One of My Favorite Watches EVER: Vacheron Constantin Historiques American 1921
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- One of the most interesting aspects of wristwatches to me is the variation that comes with their designs and ultimately the personal taste of enthusiasts that buy them. In this video, we look at a watch that certainly can be classified as polarizing given its unorthodox design, but is a personal favorite of mine, the Vacheron Constantin 1921.
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My goodness. What a beautiful excellent timepiece. A wristwatch of classic Art Deco design yet still years ahead of its time in beauty and functionality. Both front and back are artful and tasteful, elegant and timeless. “Timelessness put to motion” is a perfect description. Thanks for showing this beautiful timepiece Teddy.
I love the light scratches on this one. It kinda gives the watch a much more authentic touch
Agreed! It shows the personal connection to the owner.
This is a beautiful watch, thank you for sharing this with us. As a relatively novice collector, I find your videos they are very informative, not to mention inspiring.
I am with you Teddy on this watch to me it's a stunner!
I love Arabic numerals on a watch, they always remind me of my grandfather's watch and a clock my grandmother had on the mantelpiece
My favorite marque among the so called trilogy. I think that they're sublime.
Seeing the minute hand slightely moving in those macro shots is just georgous 😄🤙🏼
Love that this watch has scratches visible. It makes it kind of unique. This one is definitely one of my grail watches
Definitely!!! Also one of my fav watches ever! Want the platinum! 😍
Love the 1921 American.
I absolutely love the design of my highly unique watch, but can't find any love for it on TH-cam. Nothing else looks like it and it's gorgeous. It's a silvery white dial Kirium Chronograph.
Easily my favorite video review from your channel. Loved the angles, quality, and focus on the watch as well as its history. You're always passionate about watches and your cinematography is finally catching up to your passion, which is amazing.
My fav dressy driver! - comfortably one of the best dials period - utterly beautiful
A Vacheron Constantin 1921 has become my grail watch. In some sense, it really stands out from the crowd. You said something about the transition from pocket watches to wrist watches and as a fan of pocket watches, I can see the influence of pocket watch design.
I like the background music. It added something to my enjoyment of this video. Whoever did your audio mixing got it right.
One of the most beautiful and charming watch ever made
This video has convinced me that the seconds sub-dial doesn't only belong at the 6 position. Asymmetry done right here.
This watch has been on the top of my grocery list for three years.
How to be rich? Teach me the principles for money?
Just one word - perfect watch
Agreed haha.
Love this thing!
Strahinja Djoric But that’s two words.
Bim tehnically yes but in watch language its one word 😂
Wrong show
Wow! Fantastic video Teddy. In my opinion, this is one of your best presented and most interesting videos on a singular watch to date. Great quality and I love the close up shots.
As far as your question at the end of the video, I’m pretty vanilla when it comes to what I like with watches. I do like the style of this watch, and the Santos de Cartier as well. Thanks again for the great videos and content!
Thank you so much Ethan! I am a lover of the santos too! But you’re probably right in that many don’t like it. Thanks for watching!
That VC is a beautiful watch. Looks a little like my Lange 1815 Up/Down but with everything tilted...
The only gold watch I could ever see myself getting. The style is so perfect.
Thanks for your wonderful videos, Teddy. They're always informative, interesting and relevant. Your channel is one of my favorites.
I appreciate it mike! So glad you all enjoy these!
*sigh* grail watch. After buying this, I have to buy a Mercedes 300 SL Gullwing to go with it.
Alvis TD 21 will do, for the fraction of the cost!
@@milosbrajkovic9855my father owned this car
I love this design! It not only works while driving, but also anytime you want a time check. I’m guessing it is out of my personal price range, but if I could afford it would be at the top of my list!
Thank you for the great video. One of my favourite watches of Vacheron Constantin. Finally a video of a heavy used worn Vacheron Constantin Americain 1921 with scratches and dents on the case. A watch is supposed to be worn!
I like how you sync’d the hand ticking sound to the music around 1:35-1:42. Well done!
Tried this on recently. The rose gold version. Absolutely stunning. 😍
Always first class videos. The best channel on TH-cam without a doubt. Thanks, Teddy.
Appreciate you Charles! Thanks for watching!
The look is so unique and is my favorite.
So great.! Almost pulled the trigger on one yesterday. This just makes me want it even more
"The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it." Oscar Wilde 😂
I love that the owner is actually wearing the watch. Scratches give it character
Im going to fail no nut november if you keep posting watches like this.
coomer
HAHAHAHAHA
It's that time of the year again
Gonna be my grail watch for sure!
I'm re-watching some of your videos on an insomniatic Teus. night/Wednes. morning in Melbourne, Australia.
This timepiece? I don't have words to describe it's beauty.
It is visceral. Literally. I feel my love of and desperation to own this watch physically in my 'gut'
Amazing.
