Perpetual Calendar Chronograph: New from Vacheron Constantin

In the world of premium art there are the canonical time models, which attract the attention of collectors and the curious from the true connoisseurs of hours. However, only a few famous chronograph’s, the most prestigious to belong to this rare and exclusive cohort. In these models especially prized the architecture of their mechanisms and restraint design dial.

The new chronograph from Vacheron Constantin, which entered the collection of Patrimony Traditionnelle, inherits this authoritative tradition, and for the Geneva factory, it will certainly gain the status of a symbolic model.

In the premium art of the time those hours – a superb wine in oenology. Rare, exclusive and refined, perfectly thought-out and charming, the fully reveal of their intimate secrets, are only for strongly connoisseurs. This fine alchemy detects a truly extraordinary nature of the new chronograph and perpetual calendar line Patrimony Traditionnelle.

In the heart of this watches is a masterpiece of legendary caliber 1141 from Vacheron Constantin with the column-wheel. This mechanism was used as an excellent energy source for the most prestigious chronograph watch in the history of craft, and many experts consider it the finest structure of all.

The appearance of these watches is also unique, as the mechanism within them. Designed in the style of the line Patrimony Traditionnelle corpus of 18-carat pink gold is elegant, simple and traditional. Its diameter is 43 mm, which provides an excellent perception of all the evidence in the face.

Along with the spiral buffing indicators, and the black bar marks the minute scale, silvered matt dial allocated many tonal finishing in style of canonical chronograph Vacheron Constantin. Connoisseurs immediately conduct a parallel with chronograph of 1940′s.

Mechanism QP 1141 commits 18 000 semi vibrations per hour and has a 48-hour margin of course. In addition to time, minute and small second hand marks from the «nine hours» the function of the mechanism is without reductor central seconds hand and the counter for 30 minutes in the position of «three hours». Aperture perpetual calendar indicates the days of the week, months and leap years, while in the position «six hours» Index is an indicator of astronomical dates and moon phases.

Moon, “body language” which is a joy, the melancholy, hand engraved in gold plate. As with all mechanisms of Vacheron Constantin, caliber 1141 QP allocated carefully rounded bridges with C?tes de Gen?ve engraving and fine-grained surface of platinum, and both elements are made by hand.

Waterproof up to 3 bar pressure, which is equivalent to 30-meter depth, block of 18-carat pink gold is equipped with a rear lid of the sapphire windows, through which you can admire the astonishing complexity of the architecture and the exclusive mechanism 1141 QP.