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raclaims · 22 July 2022, 01:08 AM

This is a piece I knew nothing about until spotted it on another collectors wrist at a Vacheron Constantin event. A total and complete coincidence - I was heading to the bathroom after imbibing a few choice cocktails and a server dropped a tray of glasses in front of me. A few of us stopped in our tracks and struck up at convo which invariably led to “hey what’s on your wrist”.

This was on the wrist of another guy there and I was blown away.

I inquired with the good people at Vacheron who intimated perhaps they could make one available in good time.

Abt 9 mos later of “good time” and this arrived

What a magnificent piece! Platinum case, tourbillon, perpetual calendar with equation of time functions and a 14 DAY POWER RESERVE! Bonkers just bonkers

So for those of us science or sci fi geeks who love this kinda thing it’s just awesome

Pix in a moment

raclaims · 22 July 2022, 01:13 AM

For practical reasons, mankind has divided each year into 365 and a quarter days, each day into 24 hours, and the hours into 60 minutes each. However, because the Earth's orbit is elliptical rather than circular, the time in relation to the sun varies daily. The noon zenith of the sun when it crosses the observer's meridian seldom occurs at exactly 12 o'clock by his watch. In fact solar time and mean time coincide just four times a year – on April 15, June 14, September 1 and December 24. For the rest of the year, the difference between solar and mean time varies from minus 16 minutes to plus 16 minutes.

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Ichiran · 22 July 2022, 01:21 AM

Congratulations! That's a lot of high complications packed in a case!

CoveWatch · 22 July 2022, 03:18 AM

Wow what a watch! from the side case, it can even look like two watches.. bang for your buck

Congrats on that amazing piece of art!

Aconitase · 22 July 2022, 04:04 AM

The hero of this story is that server who dropped the tray of glasses (and the VC team)! Had that not happened, perhaps you would have chased a different grail altogether. This is a prime example of the butterfly effect.

I love that you can still see elements from the Traditionnelle line here, and yet I counted a whopping 10 elements of information on the dial side. This would be a good piece for a deserted island.

uniqueMR · 22 July 2022, 04:09 AM

Wow :)
Congrats

-dustin · 22 July 2022, 04:19 AM

....wow

BNA/LION · 22 July 2022, 04:46 AM

Awesome! Very Cool watch.

Jmaguire17 · 22 July 2022, 06:02 AM

Wow Raclaims, another heavy hitter! That's pretty much les cabinotiers level!

raclaims · 22 July 2022, 09:22 AM

Thanks for all the comments guys - I completely forgot to mention the sunrise and sunset time indications - the watch has to be set to your latitude/longitude by vacheron before delivery - crazy!

Allanmodel · 22 July 2022, 11:25 AM

WOW.........Cool watch..Congrats~~

TeutonicCarFan · 22 July 2022, 11:25 AM

One of the best watches I have seen posted. I'm betting that wasn't an olive garden ��

jsobral · 22 July 2022, 11:56 AM

I would trade one of my balls for that watch in a heartbeat

Pw92676 · 22 July 2022, 12:11 PM

A rare and gorgeous bird. Enjoy!

Andad · 22 July 2022, 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jsobral

I would trade one of my balls for that watch in a heartbeat

Well that certainly lowered the standard of this thread.

Very nice VC Raclaims.

I read through a 'hands on'.

Amazing complications.

jsobral · 22 July 2022, 12:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andad

Well that certainly lowered the standard of this thread.

Very nice VC Raclaims.

I read through a 'hands on'.

Amazing complications.

I'm sorry.

One of my "testicles".

ILoveFerrari · 22 July 2022, 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raclaims

For practical reasons, mankind has divided each year into 365 and a quarter days, each day into 24 hours, and the hours into 60 minutes each. However, because the Earth's orbit is elliptical rather than circular, the time in relation to the sun varies daily. The noon zenith of the sun when it crosses the observer's meridian seldom occurs at exactly 12 o'clock by his watch. In fact solar time and mean time coincide just four times a year – on April 15, June 14, September 1 and December 24. For the rest of the year, the difference between solar and mean time varies from minus 16 minutes to plus 16 minutes.

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hold on, let me pick up my jaw...

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raclaims · 23 July 2022, 02:45 AM

Some hysterical comments!

