On The Block: The Quintessential Vintage Vacheron Chronograph In Excellent Condition, For Sale

March 06, 2012

Vintage Vacheron chronographs are, in our humble opinion, massively undervalued.? When you compare what the average vintage VC chrono sells for compared to the average vintage Patek chrono C youll see what we mean.? Vintage VC chromos feature the same type of movements and finishing youll see with the Pateks, and in many cases, the actual design of the watch itself is arguably more interesting.Take for example the quintessential vintage Vacheron chronograph, the reference 4178.? The dial, those perfect teardrop lugs, and the fantastic manually wound movement make this watch a must for a VC collector, and its a watch so good, that when Gene Stone, the author and travel watch collector whom we featured here, was chosing the cover image for his seminal horological book The Watch, he chose the 4178.And if youre looking for 4178, there isnt a better one available than the one present in Antiquorums Geneva sale this Sunday.? We stopped by the office just yesterday to take these pictures of itThe condition of both the dial and case are superb, and it even comes on beautiful Vacheron alligator with a VC buckle.? At an estimate of $16 C 22k, could you ask for a more beautiful watch?Click here for more details.Click through for more pics.