieur Automatic 40 to read the full article.
A Week in Watches is back and off to the races with ep 97, which covers a handful of cool new releases. Despite the beginning of the year slump, there’s still plenty to keep us excited, from a light and fast Longines to a precious metal Fears, to a new steel luxury hype-machine by Vacheron, and finally, another new Speedmaster. This episode was brought to you by the Windup Watch Shop. New to the shop is the G-SHOCK DW5000R-1A origin, a revamp of the very first G-SHOCK, some cool Casio x Pac-Man pieces, including a nerdtastic calculator watch in yellow, the futuristic Prevail field watches, and more – head to windupwatchshop.com to check them out for yourself. The post A Week in Watches Ep. 97: Longines, Fears, Omega, and More! appeared first on Worn & Wound.
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A new Seiko with "Pogue" colors, plus answering your questions about summer watches, Vacheron, and more with an old friend of Hodinkee.
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Plus a Vacheron Cornes de Vache, and a Lange Saxonia Automatik.
Two Broke Watch Snobs
One of Zenith’s latest releases, the Zenith Defy Skyline Chronograph, takes a sensible step in the direction of familiarity, but also keeps things fresh and new. A stainless steel, integrated bracelet sports chronograph has been done by many brands, and now Zenith is able to punch a weight class above and compete with the likes of Vacheron and Audemars Piguet.
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Plus a two-tone Cartier Santos, and a Vacheron Constantin Overseas on a rubber strap.
Monochrome
Switzerland-based luxury conglomerate Richemont Group has just issued its trading update for the nine months ended 31 December 2023. The group, which includes brands such as Cartier, IWC, JLC and Vacheron, reports sales up by 8% at constant exchange rates and by 4% at actual exchange rates to EUR 5.6 billion for the last quarter […]
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A beloved HODINKEE video franchise returns. Our deputy editor sits down with Brynn Wallner and Malaika Crawford to discuss three watches that say "success" – the Patek Ellipse, Cartier Santos, and Vacheron Patrimony.
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From Swatch to Hublot to Vacheron, everybody's making them. As a service to you, the reader, we rounded up the most notable specimens – and rated them with carrots.
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Another day, another rainbow release from the Swiss Holy Trinity. Your move, Vacheron.
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Vacheron Constantin has been making watches uninterrupted since 1755. I have been writing about watches, frequently interrupted, for about a year. So when I decided to visit my first-ever manufacture, I knew where I had to go.
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The duo will discuss calendar watches and their development at Vacheron Constantin.
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The watch is an excellent offering from the brand, and is very appealing within the the dive/sports range chronograph segment. Overall, the watch looks great, and has a pedigree movement to run it. At a retail price of US$28,700 for 18K white or rose gold and US$18,500 for titanium, the watch presents a much welcome variety to the dominant Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore and Vacheron Constantin Overseas.
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The Vacheron Constantin Heritage & Style Director will discuss the notion of time and the ingenuity devoted to its measurement.
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We look at the best dressy gold watches this year to pick of best 6. A list of F. Berthoud, Greubel Forsey, Hermes, Audemars Piguet and Vacheron Constantin.
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Partnering with Christie's, Vacheron Constantin is offering a once-in-a-lifetime trip and piece-unique watch design experience.
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6 iconic stainless steel luxury sports watches: from Audemars Piguet, Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin, Girard-Perreguax, Chopard and A. Lange & Sohne.
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The photographer and adventurer offers an inside look at climbing Everest, finding the motivation, and skirting death – all while rocking a unique Vacheron Constantin prototype.
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Chief Editor Peter picks his Top 5 watches from SIHH 2019: from A. Lange & Sohne, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Vacheron Constantin, Armin Strom and Ferdinand Berthoud.
Time+Tide
When the watchfam get together, it’s only a matter of time before the hot topic of grail watches rears its curious head. It’s no surprise, either, that for many collectors, their ultimate goal is usually found at the higher-end of the watchmaking spectrum. Perhaps a Patek Philippe or something of the Vacheron variety? Or maybe … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: Grail material – the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak “Jumbo” Extra-Thin Ref. 15202ST appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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We recommend six split seconds chronographs from our archives: from Sinn, Habring², F.P. Journe, A. Lange & Söhne, Patek Philippe and Vacheron Constantin.
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In this week's article, we are looking at six time-only dress watch, featuring Lange, Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin, Breguet, JLC, and Moser.
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In this week's article, we look at six watches for a dapper gentleman, featuring brands such as Lange, Seiko, JLC, Vacheron Constantin, Orient, and NOMOS.
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For this week's Throwback Sundays, our focus is on World Time Watch, featuring the likes of Vacheron Constantin, Patek Philippe, and Jaeger LeCoultre.
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In this week's Throwback Sundays, we feature six versatile watches from Rolex, Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, Vacheron Constantin, Chopard and Panerai.
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