Nice production BTW, I mean in general, but specifically for this post.
Thanks my friend! You put it well with this comment. This was my favorite review I did all of 2019. This piece is just special.
Teddy Baldassarre - Argh Teddy, I watched SO MANY of your old uploads last night, well this morning, I broke YT!
My feed: TB, other watch related channel, TB, TB, another watch related channel, TB, Bob's Burgers (I watch that too!), TB, TB, yet another watch related video, TB, TB, TB...rince, repeat!
If your analytics are weird this week, don't freak, that's just me. 😶
The platinum version with blue numerals causes my heart to flutter just a tad.
Awesome taste Robert!
Mine too!
same here
It definetly is one of the if not the most beautiful watch in my opinion. What I am not sure of, is do i like the seconds dial more on 6 o clock or 3 o clock, but actually both are incredible
I love VC and this watch but I would love to understand why the second hand doesn’t have the 60 degree mark pointing the same way as the 12 o’clock on the dial
Sorry I’m day late, but I’m here. Great video as always, very good looking watch!!!
The beautiful fact about this watch is that it deserve more than a few lines. It deserve a story, a book.
Vacheron is the Swiss watch maison who made this exclusive peace of timekeeping.
The ha1921 is that kind of watch which you can buy to celebrate your marriage, and it stay for good.
The art deco is one of the greatest styles time ever created, and it have charm. 1920-1939.
More styles like Bauhaus, Barok, Modern, Jugendstil, Pop art, and many more are great to implement in watches.
Or the style the design department put in watch design.
VC made more beautiful watches next to the ha1921, for example a Quai De l’ille.
That Teddy was in the production unit, is a privilege that he got in his pocket.
And what to think about a visit at F.P. Journe in Geneva.
I as an Omega follower, i can also appreciate the work and effort of other great watch Maison’s.
Vacheron is that kind of tradition that made time to keep in your heart.
Ugh this and the Longines A7 are just so incredible. If I could start a brand, a rotated dial would be a design hallmark
Wow! Wonderful review as always! When I saw this on Instagram, I just fell in love for it and it has now become part of my grails together with the Nautilus.
It is a grail of mine as well. Such a lovely and unique watch!
The scuff marks on the watch really make it look like a historique piece!
Hey Teddy, I’ve been with your channel since about April or May of 2018 and I just want to say the channel has really developed in an awesome way. My video request is this: please make a video about the shirts you wear in your videos. They look very high quality and have great styles. I would like to know where you get them from!
Appreciate it man. Most of the places I shop at for my oxfords are Taylor Stitch and J Crew
Love your videos, only recently got into watches and have found your videos to be really educational. Mainly due to the fact that your preferences are wildly different to mine. Still thanks for the quality content lad.
Thanks for the effort in reviewing this nice watch
Teddy reviews like no other! Good job.
This is an absolute gem Teddy! I just bought the Timex TW000CP18 for less than 20 dollars which seems to pay homage to this!
Beautiful watch. Teddy, I love the review and history given here in your video. I can only dream of owning a watch like this.
Glorious timepiece!
Great job Teddy. In my humble opinion I believe this has got to be one of the most beautiful watches I've ever seen. I can easily compare it with the original Ferrari GTO which is categorized as the most beautiful car in the world. The price merits it.
My Favorite Watch EVER is FP Journe Chronometre a Resonance (Platinum one) its just looks so Gorgeous and with some gorgeous movement inside. altho im sure its not for everyone taste :)
VC is one of those absolutely fantastic brand, but just don't seem to get as much love as AP and PP. Now I really gotta watch that visit at their factory!
This screems ROAD TRIP . you could collect it . ID ROCK THIS EVERY WEEKEND scratches be damned
The polarising PloProf from Omega is one that I like (probably not enough to actually buy though)...
TJ S I love that watch too. Nothing else even remotely like it
Great example. I could never pull it off but many love it
fantastic, the way those dials are setup is so cool!!!!
I think VC is really underrated as a watch brand.
Its all “Gerald Genta” nowadays and unfortunately (or lucky) they dont have a GG design.
They just make stunning movements and watches,
If this watch is yours, you make me a bit jealous🤩 First time I see this model. Its nice!
Lovely watch. If you have the chance to own either this or the base Lange 1 (no complications), which one would you pick?
Earlier 1921's are smaller and would fit my wrist better. Which watches in the 1921 ouvre are the most valuable and why? Thanks.
Besides the rotation I like number font. Examples would be the Seiko spc133/131 and ssc081.
Absolutely love this piece 😍
Beautiful watch. Like the color, like the arabic font's. Thanks for your review.
