The Most Complicated Watch In The World

[@DrEMichaelJones]

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

[@ooferrell]

Lol nothing complicated about that at all

[@USASMR-o2c]

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

[@TheMurderousStan]

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

[@henryshawn1628]

Who cares about that a***le

[@blitzergkon311]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@neilmartin7776]

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]

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]

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]

@@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]

@@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]

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

[@ericdejesus6942]

This is why I watch this channel.

[@wisamal-hakim5531]

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

[@spuddog68]

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

[@MikeKobb]

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.

[@siongheeleong8078]

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.

[@MrFuegi]

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

[@QwertiusMaximus]

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

[@wisamal-hakim5531]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Brilliant!

[@ThisHandleWasTheOnly1Available]

'A second marriage is a triumph of hope over experience.'

[@Bippy55]

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

[@piwo647]

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

[@PaddyMcMe]

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.

[@johnnguyen6361]

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

[@fuzrohdah]

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

[@anngoodwin8553]

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

[@jackallread]

Amazing and beautiful watch! Thanks for sharing!

[@habfan123424]

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

[@daithi1966]

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.

[@robalexander7348]

Congratulations on your 1 million subscribers 😇 👍 Au

[@Aztec1050]

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]

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.

[@johnburgess6572]

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

[@paskrell]

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

[@DirtFather407]

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

[@alwayspooh1588]

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

[@redrobur68]

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! 👍

[@JRC1588]

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

[@jameskwon7617]

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

[@menaseven9093]

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.

[@Lawrence64]

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

[@nickj8]

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

[@sebastiendesse63]

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]

couldnt clean the watch before the video?

[@mohammadal-qawabah7229]

Love it, thank you 🙏

[@cyberfieldmarshall1009]

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]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@sasnad3]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ryangochuico]

Thank you for the history lesson and feature ❤

[@wisamal-hakim5531]

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

[@GB-hu5mu]

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

[@bolchert]

But how much are the service costs?

[@saphna2095]

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?

[@TCTriangle]

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

[@artieshell9205]

Value ? Was that mentioned?

[@tsybze]

Quality video👌🏽👌🏽

[@smisaraf4749]

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

[@jonsavelle1122]

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?

[@davidhunternyc1]

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

[@LordCeeJay]

That's one dirty Presentation watch.

[@ntag411]

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

[@jouzel8951]

Great video!

[@FlaneurSolitaire]

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.

[@devdecker7812]

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

[@Shreedhar_Shukla]

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

[@richardslater677]

It must be a nightmare changing the battery on that.

[@JerryLooks]

Can it make a phone call or show notification?

[@KeithPurdie]

I'm really worried about that hour hand!

[@WristyGymnast]

Vacheron Constantin: Watches? Completed it mate

[@Fallingmedic]

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.

[@misteratoz]

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

[@michaeltroster9059]

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

[@greenhat7618]

Why is there so much dust on the watch?

[@howardmckenna]

That watch is a beast of engineering.

[@621jihoonkim]

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

[@keepgrindingup7661]

Wow that is absolutely insane. VC is the gold standard

[@turdferguson7686]

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"...

[@MKVHD]

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

[@JBFire97]

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

[@justinbuska3499]

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.

[@ihtesham_emon]

This is a amazing masterpiece of watchmaking ❤

[@GordonMoat]

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

[@timothyfunk1883]

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.

[@anandmorris]

Is the watch broken?

[@mixedcontent9060]

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

[@Horizontalvertigo]

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

[@LXNdR1969]

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...!

[@aquilaperis7357]

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

[@andrewhaynes2448]

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

[@daramaccarthy]

1st time connecting face and voice 🤣

[@gizmofactory]

why isn't it running?

[@magoo647]

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

[@lorismikaelian1084]

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...

[@brittle1]

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

[@shaneplasse7979]

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

[@starkparker16]

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

[@istvantoth7431]

Vacheron is indeed making Swiss watch making great again!

[@valengreymoon5623]

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

[@markdance574]

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]

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

[@frankcastora8348]

Yes please!

[@garrettlundy3959]

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

[@bubblegum2445]

amazing... still not as complicated as a maiden's mind lol

[@robertlock6041]

Absolutely agree Mr Gum...

[@YashShevde]

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

[@Chenxi_love_music_fairy]

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.

[@ambarpathakkilbar]

shouldn't that be called the holy grail then ? this is a grand design art

[@BennyYap-u5r]

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

[@PeteMaverickMitchell87]

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

[@robalexander7348]

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

[@anthonygio7545]

Was not expecting that eminem line lol

[@kenghock68]

It took 4 minutes to get to the watch in question

[@TomPlantagenet]

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

[@vondahe]

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.

[@metal4933]

Patek grandmaster chime has 20 though

[@Mizai]

when is something considered a complication

[@mahazroko6753]

afaik anything other than time

[@manidhaliwal525]

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

[@PixelWelding]

Not in 2005