During this, the year of their 260th anniversary, Vacheron Constantin have added to their Métiers d’Art collection with two new platinum watches with hand-engraved in-house movements – calibres 22601/1 and 4400/1. What these two pieces share in common are the… Read More ›
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SIHH 2015 : Vacheron Constantin ‘Harmony’ Tourbillon Chronograph
Harmony of form and function, harmony in music, of thought, of companionship, of the tastebuds. A common word, but perhaps unexpected as the name of the new Vacheron Constantin collection introduced at SIHH 2015 to mark their 260th anniversary. As… Read More ›
Well travelled : Vacheron Constantin’s Patrimony Traditionelle World Time
With SIHH 2015 almost upon us and the ever present push to focus on the next new thing, it is important sometimes to sit back and be reminded of watches that may have been launched a few years ago (2011,… Read More ›
INTERVIEW : Mr. Christian Selmoni, Vacheron Constantin Artistic Director
From when he joined in January 1992 as Purchasing, Planning and Manufacturing Director to his current position as Artistic Director, held since late 2010, Mr. Christian Selmoni has both seen and been at the forefront of many changes at Vacheron… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2014 : a Patrimony shade of grey
Vacheron Constantin’s Patrimony collection, now with the Patrimony Tradtionelle models called ‘Traditionelle’ and the Contemporaine models becoming ‘Patrimony’, gained a number of new models during Watches & Wonders 2014, all in rose gold with a slate grey dial, but in… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2014 : Opening ceremony
A few hours ago I attended the opening cocktails of Watches & Wonders 2014. You know what they say – if the ribbon has been cut by all the CEOs of participating brands, and if each booth has been traditionally… Read More ›
LIVE : From Watches & Wonders 2014
I am writing to you live from Hong Kong, where it is the ‘preview day’ for the second “Watches & Wonders : The Haute Horlogerie Exhibition in Asia”. The fair runs from 30 September – 2 October 2014 at the… Read More ›
PHOTOS : Vacheron Constantin’s Fabuleux Ornements
Earlier this year I featured Vacheron Constantin’s Fabuleux Ornements collection which debuted at SIHH 2014. Recently I had the opportunity, with thanks to Vacheron Constantin Australia, of looking at these stunning watches at greater leisure here in Sydney, and so… Read More ›
PHOTOS : Vacheron Constantin Malte Tourbillon Openworked
Recently, we wrote about the Vacheron Constantin Malte Tourbillon Openworked, one of the pieces launched at SIHH 2014. The photos used in that post were part of many that were taken of Vacheron’s releases during the rather frantic ten or… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : Vacheron Constantin Malte Tourbillon Openworked
Earlier this year we covered the new Métiers d’Art Fabuleux Ornements watches from Vacheron Constantin, featuring some of Vacheron’s delicate open-working skills. Aside from these, there was a general theme focusing on new open-work watches at SIHH 2014, and one… Read More ›