cisco
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First impessions
Jan 19, 2015,12:03 PM
still have to wait for more detailed reviews but at first, I think Vacheron did a bold move with an interesting shape and dial.
We were discussing with Nicolas that Vacheron is for us a "romantic" brand, at the opposite of simplistic and rigourous other brands.
And here I think they have achieved that. The shape, the curves of that cushion and the arabic numbers goes to romance, charm.
And the shape has a lot of nice details on the lugs shape, bezel the curved flanks, very very nice. It goes pretty well with chronographs.
The only reserve is on the size but well that's the actual market.
The chronograph caliber 3300 , the main event for the future of the brand, good to have centered subdials, I think this is an aesthetic advantage. Monopusher is nice too, nice finish lovely innerangles details. Hard to criticize here , maybe the bridge cut is bit curious otherwise, vrey nice traditionnal caliber.
On the chronograph watch, the shape, the dial, is so nice with this pulsation scale and arabic numbers, hands are lovely. Just the size is a question for me on that power reserve indication which I find odd.
On the split, wow, kudos, the amazing thinness of the watch and here the size for this kind of complicaiton is imho acceptable, and with a nice automatic technical solution. it's truly a masterpiece. still that power reserve but otherwise a wonderful dial again, it must be fantastic in real. But please change that pusher at two with a traditionnal olive one without "tube", this one is not fitting.
waiting for more photos though to confirm.
cheers
François