The Most Complicated Watch In The World

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  • Опубликовано: 23 дек 2024

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  • @DrEMichaelJones
    @DrEMichaelJones Год назад +210

    "More complicated than Eminem's relationship with his mother."

    • @ooferrell
      @ooferrell Год назад +9

      Lol nothing complicated about that at all

    • @USASMR-o2c
      @USASMR-o2c Год назад +9

      I'm not even a watch enthusiast, but he got my subscription

    • @TheMurderousStan
      @TheMurderousStan Год назад

      ​​@@USASMR-o2cwelcome to the hobby
      You will not regret your decision at all😅

    • @henryshawn1628
      @henryshawn1628 Год назад

      Who cares about that a***le

    • @blitzergkon311
      @blitzergkon311 Год назад

      🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @neilmartin7776
    @neilmartin7776 Год назад +175

    This is why I keep questioning why Audemars Piguet is still considered part of the "Holy Trinity". Patek and Vacheron both showcase the best of Swiss watchmaking that honours past traditions as well as forward thinking. Audemars, on the other hand, has the Royal Oak and... well, basically that's all they've got.

    • @A.T.148-Scot-HK
      @A.T.148-Scot-HK Год назад +40

      Audemars Piguet are far deeper than "just" the Royal Oak name. Sure, AP relies heavily on the RO design but you have to remember what AP can do with the RO - simple date models to chronographs, annual calendars, perpetual calendars, minute repeaters, grand sonneries, tourbillons, wandering hours, as well as exotic materials in ceramic watches, skeleton watches, extreme royal oak concepts.
      Not to mention AP recently made one of the most complicated wristwatches of all time in the code11 Universalle with 23 complications and 40 functions.
      AND they own mega high end complications supplier - Renaud et Papi, who previously worked with and basically trained Robert Greubal and Stephen Forsey, as well as the Gronefeld brothers, Peter Speak-Marin, who have all gone on to found their own mega high end Independent brands.
      Oh, they also part own Richard Mille and are fully independent and are still run by the original founding families - Audemars and Piguet.
      The argument that AP doesn't belong in the trinity is a moot point if you know the true ability of AP. Do you have a bit more respect for AP now yeh?

    • @jerrybronham
      @jerrybronham Год назад +1

      TBH I don't mind swapping out AP with JLC. Lately all AP has been doing is appealing to the wall st/hoodrat demographics with their bedazzled royal oaks. Sure the watches are fine but what have they done lately for horology other than further elevating its luxury status? Genuine question.

    • @A.T.148-Scot-HK
      @A.T.148-Scot-HK Год назад

      @@jerrybronham JLC are capable of trinity status but Richemont have clipped their wings in the last decade - their halo watches are awesome but their mainstream watches have been boring, repetitive and frankly poorly finished.
      As for AP - Google the Code 11.59 Universalle. And read about Audemars Piguet and Renaud et Papi.

    • @taaaaaaaazzzzzz
      @taaaaaaaazzzzzz Год назад +11

      @@A.T.148-Scot-HKI agree with everything you said. I feel like vacheron Constantin not having this „one“ watch like a royal oak or a nautilus is actually good for them. They have the overseas, patrimony, the 222… they don’t rely that heavily on one design which makes the brand appear more versatile.

    • @MERKAMGCLK
      @MERKAMGCLK Год назад +28

      In my opinion the Holy Trinity has always been: Patek, Vacheron and JLC. Not AP.

  • @ericdejesus6942
    @ericdejesus6942 Год назад +10

    This is why I watch this channel.

    • @wisamal-hakim5531
      @wisamal-hakim5531 Год назад +3

      Exactly my thoughts.
      A wonderful story about a wonderful watch made by a wonderful brand. Told wonderfully by a wonderful watch enthusiast.

  • @MrFuegi
    @MrFuegi Год назад +1

    I remember I was about 12 when I saw this watch on the back of a magazine when it was released. It was around this time I started taking notice in watches, and when I saw it I was completely in awe. It was one of the pieces that inspired me to pursue this passion

  • @MikeKobb
    @MikeKobb Год назад

    7:58 -- it doesn't look like the hour hand would clear the engraved cross that's sitting proud of the face. It almost looks like it's resting against the face. I know you said this one came from the museum. I wonder if it's actually operable at the moment.

