Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Vacheron Constantin Patrimony traditionnelle skeleton perpetual calendar

Ref.: 43172/000P-9236 and 43172/000R-9241. MOVEMENT: Caliber: 1120 QPSQ, self-winding mechanical, stamped with the Geneva hallmark. Thickness: 4.05 mm. Diameter: 28 mm, 12 1/2 lines. 36 rubies. 19,800 vibrations/hour. Power reserve of approximately 40 hours. Functions: Hours, minutes, Date, day, month, perpetual calendar and moon phase. CASE: Platinum 950 or 5N 18K pink gold. Diameter: 39mm. Sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment on one side, domed. Open-worked case, screwed. Water-resistance: 3 ATM / 30 meters. BRACELET: Dark-blue or Brown, hand-stitched alligator mississipiensis. CLASP: Platinum 950 or 5N 18K pink gold classic buckle.

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Sunday, April 15, 2007

Vacheron Constantin Malte Perpetual Calendar Minute Repeater

Reference: 30040/000R-9090. Movement: Reference 1755 QP. Type Mechanical, manual-winding. Diameter and thickness 30.80 mm, 4.90 mm. 30 jewels. 18,000 vibrations/hour. Power reserve Approx. 34 hours. Indications Hour, minutes. Additional functions Perpetual calendar. Day of the week, 48-month display and bissextile cycle. Moon phase in lapis lazuli and18K gold. Minute repeater. Case: 18K pink gold. Diameter and thickness 41.00 mm, 10.46 mm. Strap width 19.00 mm. Shape and construction Round, 3 parts, soldered lugs. Repeating-slide on caseband at 9 o’clock. Back Snap-on, transparent, sapphire crystal. Finish Entirely Polished. Engraved limited edition number. Glass Sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating on underside, convex. Strap attachment Steel spiral spring bars. Dial and hands: Dial material 18K gold. Dial finish Silvered hand guilloched vieux panier pattern. Counters with diamond-polished filets. Applied Maltese Cross in 18K pink gold, matte and polished finished, fan-shaped. Hours 9 Roman numerals and 3 square hour symbols applied in 18K pink gold. Hands Hours and minutes: 18K pink gold, matte and p/n-shaped. Counters : Blued steel, polished, fan-shaped.

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Saturday, October 28, 2006

Vacheron Constantin Overseas Chronograph

Reference: 49150/B01J-9215. Movement: Chronograph V.C. 1137 self winding mechanical caliber entirely protected by a soft-iron anti magnetic screen. Functions: Chronograph: hours, minutes and seconds; totalizers to 30 minutes and 12 hours; oversize date calendar at 12 o’clock on the dial, 40-hour power reserve. Movement thickness: 6,60 mm. Movement diameter: 11 1/2’’’, 26.00 mm. 21,600 v.p.h. Case: 18K Yellow gold. Water resistance to 150 meters. Bracelet: 18K yellow gold satin and polish finished, half-Maltese-cross link shape. Clasp: Three-ply yellow gold with twin safety-catch push-pieces.

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Sunday, October 22, 2006

Vacheron Constantin Overseas Dual Time

Reference: 47450/B01A-9227. Movement: caliber 1222 selfwinding mechanical, entirely protected by a soft-iron antimagnetic screen. Functions: hours, minutes and center seconds; date, second time zone, day/night. Indicator, 40-hour power reserve. Movement thickness: 4.95 mm. Movement diameter: 11 1/2’’’,26.00 mm. 28,800 v.p.h. Case: stainless steel. Dial: black or silver guilloche, chocolate brown satin finish. Water resistance to 150 meters. Bracelet: Stainless steel polished and satin finished stainless steel. Clasp: Three-ply stainless steel with twin safety-catch pushpieces.

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Sunday, March 19, 2006

Vacheron Constantin The platinum Malte perpetual calendar retrograde date “Openface” Grande Complication

Reference No. 47032/000P-9206. Caliber 1226QPRD, self-winding mechanical. Movement thickness: 5.05 mm, diameter: 26mm. Indications: hours, minutes, perpetual calendar with retrograde date indication, day of the week, month and leap year. 28,800 v.p.h. Power reserve: 38 hours. 36 rubies. Platinum 950 case, 38.5 mm diameter. Water-resistant to 30 m (100 feet). Double sapphire crystal, transparent dial displaying the hand finished movement on a rose gold colored plate, the outer ring showing the dates is cut-away in a fine checkerboard pattern, the date is indicated by a double headed arrow, days of the week, months and leap year are painted in black on sapphire crystal and indicated by rotating white pallets. Blue hand-stitched alligator strap. 18K white gold clasp.

