appreciation for sharing your gorgeous AND related J-D I’ve flogged this picture before on the forum but it does relate to the OP’s original car shot nicely. LOL, I no longer have this car but the watch is not going anywhere.
I have a real soft spot for the 6694 out of all the CR wristies Had half a dozen over the years but I was fondest of these two polar opposites: Fun Facts: a) 6694 wasn't the only reference number used for this model; there were six others! The bracelet version above, for example, was officially Ref
is the Ref 7429 in yellow gold with integrated bracelet and cal. 1120 movement. The list price was USD $1550 in 1967. The differences in dial and metal might mean a new reference number was assigned. Will be interested to see what your Extract reveals.
that V&C had always sold to other fabricants and etablisseurs. These relationships were highly confidential although the records likely still exist but behind locked doors in Geneva. One of the few instances when a name was recorded in the Annales was Goldsmiths & Silversmiths of London circa 1930s.
This Concord tonneau movement, like the V&C version, is based on an 8 3/4 x 12 ligne calibre manufactured by La Generale. Charles Constantin mentioned the relationship in his Annales of 1935: The form movement for men's wristwatches became more established and we did not feel financially able to