  • @spuddog68
    @spuddog68 5 месяцев назад +1

    Many thanks for a great informative video. Much respect from the UK.

  • @piwo647
    @piwo647 Год назад +1

    I had the chance to work for Vacheron as the agency working on the design and realisation of the VC Tivoli for the unveilling of the 57260 at the Watches & Wonders in Hong Kong in 2015. Incredible piece and amazing experience with the staff at VC that was passionate about their brand.
    57 complications

  • @daithi1966
    @daithi1966 Год назад +2

    Citizen's chronomaster paper dial looks like the Grand Seiko Snowflake, but it is 38mm and doesn't have the power indicator screwing up the aesthetics. It is also one of the most accurate watches ever made. It's quartz and costs $2,500, but if I win the lottery then there is a handful of watches I'd buy, and this is one them.

  • @PaddyMcMe
    @PaddyMcMe Год назад +18

    It's an incredible watch. But for me, when it comes to the ultimate complications watch, nothing beats the JLC Reverso Hybris Mechanica. It's beauty and size set it apart, meaning you can actually wear it and have it be somewhat discreet.

  • @QwertiusMaximus
    @QwertiusMaximus Год назад +26

    If I want that many complications, I'll get married again.

  • @siongheeleong8078
    @siongheeleong8078 Год назад +4

    Ah.. my request some time back in the comments in a Watchfinder YT video that they should rummage through Vacheron Constantin's archives for the gems to show them off is coming to fruition. Thank you for this. Hoping to see more from VC's archives.

  • @fuzrohdah
    @fuzrohdah 6 месяцев назад +4

    I think the new Holy Trinity should be: VC, Patek and JLC (my goodness their 4 face Reverso is UNBELIEVABLE!)

  • @johnnguyen6361
    @johnnguyen6361 Год назад +3

    CONGRATULATIONS ON REACHING 1 MILLION!! HERE'S TO 1 MILLION MORE 🥳🎉

  • @Bippy55
    @Bippy55 Год назад +3

    Epic timepiece and descriptive video! I cannot imagine the machinery and tools it takes to create such tiny components for this first class timepiece.

  • @anngoodwin8553
    @anngoodwin8553 Год назад +1

    Loved seeing your face to associate with your voice and wonderful sense of humor! Thank you

  • @JRC1588
    @JRC1588 10 месяцев назад +1

    I just want you to know I have gone to sleep to your voice and that is a compliment you make great content… 👏👏👏👏👏

  • @Aztec1050
    @Aztec1050 Год назад +3

    If you think that a mechanical watch is more complicated than the circuitry in quartz watch you are an antique. The manufacturing precision alone is mm vs nm

  • @Saanichian
    @Saanichian Год назад +8

    I'm more of a A. Lang & Söhne fan myself, but those are incredible pieces of watchmaking. A little ostentatious perhaps, but that is probably the French influence.

  • @habfan123424
    @habfan123424 Год назад +30

    Your story telling ability is absolute world class. Well done once again 👏👏👏

  • @jackallread
    @jackallread Год назад +1

    Amazing and beautiful watch!
    Thanks for sharing!

  • @jameskwon7617
    @jameskwon7617 Год назад

    At 2:35, is there a stray gold wire above the celestial representation? Looks like something got stuck on the crystal?

  • @johnburgess6572
    @johnburgess6572 Год назад +1

    Such a fabulous... storyteller, watch , camera shots and general human achievement.

  • @paskrell
    @paskrell Год назад +1

    Great learning more about my hometown. How about a Geneva seal videos with sone watch examples???

  • @robalexander7348
    @robalexander7348 Год назад +2

    Congratulations on your 1 million subscribers 😇 👍 Au

  • @menaseven9093
    @menaseven9093 Год назад +1

    For years I knew your hands and voice, today I saw your face for the first time. Nice story of the Vacheron Constantin Island Tower.