So very nice. VC are so much nicer looking than any Patek models
One of my bucket list 😍
Very nice video and review! :) This used to be my favorite Vacheron as well, until I noticed that the small seconds dial is not oriented in the same direction as the main dial. Now I cannot unsee that, and it is quite annoying. If I’m not mistaken, in the original model this was not the case, the small seconds dial being oriented as the main one. Do you maybe happen to know why they decided to change this detail?
So elegant and unique . Luvvvvv it
It's the finest Breguet that they never made.
Tempted to start a "Modern Watches does 1910's - 1920's styles"
Starting with the Longines Heritage 1918 and then this.
Excellent review, u were able to express ur emotions so well.......love from india
Thank you my friend! I really enjoyed doing this review.
Love this immediately I saw it! This gonna me my grail!
Amazing watch! Simply stunning... unless you are a lefty who wears a watch on the right hand!
Hi, I am going to buy a Patrimony 42mm manual or a Historique American 1921, but I would like you to explain why there is such a high difference of price between the two models despite they have the same caliber 4400. I am sure there is a reason, but it’s important for me to know before taking the final decision. Thanks. Paolo
In strictly design point of view, between yellow gold and white gold which gild do you think if matches better with this particular design and watch?
There's one for Southeby HK Auction next week, going for cheaper than market
I have seen old 1920s drivers watches that are not Vacheron that employ the identical design. A question tho’ - I wear my watch on the right hand wrist. Is there a right hand version of this watch?
Very surprised to see such a small balsnce wheel on it. Great video Teddy!
People are polarized somewhat about the Heuer Monaco. I love it.
Video idea: Seiko Astron. It's the 50th anniversary of the world's first quartz watch in a few days. No vids on it! I'm going to Seiko World tomorrow to see if they have one
Very nice and informative review thank you for sharing
Right wrist watch wearer. Thoughts?
A stunning piece wow.
I wish I could advise you about these watches and love to be for everyday use. Edox is flawed in size and weight and it's a battery but it has durability and a name as well as the Tissot
TISSOT GENTLEMAN
T1274101104100(Quartz)
Delfin Blue Dial Men's Stainless Steel Watch 53005 3M BUIN(Quartz)
Hudson 38 Automatic Date -
Midnight Blue(ETA2824-1)
Spinnaker CAHILL mid size
SP-5075 (miyota 8215)
The one thing that you didnt really touch upon too much is the price. Compare the RRP of the 1921 American and line it up against the Traditionelle small seconds - both precious metal, same movement. Inexplicably the 1921 is £31000 and the Traditionelle is £18,300. That's alot of quids for someone to rotate the movement 45 degrees!
Very Cool Watch..!!👍
How much is the modern version?
Quite something! I would love to try one of these!
My wife loves this watch....I love the overseas...
My favorite VC
Love at first sight
just a thought.. if it is a "drivers" watch maybe it would be more practical
to wear it right handed .. so the dial should be turned "north west" at 11hrs
instead of north east 13hrs
GITMO Holliday Wrong country
Love this watch
Teddy, can you the series we’re you go to stores and buy the best watch ?
I agree a beautiful watch.
This watch looks awesome
Eric Ripert is frequently photographed wearing one of these.
Eric Leser he has an Overseas, too! Must be a fan of the brand
Beautiful watch!
Love the design. I understand the concept but the thing that bugs me is that the second isn't shifted like the rest of the dial.
Love your vídeos and watches...
I don't like the watch, but I liked the review very much.
The rotated dial is perfect for keyboard typers who want to glance at their watch while typing
Beautiful
perfect. i like cushion case watches. have a panerai, soon a cartier drive, and hopefully this one sometime in the distant future :)
I want to love this watch, and it’s almost my favourite VC dress watch as well. I really love the overall design, especially that case, and the 40mm size if perfect for my large wrists. I have only three issues with it, that would prevent me from getting one over its siblings if the opportunity arose.
Firstly, as someone who prefers white metals, I don’t like the absence of white gold, forcing me to pay 40% more for platinum over the gold models, if I want a white metal.
Secondly, on the point of price, it’s significantly more expensive than every other VC using the calibre 4400 (Patrimony, Traditionnelle and Malte), with no apparent reason for the increased price. The difference is so noticeable that the Traditionnelle Excellence Platine (featuring pt950 case, dial, strap stitching and buckle) costs less than $1K more than the standard gold American 1921, while the standard gold models (incl. white gold) are less than half the price of the platinum 1921.
Finally, while I love the quirky 45 degree canted dial, it bothers me that they didn’t also cant the small-seconds sub-register, and more I look at it the more it bothers me.
So overall, while I like it, and want to love it, I personally wouldn’t buy one unless they brought the price closer to similar (and functionality identical) watches in the lineup, offered a white gold option, and fixed the seconds sub-register.
I like the watch.. Dont you think its Vacheron's version of a Panerai? hahaha I love both brands