The Quarter Millennium of Vacheron Co...

Geneva, Apr 03, 2005

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?Métiers d?Art? Vacheron Constantin, Genève, ?Métiers d?Art?, Set No. 1. Made to mark the occasion of the Quarter Millennium of Vacheron Constantin in 2005. Exceptional set of four water-resistant, 43-hour power reserve, self-winding gentleman?s wristwatches with wandering day, date, hours, and minutes, on enamel dials.

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C. three-body, round, bezel with serrated edge, rounded band, transparent back with serrated edge securedby screws, curved sloped ?250 ans? lugs, anti-reflective sapphire crystals.Dials: all high-fired enamel on solid gold plates.- Platinum: ?Winter?, blue and white cloisonné enamel with white gold depiction of Apollo?s chariot in highrelief, set with 55 brilliant cut diamonds, four apertures for the wandering hour and minutes and semi-instantaneousday and date.- White gold: ?Spring?, pink and white cloisonné enamel with white gold depiction of Apollo?s chariot inhigh relief, four apertures for the wandering hour and minutes and semi-instantaneous day and date.- Yellow gold: ?Summer?, yellow and white cloisonné enamel with yellow gold depiction of Apollo?schariot in high relief, four apertures for the wandering hour and minutes and semi-instantaneous dayand date.- Pink gold: ?Autumn?, orange, brown and white cloisonné enamel with yellow gold depiction of Apollo?schariot in high relief, four apertures for the wandering hour and minutes and semi-instantaneous dayand date.Movement: Cal. 2460 H 205 G4, rhodium plated, ?fausses-cotes? decoration, stamped with the Seal of Geneva,27 jewels, lateral lever escapement, free-sprung monometallic balance with a frequency of 4Hz, (28,800A/h),shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, guilloché gold rotor, on both sides, correctors for dayand date adjustment.Dimensions: diameter 40 mm, thickness 12.1 mm.


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?Métier ?Métiers d? s d?Art? Art? To mark the occasion of their 250th anniversary Vacheron Constantin have created this exceptional series, a limited edition of twelve sets of four watches. Each set contains a watch in yellow gold, one in pink gold, one in white gold, and one in platinum. The dials are decorated in enamel with Apollo?s chariot in applied gold. The platinum represents winter with blue enamel and diamond highlights, the white gold represents spring with a dial featuring rose and pink hues, the yellow gold represents summer with bright tones, and the pink gold represents autumn with orange tones. The present set is the first in this series; each of the watches will be engraved with number 1. This series of watches was created to honor the skill of Geneva?s celebrated artisans, and as, their dials are decorated using several of their time-honored techniques: champlevé enamel, translucid enamel, painting on enamel, and engraving and chasing.