Holy Trinity

[chris56]

The addition of a Vacheron Constantin Overseas ChronoGraph means I now have the Holy Trinity.

[Zoon]

chris56 said:

The addition of a Vacheron Constantin Overseas ChronoGraph means I now have the Holy Trinity.

Which one keeps time best?

[PJ S]

Nice one Chris, well done.
Prefer the standard Overseas, but then that'd have effectively replicated the Royal Oak, unless you changed that for the Divers model.

[chris56]

Zoon said:

Which one keeps time best?

I have not timed each watch but from normal day to day usage, my suspicion is that the Patek is the most accurate.

PJ S said:

Nice one Chris, well done.
Prefer the standard Overseas, but then that'd have effectively replicated the Royal Oak, unless you changed that for the Divers model.

Thanks No have not changed the AP - when choosing the AP last year I tried most APs on including the Diver's model and preferred the standard Royal Oak. A couple of reasons for this
- the rubber strap on the Divers model makes the watch quite cumbersome and bulky.
- the SS bracelet on the standard Royal Oak is a quality piece of construction and really brings the watch/bracelet combination to life. The Vacheron Constantin SS bracelet is also of equivalent quality and shows the same characteristics.
- a lot of my other watches are Divers watches.

Edited by chris56 on Thursday 14th May 14:54

[toon10]

Great little collection. That Patek is a thing of class and beauty.

[Miguel Alvarez]

Great collection. The PP is my fave. Wear them all in good health.

[lauda]

Not normally a fan of gold watches but that PP is a thing of beauty. Lovely collection.

[TheJimi]

Am the only one that would replace AP with ALS in the 'trinity?

Could be tempted to replace VC with JLC too...

[chris56]

TheJimi said:

Am the only one that would replace AP with ALS in the 'trinity?

Could be tempted to replace VC with JLC too...

Regarding replacing AP with ALS - whilst it is undoubtedly true that ALS make fantastic watches with exquisite finishing and attention to detail, the fact is ALS does not have the history and track record of AP. ALS ceased to exist in 1948 and was non existent until 1990 when it was brought back to life by the great grandson of the founder with the help of IWC and JLC. AP has a solid track record and has a better history than ALS - a lot of people just think of AP by association with the ROO which has attracted certain types of buyer and has been very successful for them. However they make lots of other watches with their own movements and also have worked very closely with JLC.
JLC is a great watch maker that was founded in 1833 and was originally French. Vacheron Constantin was founded in 1755, in Switzerland and is the oldest SWISS watchmaker with an uninterrupted history.
Here is a tongue in cheek video by Archie Luxury which deals with this question https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtvpVheTqqI

[michael gould]

having being fortunate enough to have owned several VC and PP I know how good it feels to have them on your wrist !!......3 fabulous watches .....congratulations :-)