Here is a shot of the movement (calibre 1701) that the seller sent me, as I haven't had the case back off yet. And here is a better shot of the "linen" pattern around the bezel.
I've spent quite some time looking for a watch for my 40th. I've always been really interested in Vacheron Constantin as a brand, particularly their heritage and history, but had to concede that their modern watches remain outside of the spending potential of a lowly computer programmer! With that i