  • @cyberfieldmarshall1009
    @cyberfieldmarshall1009 Год назад +3

    Andrew you’ve sold me on this piece, I’ll take two. Just a quick question though does Watchfinder finance over 250 years? Cheers mate

    • @wisamal-hakim5531
      @wisamal-hakim5531 Год назад

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @sasnad3
      @sasnad3 Год назад

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @nickj8
    @nickj8 Год назад

    This format of meticulously crafted story telling remains my favourite from Watchfinder. Love the fun stuff but these are the ones I come back to

  • @devdecker7812
    @devdecker7812 Год назад

    What is the watch face made of ??? That off white... It's perfect.. what is that? Bone? Cloud? The textures look really nice

  • @bolchert
    @bolchert Год назад

    But how much are the service costs?

  • @DirtFather407
    @DirtFather407 Год назад +8

    These are the reviews I like, the super complicated/expensive ones that no other channel has reviewed 🔥

  • @smisaraf4749
    @smisaraf4749 Год назад

    Does it rotate to use the other side of the dial. What is the point otherwise

  • @Lawrence64
    @Lawrence64 Год назад +1

    We can't find anything like this in any other channel, period.

  • @sebastiendesse63
    @sebastiendesse63 Год назад +6

    Incredible story telling, classic ! I was seeing the hands talking... I wonder why there is so much dirt inside and issues with the hands finish for such and exclusive piece

  • @jason12311000
    @jason12311000 Год назад

    couldnt clean the watch before the video?

  • @artieshell9205
    @artieshell9205 Год назад +1

    Value ? Was that mentioned?

  • @jonsavelle1122
    @jonsavelle1122 Год назад

    Fascinating and very well done. But I kept waiting for footage of the watch’s movement. Alas, it was all of the exterior. Surely Vacheron can help?

  • @alwayspooh1588
    @alwayspooh1588 Год назад +2

    Imagine a smug Rolex owner thinking they have one of the best watches in the world - then they see this masterpiece! Oops!

  • @GB-hu5mu
    @GB-hu5mu Год назад +1

    This is definitely a watch for me. Finally I found it.

  • @ntag411
    @ntag411 Год назад

    A statement piece for presentation. A form of promotion not many makers would do.

  • @TCTriangle
    @TCTriangle Год назад +1

    Would have absolutely loved to see what the movement looks like on the inside but I guess that's too much to ask haha

  • @621jihoonkim
    @621jihoonkim Год назад +1

    7:17 bad quality control on the hands. a lot of dust.

  • @turdferguson7686
    @turdferguson7686 Год назад

    so how often does this need to be serviced? and how much does that cost? i assume this falls into the category of "if you have to ask, you cant afford it"...

  • @Fallingmedic
    @Fallingmedic Год назад

    Idk why you never showered your face. Even so, I could look forward to an obnoxiously long audio book series with your voice. Ty for your hard work.

  • @FlaneurSolitaire
    @FlaneurSolitaire Год назад +1

    Lol, maybe somebody could have dusted off the crystal before filming the watch with a super macro lens. It looks like it just came back from the Sahara.

  • @davidhunternyc1
    @davidhunternyc1 Год назад

    At 6:30. "Not only is this watch more complicated than Eminem's relationship with his mother..." OMG! Incredible phrasing. 🤣

  • @Shreedhar_Shukla
    @Shreedhar_Shukla Год назад +2

    petition for the talking hand to make a comeback!! Like for your support y'all

  • @LXNdR1969
    @LXNdR1969 Год назад +1

    I really doubt that the watch being presented in these macro shots is a functional watchm I really believe it's only a mockup. Proof of theory: check the position of the hour hand in relation to the dial plane at 3:51 . In this height above the dial, the hour hand wouldn't be able to pass the malteser cross badge ro its left...!

  • @ryangochuico
    @ryangochuico Год назад

    Thank you for the history lesson and feature ❤

  • @misteratoz
    @misteratoz Год назад

    Wish they went lower on complications so we could have a display case back.

  • @LordCeeJay
    @LordCeeJay Год назад +1

    That's one dirty Presentation watch.

