Vacheron Constantin

.. was luckily seeing this gorgeous enamel piece with such super fine details of the map at the Sothebys HK Spring Sales 2015 preview yesterday, this is one of many pieces showing up there, but this one caught a lot of my attention. looking at it under th...  

They add a lot poetry. Best, Nicolas

Well, if you can't decide...get both! :-) ...  

works wonderfully with the "explorateurs" topic! Fx

And a more recent one: Thanks Stefan for the pics! Fx ...  

... including the one you just showing here, we have managed to see three out of these four in this series, not sure what map will be on the forth one!? thanks for sharing, FX. stefan

Unfortunately, one of the enamellists, the wife, has passed away. Regards Ling

The enamel work looks gorgeous ! It\'s my fav of the series too as it\'s about Asia and also admiral Cheng Ho is one of my most respected Chinese historical figures Cheers Robin

As all the enamel serie with this particular jumping hour indication. The movement (a JLC 88x modified with a particular "star wheel" module) is the same used for the first time by Audemars Piguet in their star wheel watch Regards ...  

the execution is different in both watches, with the Vacheron being the more elegant design and less prone to failure. There is an article on The Hour Lounge on alternative displays and part of it discuses the evolution of this concept with explanations o... 

I've read the link with great interest. I already knew, of course, how the AP system works, now i know how the VC works too I truly love these two watches (and others who share the same scheme), so similar but so different too. And i appreciate both the s... 

...for your most informative comments. But I think on this one, we'll have to agree to disagree :-). They are both wonderful accomplishments of watchmaking art and science. Best wishes, JB

as the complication and artistic expression are harmoniously joined. Photos of the Columbus: Bill ...