That deserves another pic

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Chiboy · 23 July 2022, 05:24 AM

Very, very cool. And that last picture is the best! Enjoy it. VC really seems to treat you well.

Shmoopy · 23 July 2022, 01:23 PM

Magnificent!

Andad · 23 July 2022, 07:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jsobral

I'm sorry.

One of my "testicles".

I should apologise to you but my wife reads these threads and as Steve (Lol-x) will agree she has high standards for his forum.

Eddie.

EEpro · 23 July 2022, 08:10 PM

Beautiful. Big congrats! I love Vacheron's complications.

For anyone interested in some visuals: The astronomical grand complication has a breakdown video that explains some science. These auctioned at close to $2M if I recall. They made only a handful.

https://youtu.be/297-ovrU3UM

ILoveFerrari · 24 July 2022, 11:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EEpro

Beautiful. Big congrats! I love Vacheron's complications.

For anyone interested in some visuals: The astronomical grand complication has a breakdown video that explains some science. These auctioned at close to $2M if I recall. They made only a handful.

https://youtu.be/297-ovrU3UM

way way way better than any RM watch, IMHO, from high horology perspective

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DonLee · 24 July 2022, 12:06 PM

absolutely insane of a piece. congrats! I have to say, VC makes the widest range of watches of the holy trinity. meanwhile, AP basically makes 3 watches.

Nathan_ · 25 July 2022, 02:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raclaims

In fact solar time and mean time coincide just four times a year – on April 15, June 14, September 1 and December 24. For the rest of the year, the difference between solar and mean time varies from minus 16 minutes to plus 16 minutes.

Thanks for sharing this interesting fact; I was today years old when I learnt solar & mean time coincide on my birthday!

Such a stunning piece, congratulations!

ILoveFerrari · 25 July 2022, 03:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DonLee

absolutely insane of a piece. congrats! I have to say, VC makes the widest range of watches of the holy trinity. meanwhile, AP basically makes 3 watches.

lol. I think it's really just 2, if not counting offshore...

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Slimpee · 25 July 2022, 03:10 PM

Wow…amazing piece!

Wear in good health!

JF100 · 29 July 2022, 02:14 AM

the natural light pic is the best. Man, what a watch that is...!

22 July 2022, 01:08 AM	#1
raclaims "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: NJ Posts: 2,624	My Vacheron Equation of Time This is a piece I knew nothing about until spotted it on another collectors wrist at a Vacheron Constantin event. A total and complete coincidence - I was heading to the bathroom after imbibing a few choice cocktails and a server dropped a tray of glasses in front of me. A few of us stopped in our tracks and struck up at convo which invariably led to “hey what’s on your wrist”. This was on the wrist of another guy there and I was blown away. I inquired with the good people at Vacheron who intimated perhaps they could make one available in good time. Abt 9 mos later of “good time” and this arrived What a magnificent piece! Platinum case, tourbillon, perpetual calendar with equation of time functions and a 14 DAY POWER RESERVE! Bonkers just bonkers So for those of us science or sci fi geeks who love this kinda thing it’s just awesome Pix in a moment

22 July 2022, 04:09 AM	#6
uniqueMR 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: May 2018 Location: USA Watch: P A T E K Posts: 4,706	Wow :) Congrats __________________ A. Lange & Sohne \| Audemars Piguet \| F.P.Journe \| Omega \| Patek Philippe \| Rolex \| Tudor \| ...and Othersss

22 July 2022, 04:46 AM	#8
BNA/LION 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: May 2011 Real Name: Larry Location: San Diego, CA Watch: ROLEX Posts: 25,647	Awesome! Very Cool watch. __________________ ✦ 28238 President DD 18K/YG ✦ 16610LN SS Sub ✦ 16613 18K/SS Serti ✦ 16550 Exp II Non-Rail Cream Dial ✦ Daytona C 116500 ✦ 126710 BLRO GMT-Master II ✦ NEXT-->? ⛳ Hole In One! 10/3/19 DMCC 5th hole, par 3, 168 yards w/ 4-Iron.