  • @wisamal-hakim5531
    @wisamal-hakim5531 Год назад +3

    I loved this video.
    This isn’t only an ode to one of the world’s best watch brands and one of its best watches.
    It’s a reminder that this channel can still tap into what it used to do best.
    Make wonderful videos about outstanding watches.
    Thank you for this. Stories like this make this channel/you great

  • @WristyGymnast
    @WristyGymnast Год назад

    Vacheron Constantin: Watches? Completed it mate

  • @saphna2095
    @saphna2095 Год назад

    I love your dives into history, thank you! would you mind appending some references for those who are interested in digging deeper and reading further?

  • @KeithPurdie
    @KeithPurdie Год назад +1

    I'm really worried about that hour hand!

  • @greenhat7618
    @greenhat7618 Год назад

    Why is there so much dust on the watch?

  • @lorismikaelian1084
    @lorismikaelian1084 Год назад

    seems like a non working or display only piece, the hour hand is too close from the dial for it to move without hitting the hands of the subdials...

  • @michaeltroster9059
    @michaeltroster9059 Год назад

    When these monsters go bad as they invariably do, getting it repaired is almost impossible as mortal watchmakers want nothing to do with them.

  • @redrobur68
    @redrobur68 Год назад +3

    Somehow I've been watching all of this channel's posts lately. The introduction to the history of Swiss watchmaking is wonderfully told with a little tongue in cheek. And of course the watch is fantastic. Great work! 👍

  • @GordonMoat
    @GordonMoat Год назад +7

    Service cost must be near the level of buying a Richard Mille.

  • @richardslater677
    @richardslater677 Год назад

    It must be a nightmare changing the battery on that.

  • @markdance574
    @markdance574 Год назад +1

    Iv said it for years the VC are infact THE greatest watch brand - Rolex don’t even get close to the watch making skills of VC .

    • @robertlock6041
      @robertlock6041 Год назад

      Rolex operates in a different market though, and doesn't try to compete in this arena...

  • @JBFire97
    @JBFire97 Год назад

    The Grandmaster Chime is the most complicated Patek Philippe wristwatch ever made. It has twenty complications, a reversible case and two independent dials.

    • @justinbuska3499
      @justinbuska3499 Год назад

      But at the time in 2005, it didn't exist and the Sky Moon was the most complicated Patek wrist watch. Although the Henry Graves pocket watch was more complicated than either.

  • @magoo647
    @magoo647 Год назад

    Just me, or does the hour hand look like it will hit the second time zone hand?

  • @timothyfunk1883
    @timothyfunk1883 Год назад +2

    Amazing as this watch is, I think the Patek Philippe ref 5175 is still one step up, with its 20 complications and 1,366 parts. Not to mention that utterly jaw dropping hand engraved case.

  • @gizmofactory
    @gizmofactory Год назад

    why isn't it running?

  • @jouzel8951
    @jouzel8951 Год назад

    Great video!

  • @Horizontalvertigo
    @Horizontalvertigo Год назад

    Thanks for not adding "and a partridge in a pear tree" when listing all the features of the watch, I know that took restraint

  • @keepgrindingup7661
    @keepgrindingup7661 Год назад

    Wow that is absolutely insane. VC is the gold standard

  • @anandmorris
    @anandmorris Год назад

    Is the watch broken?

  • @MKVHD
    @MKVHD Год назад +1

    Vacheron Constantin has the most complicated pocket watch and now they have conquered the wristwatch too , the old God wins

  • @andrewhaynes2448
    @andrewhaynes2448 Год назад

    With all that said, the craziest thing about this watch is that the moonphase face looks like Jean-Claude Biver 👀

  • @ihtesham_emon
    @ihtesham_emon Год назад

    This is a amazing masterpiece of watchmaking ❤

  • @mohammadal-qawabah7229
    @mohammadal-qawabah7229 Год назад

    Love it, thank you 🙏

  • @mixedcontent9060
    @mixedcontent9060 Год назад

    He was one of those "you're all going to hell" type. Love that title!

  • @vondahe
    @vondahe Год назад

    15 made and for sure more than half sitting in Russia, Saudi Arabia and the Emirates with people who rarely look at them, let alone understand what a masterpiece their I’ll-gotten gains bought them.

