I actually nearly bought overseas dual time last year. This close I must say. The dial is superb and the barcelet is very distinctive. As nice as APRO barcelet if not better.
However, I didnt pull the trigger and eventually decided to get APROO instead due to the following reasons.
1. VC market positioning, especially in Asia, has been declining. PP has obviously gained a better market positioning and more prestigious than VC these days, indeed even AP is kind of more prestigious than VC in a lot of collectors' opinion.
2. VC's resell value, especially overseas and most basic models are extremely low. My sale here told me his customer who wanted to sell this VC overseas chrono was offered a 30% of his purchase price after a year. lol. but dont tell me you wanna get that. Its not easy to find one as not many people buy VC and even fewer people sell their VC.
3. For me to pay more than rm50k, inhouse movement is a must. I dont really care if the watch is say 20k or below. But for this kind of money, I preferred to get some exclusive movement.
4. I was told that new overseas will be launched in 2013. So still hoping that they may introduce inhouse movement for overseas. Also, i dont like to get outdated model unless they are collectible.
5. Last but not least, VC is still doing relatively good in formal or dressic watch but not their sport watch.
So, I didnt buy last year. However, I may change my mind later since I already have both PP and AP. So i may reconsider VC again especially when the new model is out.
