Vacheron Constantin’s Grand Designs

Lara Mansour   |   14-09-2016

Maître Cabinotier Retrograde Armillary Tourbillon

In the wake of the most complicated watch ever made, the Ref. 57260 with 57 complications, Vacheron Constantin unveils the Maître Cabinotier retrograde armillary tourbillon model. This timepiece bearing the Hallmark of Geneva was produced by the three master watchmakers who created Ref. 57260, and they incorporated two of the complicated features of the superwatch, the armillary tourbillon and the double retrograde indication. Its contemporary styling opens the remarkable structure of the calibre 1990 movement to view. The high-precision manually wound movement is housed in a 45.7mm case in white gold. Four patent applications have been filed for this unique model.

mai%cc%82tre-cabinotier-retrograde-armillary-tourbillon

Historiques

The Historiques collection, dedicated to Vacheron Constantin’s creative archetypes, highlights the wealth of the technical and aesthetic heritage of the Manufacture through contemporary reinterpretations. New models are now reviving three icons much sought after among collectors. Inspired by a legendary 1955 chronograph, the Cornes de vache 1955 model is interpreted in pink gold, while the emblematic cushion-shaped American 1921 and the remarkable Ultra-fine 1955 with its 1.64 mm-thin gold caliber appears clothed in platinum.

historiques-2

historiques

Malte Moon Phase and Power Reserve

Embodying an appealing blend of purity and sophistication, the new Malte Moon Phase and Power Reserve model displays the assertive personality and elegant style of the creations composing this collection. The Malte collection with its emblematic barrel shape expresses the inventiveness and elegance of Vacheron Constantin. Bearing the Hallmark of Geneva, the Malte Moon Phase and Power Reserve model features a barrel-shaped watch in pink gold. Equipped with a high-precision gear train, the moon-phase mechanism also known as an ‘astronomical moon’ requires just one correction every 122 years.

malte-moon-phase