  • @PeteMaverickMitchell87
    @PeteMaverickMitchell87 Год назад +1

    Am I the only person who thinks all the static pictures do absolutely no justice to the piece? I keep waiting at least to see the tourbillon move, end up disappointed

  • @silvaanosvs8783
    @silvaanosvs8783 Год назад

    *skipping all the obvious panegyric* ...but I don't know if I'm ruined by all the attention to Grand Seiko detail. I really don't think this watch do well under magnification. There were many ragged edges and other flaws I couldn't unnotice. A Rolls Royce with a shoddy paintjob and random panel gaps is a strange product. Hmmm...

  • @mikelepadovano9802
    @mikelepadovano9802 9 месяцев назад

    Listen I collect watches for over 20 years and two years ago I sold them all except 3 watches and to be honest I am glad I did it,for all watch lovers who gonna read my text I suggest you to buy silver,gold watches are luxury they are not investment I did good selling my watches and after that I felt free of that addiction,now I have a Tudor,Union Glashutte and Stowa I was gonna sell them as well but didn’t get what I wanted to get for them so if you love watches buy only one or two wear them a lot and when you get tired sell them and buy others

  • @howardmckenna
    @howardmckenna Год назад

    That watch is a beast of engineering.

  • @Chenxi_love_music_fairy
    @Chenxi_love_music_fairy Год назад

    Calvin, watch making and presbyterian together form today’s Geneva. This history is a hidden gems that most watch collectors don’t know. By the way, I am a presbyterian as well and I know that a watch is a world created by man just like a man is created by God. Both creations are wonderful and amazing.

  • @starkparker16
    @starkparker16 Год назад +2

    Calvin is wrong. We can dance if we want to.

  • @istvantoth7431
    @istvantoth7431 Год назад

    Vacheron is indeed making Swiss watch making great again!

  • @daramaccarthy
    @daramaccarthy Год назад

    1st time connecting face and voice 🤣

  • @valengreymoon5623
    @valengreymoon5623 Год назад

    It just needs a chronograph with a split function to really drive the point home.

  • @shaneplasse7979
    @shaneplasse7979 Год назад

    This is my 3rd time watching this and I still can't quite wrap my head around everything. Here's to the 4th 🍻

  • @BennyYap-u5r
    @BennyYap-u5r Год назад

    Ahh, it's been some time since I visited your channel. you finally showed your face, no longer the talking hand.

  • @tsybze
    @tsybze Год назад

    Quality video👌🏽👌🏽

  • @garygirdvainis8583
    @garygirdvainis8583 Год назад

    Not sure how the 16 Complications makes this the most complicated wristwatch in the world. It's literally 20 short of the Franck Muller Aeternitas Mega that houses no fewer than 36 complications.

  • @aquilaperis7357
    @aquilaperis7357 Год назад

    Nice to see you at last. Love your presentations. First class!

  • @brittle1
    @brittle1 11 месяцев назад

    So you could say vacheron was predestined to come into existence and subsequently predestined to make this watch 😂

  • @garrettlundy3959
    @garrettlundy3959 Год назад

    It takes eight years to train the service technician that needs to perform your five year service.

  • @manidhaliwal525
    @manidhaliwal525 Год назад

    Isn't the patek philippe grandmaster chime is the most complicated watch with 20 complications?

  • @Jorg05111980
    @Jorg05111980 Год назад

    Too bad there was so much dust etc in most of the close up's...still the watch shone through it

  • @TomPlantagenet
    @TomPlantagenet Год назад

    I don’t always wear watches, but when I do, I prefer the Wasson Automatic Field Watch. Stay timely, my friends!

  • @robalexander7348
    @robalexander7348 Год назад

    Thank you Andrew, brilliant story, i'll buy two.. For now i'll stick with my reliable 1976 Seiko Chronograph 👍 Au

  • @metal4933
    @metal4933 Год назад

    Patek grandmaster chime has 20 though

  • @bullnose01
    @bullnose01 Год назад

    Can I get one with a salmon dial?

  • @YashShevde
    @YashShevde Год назад

    Is it just me or is everyone seeing this dude’s face for the first time too?

  • @royroy333
    @royroy333 Год назад

    If only humanity concentrated it's eforts in building more jams like this instead of war tools... we could have reached the stars by now.

  • @paulbin
    @paulbin Год назад

    The narrative style compares to no other........ than Jeremy Clarkson.