23 July 2022, 05:24 AM	#19
Chiboy "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Chicago Watch: Daytona Posts: 5,572	Very, very cool. And that last picture is the best! Enjoy it. VC really seems to treat you well. __________________ Datejust w/black Tapestry dial (1985) / Daytona (2016)

23 July 2022, 08:10 PM	#22
EEpro 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Apr 2019 Real Name: Brad Location: Purdue Watch: Daytona Posts: 9,243	Beautiful. Big congrats! I love Vacheron's complications. For anyone interested in some visuals: The astronomical grand complication has a breakdown video that explains some science. These auctioned at close to $2M if I recall. They made only a handful. https://youtu.be/297-ovrU3UM __________________ ♛ ✠ Ω 2FA Active

22 July 2022, 01:13 AM	#2
raclaims "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: NJ Posts: 2,624	For practical reasons, mankind has divided each year into 365 and a quarter days, each day into 24 hours, and the hours into 60 minutes each. However, because the Earth's orbit is elliptical rather than circular, the time in relation to the sun varies daily. The noon zenith of the sun when it crosses the observer's meridian seldom occurs at exactly 12 o'clock by his watch. In fact solar time and mean time coincide just four times a year – on April 15, June 14, September 1 and December 24. For the rest of the year, the difference between solar and mean time varies from minus 16 minutes to plus 16 minutes. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

22 July 2022, 01:21 AM	#3
Ichiran 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Real Name: Michael Location: Near beach Watch: PB1967 Posts: 8,163	Congratulations! That's a lot of high complications packed in a case!

22 July 2022, 03:18 AM	#4
CoveWatch "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: SoCal Watch: Rolex & AP Posts: 4,535	Wow what a watch! from the side case, it can even look like two watches.. bang for your buck Congrats on that amazing piece of art!

22 July 2022, 04:04 AM	#5
Aconitase "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: NJ Watch: VC, Omega, GS, MG Posts: 39	The hero of this story is that server who dropped the tray of glasses (and the VC team)! Had that not happened, perhaps you would have chased a different grail altogether. This is a prime example of the butterfly effect. I love that you can still see elements from the Traditionnelle line here, and yet I counted a whopping 10 elements of information on the dial side. This would be a good piece for a deserted island.

22 July 2022, 04:19 AM	#7
-dustin 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Apr 2019 Real Name: Dustin Location: A, TX Posts: 1,691	....wow

22 July 2022, 06:02 AM	#9
Jmaguire17 "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2021 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 218	Wow Raclaims, another heavy hitter! That's pretty much les cabinotiers level!

22 July 2022, 09:22 AM	#10
raclaims "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: NJ Posts: 2,624	Thanks for all the comments guys - I completely forgot to mention the sunrise and sunset time indications - the watch has to be set to your latitude/longitude by vacheron before delivery - crazy!

22 July 2022, 11:25 AM	#11
Allanmodel "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Real Name: Allan Location: Little Red Dot Watch: Still Looking....! Posts: 3,899	WOW.........Cool watch..Congrats~~

22 July 2022, 11:25 AM	#12
TeutonicCarFan "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Buffalo Posts: 41	One of the best watches I have seen posted. I'm betting that wasn't an olive garden ��

22 July 2022, 11:56 AM	#13
jsobral "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2022 Location: Planet Earth Watch: 5164R-5167R-5107R Posts: 338	I would trade one of my balls for that watch in a heartbeat

22 July 2022, 12:11 PM	#14
Pw92676 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Georgia Posts: 6,309	A rare and gorgeous bird. Enjoy!

23 July 2022, 02:45 AM	#18
raclaims "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: NJ Posts: 2,624	Some hysterical comments! That deserves another pic Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

23 July 2022, 01:23 PM	#20
Shmoopy "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2021 Location: USA/EU Posts: 375	Magnificent!

24 July 2022, 12:06 PM	#24
DonLee "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: HK Posts: 1,065	absolutely insane of a piece. congrats! I have to say, VC makes the widest range of watches of the holy trinity. meanwhile, AP basically makes 3 watches.

25 July 2022, 03:10 PM	#27
Slimpee 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jul 2020 Location: Midwest, USA Watch: DJ 41; 1803; BB Ch Posts: 1,290	Wow…amazing piece! Wear in good health!

29 July 2022, 02:14 AM	#28
JF100 "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2021 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 170	the natural light pic is the best. Man, what a watch that is...!

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