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Old 20 July 2014, 03:45 PM   #1
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My first dress watch - VC

Very excited and just thought I'd share a few pics of my first dress watch. I have always tend to lean towards more casual and sport watches as I prefer versatility in my small collection, but I think as I learn more and my taste evolves, the thought of getting a dress watch to round out my watches became stronger.

To give you a sense, I had previously thought my AP jumbo was as dressy as I was going to get

I have also never owned a precious metal watch before so might as well combine the two and started my search. My requirement was a dress watch that is RG, manual wind, under 40mm, preferably no date, and preferably 3 hands, and ideally in the mid-high $10K range.

Lots of great advice from members here which I much appreciated; the wealth of knowledge in this forum never cease to amaze me, and it was extremely difficult to try and stay within budget as there are so many great dress watch options once I started looking into them, especially in the $20K -30K range

In the end, I think I found the perfect dress watch for me, so really excited about that. The Lange Saxonia Manual Wind was a close second, but in the end the one that really spoke to me is the VC Patrimony. Don't see too many VCs here, so thought I'd share a few pics of my latest addition











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Old 20 July 2014, 03:58 PM   #2
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Oh, my what a beautiful thing that is, congrats
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Old 20 July 2014, 07:14 PM   #3
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geez that is so handsome.

I envy you as someone with a Calatrava.
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Old 20 July 2014, 08:36 PM   #4
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Huge congrats. That is an absolutely beautiful watch - simple yet truly classy and timeless. Enjoy that beauty.

I've been on the search myself and this VC is on my shortlist. I've also been waffling between a Lange and a few other contenders.

As you noted, there aren't too many VCs on TRF, did you buy from an AD or a trusted seller on TRF?
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Old 20 July 2014, 08:40 PM   #5
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Beautiful piece...congrats on a great watch

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Old 20 July 2014, 08:47 PM   #6
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Very nice and congrats!
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Old 20 July 2014, 08:57 PM   #7
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Old 20 July 2014, 09:08 PM   #8
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Very nice looking watch James Congratulations and enjoy
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Old 20 July 2014, 09:16 PM   #9
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A really gorgeous looking watch. And good pedigree too! Congrats and wear it in the best of health.
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Old 20 July 2014, 09:29 PM   #10
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Old 20 July 2014, 11:42 PM   #11
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Old 20 July 2014, 11:44 PM   #12
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That is beautiful. Surprised not many others on this forum have gone for this model
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Old 21 July 2014, 12:13 AM   #13
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Beautiful piece...congrats on a great watch

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Very nice looking watch James Congratulations and enjoy
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A really gorgeous looking watch. And good pedigree too! Congrats and wear it in the best of health.
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Oh, my what a beautiful thing that is, congrats
Thanks everyone for the kind words!
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Old 21 July 2014, 12:11 AM   #14
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that is a beautiful watch! Congrats! I was eyeing an 1815 Lange myself but I might have to pay a trip to the VC boutique after those pics:)
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Old 25 July 2014, 06:13 AM   #15
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that is a beautiful watch! Congrats! I was eyeing an 1815 Lange myself but I might have to pay a trip to the VC boutique after those pics:)
Also check out the Richard Lange.

James your VC is very nice and classy, congrats!
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Old 25 July 2014, 08:31 AM   #16
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Also check out the Richard Lange.

James your VC is very nice and classy, congrats!
Thanks Neil! I love both the 1815 up/down and Richard Lange and they are great options.
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Old 25 July 2014, 08:49 AM   #17
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Stunning watch. I absolutely love VC.
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Old 21 July 2014, 12:56 AM   #18
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Huge congrats! Looks stunning!
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Old 21 July 2014, 01:39 AM   #19
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Exceptionally pretty!
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Old 21 July 2014, 02:04 AM   #20
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That is beautiful. Congrats! I'm very much a fan of VC
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Old 21 July 2014, 03:01 AM   #21
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Old 21 July 2014, 03:10 AM   #22
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Very very nice. Congrats! I'd love to have that one.
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Old 21 July 2014, 04:56 AM   #23
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Gorgeous, congratulations. I am with you on three hands -- I need to see the seconds tic by, and also see that +1 if you can get it (my Sub is about +4 right now)
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Old 21 July 2014, 12:52 PM   #24
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That is beautiful. Congrats! I'm very much a fan of VC
Thanks Chris, looking forward to see how your collection evolves, love the watches you currently have!

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Gorgeous, congratulations. I am with you on three hands -- I need to see the seconds tic by, and also see that +1 if you can get it (my Sub is about +4 right now)
Thanks! I used to be all about the seconds hand, but after owning the AP Jumbo I have come to appreciate two hand watches as well. But any watch that has a seconds hand I will always measure the accuracy. With the non-hacking on the VC it makes it a bit more difficult to set the time, but will see how accurate it is over the coming days.
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Old 21 July 2014, 03:00 PM   #25
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Beautiful!! Congrats and thank you for sharing.
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Old 22 July 2014, 10:56 AM   #26
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Very nice, wear it in good health. Mine says hello!

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Old 23 July 2014, 11:07 AM   #27
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Very nice, wear it in good health. Mine says hello!

Thanks Ken! Love your WG version as well.
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Old 23 July 2014, 10:29 AM   #28
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Now, this is a watch! Enjoy
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Old 23 July 2014, 12:01 PM   #29
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Old 23 July 2014, 12:16 PM   #30
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Wow that is nice! Congrats
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