Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Contemporaine Retrograde Day and Date

Classices design is the Patrimony Collection’s strong suit, its fundamentals clearly reflecting Vacheron Constantin’s founding values. Beating mechanical rhythms both simple and highly sophisticated its timepieces also express the brand’s very contemporary elegance. Every Patrimony model provides a convincing demonstration of Vacheron Constantin’s unique skills and expertise.

Vacheron Constantin Cabinotiers Openworked Minute Repeater

Harking back directly to the origins which have guided Vacheron Constantin since its foundation in 1755, the Cabinotiers time-pieces embody the watchmaker’s art at its best and raising the creative talents of Vacheron Constantin to new heights in that exclusive circle of high-complication horology where veritable masterpieces: skeleton minute repeater, equation of time, sunrise and sunset.

Vacheron Constantin Patrimony traditionnelle skeleton perpetual calendar

Only by bringing several traditional watch crafts together could such a work of art be created. Using transparency and shimmering light to transform a complicated watch movement into an aerial ballet of pierced bridges and gear-trains is an art that Vacheron Constantin has mastered to perfection, an art requiring complementary expertise: that of the master watchmaker to create the complication, that of the master engraver to reveal the soul of the movement.

The Patrimony Traditionnelle Skeleton Perpetual Calendar watch, whose 1120QPSQ calibre is stamped with the prestigious Geneva hallmark, is distinguished by the Art Nouveau motif of its beautifully finished engraving. Vacheron Constantin’s master engravers were inspired here by the natural motifs and elegant shapes of the Eiffel Tower. Another distinguishing feature of the movement is the complexity of its decoration and the sophistication of its execution, making it a major new benchmark in the world of skeleton watches.

The dial was designed to provide an excellent view of the skeleton movement and perfect legibility of the perpetual calendar indications. To achieve this, Vacheron Constantin opted for a transparent sapphire dial enhanced by a silvered ring integrating the hour markers and minute-track. The Perpetual Calendar indications, transferred on the dial, consequently gained in both size and legibility. Transparency was also used with the moon phase indicator, whose two discs can be made out through the frosted glass.

* Reference numbers : 43172/000P-9236 and 43172/000R-9241
* Calibre    : 1120 QPSQ, self-winding mechanical
* Stamped with the Geneva hallmark
* Thickness of movement : 4.05 mm
* Diameter of movement : 28 mm / 12 1/2 lignes
* Jewelling : 36 rubies
* Frequency : 19,800 vibrations/hour
* Power reserve : Approximately 40 hours
* Indications : Hours, minutes
* Perpetual calendar
* Moon phase
* Case : Platinum 950 or 5N 18K pink gold 39 mm in diameter
* Sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment on one side, domed
* Open-worked case, screwed
* Water-resistance : 3 ATM / 30 metres
* Bracelet : Dark-blue or Brown, hand-stitched alligator mississipiensis
* Clasp : Platinum 950 or 5N 18K pink gold classic buckle
* Half Maltese Cross

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Vacheron Constantin Tour de l’Île

The world’s most complicated double-face watch, produced in a limited edition of 7. Tour de l’Ile is the most complicated watch ever made, with a totally original combination of horological complications and astronomical indications composing a list of sixteen different points including a minute repeater, sunset time, perpetual calendar, second time zone, a tourbillon device, the equation of time and the representation of the night sky… This exceptional calibre composed of 834 parts called for over 10,000 hours of research and development lavished on it by the designers, engineers and watchmakers of Vacheron Constantin.

Its name refers to one of the historical sites of the venerable company, located next to the current Maison Vacheron Constantin on the Quai de l’Ile. Limited edition of 7.

* Calibre 2750 - 834 components - More than 10,000 hours of R & D
* Power Reserve
* second time zone
* Moon Phases
* Age of the moon
* Minute Repeater
* Perpetual Calendar
* Tourbillon
* Sunrise
* Sunset
* Celestial chart
* Self winding movement
* Frequency: 2,5Hz (18 ‘ 000 A/h)
* Power Reserve: 58 hours
* Empierrage: 39 rubies
* Diameter of case: 35.40mm
* Total diameter: 36.0mm
* Total thickness: 11.25mm
* Material: gold (5N) 18K 750
* Sapphire Glass anti reflective coating
* Dust resistant
* Valued at : $ 1,500,000.00