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It may surprise you to know
that V&C had always sold to other fabricants and etablisseurs. These relationships were highly confidential although the records likely still exist but behind locked doors in Geneva. One of the few instances when a name was recorded in the Annales was Goldsmiths & Silversmiths of London circa 1930s. The question I have is were they English or Swiss-style watches?
I suspect this may hurt our community's étiquette,
But I would like to share with you some images I found on eBay. On the pictures below, you'll recognize an ébauche quite familiar for collectors of Vacheron & Constantin wristwatches from the 1930s, which appears to have been used quite extensively in...
These are lovely and interesting pictures.
Hopefully that they come from ebay can be overlooked.
Well, ebay is no Christie's or
Antiquorum, to its discredit, or credit... Very interesting pictures, thanks for sharing. Cheers Marc
This tonneau shaped caliber was discussed in another forum a few years ago.
V&C used it begun in the mid-1930s , because a large number of orders began to emerge after the economic crisis, but the in-house-made movements were unable to meet the needs of customers, so these ebauches were purchased externally.
So was my understanding,
But I am wondering about how much of the finishing was effectively done by the manufacturers which branded the ébauches. The quality on this one doesn't seem very far from what I have observed on the Vacheron & Constantin versions of the same caliber, and...
La Generale ebauche
This Concord tonneau movement, like the V&C version, is based on an 8 3/4 x 12 ligne calibre manufactured by La Generale. Charles Constantin mentioned the relationship in his Annales of 1935: The form movement for men's wristwatches became more establ...
Many thanks for your kind answer!
The movement I have not bought, but I was so surprised I wanted to share the feeling with the community. I tend to share your opinion that Vacheron & Constantin used to supply other makers with in-house finished outsourced ébauches. It adds to the int...
It may surprise you to know
that V&C had always sold to other fabricants and etablisseurs. These relationships were highly confidential although the records likely still exist but behind locked doors in Geneva. One of the few instances when a name was recorded in the Annales was Gol...
That's the question,
It pertains to what was then considered the core of added value in a watch. To some extent, the issue remains the same today with our global supply chains: the iPhone is undeniably a Californian product, yet... This idea of value placed in somehow arbitra...
