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Vacheron Constantin Quantieme Perpetual 43031
VC’s QP made its debut a little bit after AP (1978 v 1983). This particular watch, comes with an extract that dates it back to 1984, which also happens to be my birth year.
For the last decade, I'd harbored the romantic notion of finding a birth year watch. I started looking through the lines of Submariner and Speedmasters, but nothing significant enough stood out -- just lacked enough "meaning" for me.
But now, an ultra-thin perpetual calendar from the dawning era of quartz watches. Why the heck not!?
Apart from crisp hallmarks and fantastic overall condition, this watch has several other standout details. For one, the dial colour marks it out as an early VC 43031 QP. At 6 o'clock, it is "Swiss" only dial (where "Sigma" dials are much more common -- denoting material, precious metal, used on the watch case). And, like early 43031s, it does not have "Automatic" or the Maltese cross on the dial.
VC produced some 2,300 perpetual calendar watches over 23 years (1983 to 2006); nearly 3x less than both AP and PP. I can only assume that the early watches in this specific colour dial were equally small in production numbers.
Vacheron Constantin Quantieme Perpetual 43031
VC’s QP made its debut a little bit after AP (1978 v 1983). This particular watch, comes with an extract that dates it back to 1984, which also happens to be my birth year.
For the last decade, I'd harbored the romantic notion of finding a birth year watch. I started looking through the lines of Submariner and Speedmasters, but nothing significant enough stood out -- just lacked enough "meaning" for me.
But now, an ultra-thin perpetual calendar from the dawning era of quartz watches. Why the heck not!?
Apart from crisp hallmarks and fantastic overall condition, this watch has several other standout details. For one, the dial colour marks it out as an early VC 43031 QP. At 6 o'clock, it is "Swiss" only dial (where "Sigma" dials are much more common -- denoting material, precious metal, used on the watch case). And, like early 43031s, it does not have "Automatic" or the Maltese cross on the dial.
VC produced some 2,300 perpetual calendar watches over 23 years (1983 to 2006); nearly 3x less than both AP and PP. I can only assume that the early watches in this specific colour dial were equally small in production numbers.