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Monday, February 20, 2006

Vacheron Constantin Kalla Duchesse Haute Joaillerie

Caliber 1400,mechanical hand-wound,Poinçon de Genève quality hallmark. Indications: hours and minutes. Movement thickness: 2.60 mm. Movement diameter: 20.35mm. Number of jewels: 20. Frequency: 28 800 vibrations/hour. Case: 18-carat white gold entirely paved with 162 trapeze-cut diamonds (approximately 9 carats). Dial: 18-carat white gold entirely paved with 62 brilliant-cut diamonds (approximately 5 carats). Water resistance: 30 m. Strap/bracelet: 18-carat white gold entirely set with 380 baguette-cut diamonds (approximately 30 carats). Buckle: on leather strap, 18-carat white gold pin buckle set with 13 brilliants.

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Tuesday, January 31, 2006

Vacheron Constantin Patrimony 31-day Retrograding Calendar

18k White Gold case with champagne-Silver dial and Brown Crocodile starp. Automatic movement, Vacheron Constantin Caliber 1136 R31. Functions: Hours, Minutes, Flyback Date, Day. Flyback retrograde calendar date, Day of the week. Crystal Sapphire Scratch Resistant. Case Diameter: 37.0 mm. Water-resistance to 30m / 100ft. 28,800 vph.

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Saturday, December 17, 2005

The "Vintage Serie"
Vacheron & Constantin Aviator's Chronograph

Made on special order for the English Crown in 1925 and sold in 1926 via the Goldsmith’s Company. Presented to Admiral Richard Byrd in commemoration of his 1926 Arctic Expedition. Historically important and possibly unique, extra large and thin, gentleman’s 18K pink gold wristwatch chronometer with co-axial single button chronograph and register. Three-body case, polished and brushed, sloped bezel, downturned lugs. Silvered dial, slightly amber-colored, sand-textured with indelible dauphine numerals on two-tone dial, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outer minute/second track with Arabic five-minutes/seconds and 1/5th second scale. Blackened gold "Breguet” hands. Movement: Caliber 17’’’, by Louis Elisée Piguet, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 24 jewels, straight line lever escapement, second generation Guillaume balance adjusted to 5 positions and temperature with gold timing screws, Breguet balance-spring, Vacheron Constantin’s micrometer regulator. Diameter. 45 mm. Thickness: 12 mm.

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Friday, October 14, 2005

Vacheron Constantin The Malte Tourbillion

Pièce Unique for the “only watch 2005” charity auction. Case: Stainless steel, tonneau, three-piece, water resistant to 30 meters, glazed back secured by screws, sapphire crystals. Dimensions: 40 x 37 mm. Thickness: 12 mm. Bracelet: black reptile leather with stainless steel deployant clasp. Dial: 18k pink gold, “Sablé” finish, applied white gold dart indexes, power reserve sector at 10, date dial at 2, aperture to view the tourbillon at 6 with seconds chapter. White gold “Epée” hands. Movement: Calibre: VC 1790, 27.37 x 29.30mm, ruthenium finished, “fausses-côtes” decoration, 27-jewels, one minute tourbillon regulator, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold and isochronism, self-compensating balance spring, 18,00vph, 55-hour power reserve.

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Tuesday, August 02, 2005

Vacheron Constantin St-Gervais

A world first! A masterfulwatch offering a 250-hour power reserve. Representing the third expression of the characteristics inherent to Vacheron Constantin, the new Calibre 2250 is endowed with a state-of-the-art perpetual calendar driven by four barrels providing a power reserve of 250 hours. This corresponds to more than ten days of operation coupled with a tourbillon device, which enables the Saint-Gervais model to lay claim to a record-breaking world first. This masterpiece of horological technology bears the name of the historical district of the Geneva "fabrique", the historical home of Vacheron Constantin. Limited edition of 55. Combining the number of watches to be produced in the following series - L'Esprit des Cabinotiers (1), Tour de l'Ile (7) and Saint-Gervais (55) forms the company's founding date: 1 - 7 - 55 (1755). Polished case with fine flute on the bezel and case-back "250th anniversary" type soldered lugs. Dial with "250th anniversary" hand-guilloché motif. Date, day of the week, month and leap years indications. "Tourbillon" device at 6 o'clock with seconds and power reserve indication in two independent zones of 250 hours. Poinçon de Genève;
18-carat gold applied on the dial

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Monday, July 25, 2005

Vacheron Constantin Tour de l'ile

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.

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