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New August 2019 Vacheron Tourbillon

chad_thunderclock

Horology Curious
14/7/19
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https://puretimewatch.io/vcg2019082601.html

Observations:

- Size is a little off...
Rep size: 42.3mm x 13.4mm
Gen size:
source1: 41mm x 10.4mm . https://www.vacheron-constantin.com...raditionnelle-tourbillon-6000t-000r-b346.html
source2: 42mm x 11.72mm https://www.chrono24.co.uk/vacheron...e-14-day-tourbillon-openworked--id4771811.htm

- They finally fixed the cross on the dial !
- Decorated maltese cross tourbillon movement looks good

- compared side-by-side there are multiple small giveaways between the tourbillons
- dial font is slightly off
- the minute markers on the dial are not close enough to outer edge
- the rounded case appears to not be rounded enough

But all in all I am always just extremely impressed with tourbillon reps. The real watch is £140,000 so the watch is already an instant call-out, the tiny inconsistencies are less important than in your rep of a £3k watch. And the customisation of seagull movements to clone genuiine tourbillons is getting better by the month.

My favourite 3 tourbillons are the Milgauss project noir which just came out, the IWC portugese, and this new VC.

What do you think?
 
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https://puretimewatch.io/vcg2019082601.html

Observations:

- Size is a little off...
Rep size: 42.3mm x 13.4mm
Gen size:
source1: 41mm x 10.4mm . https://www.vacheron-constantin.com...raditionnelle-tourbillon-6000t-000r-b346.html
source2: 42mm x 11.72mm https://www.chrono24.co.uk/vacheron...e-14-day-tourbillon-openworked--id4771811.htm

- They finally fixed the cross on the dial !
- Decorated maltese cross tourbillon movement looks good

- compared side-by-side there are multiple small giveaways between the tourbillons
- dial font is slightly off
- the minute markers on the dial are not close enough to outer edge
- the rounded case appears to not be rounded enough

But all in all I am always just extremely impressed with tourbillon reps. The real watch is £140,000 so the watch is already an instant call-out, the tiny inconsistencies are less important than in your rep of a £3k watch. And the customisation of seagull movements to clone genuiine tourbillons is getting better by the month.

My favourite 3 tourbillons are the Milgauss project noir which just came out, the IWC portugese, and this new VC.

What do you think?

Source 1 is the reference point for this rep. There is therefore a pretty big divergence. 13.4mm thickness is massive even for a tourbillon. I don't know why they keep making these VC reps as tuna cans.
The movement: The rep is manual, while the gen is automatic. Other than that the other flaws look minor.
 

BustaPart

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TD got back to me yesterday saying it's not available (after 2 weeks). So I'm trying another TD who has said they can get it in.. :S