History in The Making

Today I'll be going over the history of Vacheron Constantin.

Vacheron Constantin is one of the oldest watch manufacturers being founded in 1755 by Jean-Marc Vacheron.

Today Vecheron Constanting is part of the Richmont Group.

Vacheron Constantin has a small employee scale compared to that of Rolex, it only employs about 400 people world wide.

Vacheron Constantin made their first complication in 1770, 9 years after the first engine turned dial was invented by this marvelous company.

The name Vacheron Constantin came to be in around 1819 when then owner Jaques-Barthèlemy realized he needed help running the growing company. François Constantin became his assosiate and tats how Vacheron & Constantin came to have its name.

The watchmaking company has a motto and it states "Do better if possible and that is always possible".

In 2003 Vacheron Constantin introduced a new sports line called Overseas, and a collection called Egérie, the first to include watches for women.

In 2004 Vacheron Constantin opened its new headquarters and manufacture in Plab-les-Ouates, Geneva.

The Richmont Group named Juan Carlos Torres as the CEO of the company in October 2005. Vacheron Constantin is considered to be company that was able to create one of the most complicated wristwatches in the world entitled Tour de I'lle. It was created in 2005 to mark the anniversary of 250 years of Vacheron Constantin. The watch includes 834 parts and 16 horological complications. It was only available through the Vacheron Constantin shop in Geneva, Switzerland and sold for more than $1 million.

In 2007 Vacheron Constantin introduced the Metiers d'Art 'Les Masques' collection of timepieces featuring miniature reproductions of primitive art masks. The company selected twelve masks from a private museum collection and reproduced the masks on a small scale. The miniaturized masks are featured in the dial center of every watch from the 'Les Masques' collection.

See More of the Metiers d'Art 'Les Masques    More of Metier d'Art collection

Vacheron Consantin sells about 20,000 timepieces a year today.

The Four Corners of The World!

The Four Corners of The World!

This is a video Vacheron Constantin Released in 2011 and I found it very interesting so I thought I'd share it with you guys.

Part of their Métiers d'Art collection Vacheron brings are and history into this collections and integrates them into their timepieces making marvelous creations. These are just four that have been released throughout the years.

Vacheron Constantin

"These are truly works of art that demonstrate the talent and outstanding expertise of the company's  master craftsmen over the years."

I wrote another blog about this collection previous that you can go read

Another artful collection

I am very fond of this collection because it takes many things into count.

History, culture, living , and many other things.

Not to mention the way they integrate it into their timepiece to make something completely new.

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Vacheron Constantin Shows Us The Beauty Of Skeleton Movements

Another SIHH watch this one is from Vacheron Constantin

Before I go on I must admit I am very fond of skeleton movements.

But this one is truly eye catching.

                 Vacheron Constantin MÉTIERS D'ART 

This skeleton movement features Roman Numerals in a very extravagant fashion.

It comes with an external ring which can be either Black,Grey, or Blue; Which are made of Grand Feu opaque enameled 

The Movement has been detailed by hand it is a caliber 4400 SQ and is only 2.8 mm thick and 

consist of 127 parts with 21 jewels.

It produces 28,800 Vibrations per hour and has a power reserve of about 65 hours.

The casing is only 7.5 mm thick and has a diameter of 40 mm and is made of 18k white gold

It comes with an alligator Mississippiensis strap with an 18k white gold buckle.

The watch is water resistant up to about 30 meters.

 If viewing the front of the movement wasn't enough for you no worries, it has a see-through sapphire crystal.

The detail that went to this timepiece is exceptional.

It was hand engraved with such detail its hard to imagine how much time and how delicate it must have been.

 All 3 colors of this model are spectacular and very flashy.

This timepiece tells hours and minutes and you can see every part in the movement bring those actions to live.

Vacheron Constantin truly did great work with this skeleton movement and have made into a piece of art that you can wear and admire on your wrist.

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