- A single-piece watch striking perfect balance between horological excellence and stylistic virtuosity.
- A new manual-winding tourbillon-regulated Manufacture Calibre 2757 which drives two of the most complex horological complications: a minute repeater equipped with a centripetal flying strike regulator and a split-seconds monopusher chronograph.
- Perfect legibility of the three-counter dial with off-centre hours and minutes, 30-minute chronograph counter, small seconds and central split-seconds chronograph hands.
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Combining a minute repeater and a split-seconds chronograph driven by a tourbillon movement within the same complication watch is a challenge taken up by the Maison’s master watchmakers in this Les Cabinotiers single-piece edition.
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The construction of this calibre, which consists of integrating an additional split-seconds chronograph mechanism into a basic minute repeater movement, represents a technical feat. The combination of these functions with a tourbillon has rarely been seen in the world of pocket watches, is almost non-existent in the world of wristwatches, and represents a first for Vacheron Constantin in a wristwatch. This timepiece is also distinguished by a concern for the purity of the dial and the legibility of its chronograph functions. The tourbillon is visible only through the case back, while the off-centre display of the time and chronograph indications highlights the two central chronograph hands. The presence of a minute repeater is revealed by the slide-piece positioned on the left-hand side of the watch. This aesthetic sensibility, expressed through meticulous attention to detail and decoration, composes a veritable anatomy of beauty – the 2022 theme highlighted by the Maison.
Two centuries of expertise
As early as 1819, Vacheron Constantin produced a pocket watch with independent deadbeat seconds and quarter repeater, at the time one of the first of its kind, which is now kept in the private collection of the Maison.
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New Calibre 2757 in-house manual-winding movement
Vacheron Constantin's watchmakers have developed the 698-component manual-winding Calibre 2757. Such a large number of parts denotes a rare degree of horological complexity.
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A high-performance chronograph
The very construction of the movement, particularly in terms of its chronographic functions, is based on the imperative of performance. In the watchmaking world, where many great inventions belong to the past, innovation often consists in optimising the operation of a calibre. This approach begins with the development of the movement and continues with the use of new materials.
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A musical watch
The chronograph functions are complemented by a minute repeater, activated by the lever on the left-hand side of the case. An essential complication for musical watches, the minute repeater has been part of Vacheron Constantin's watchmaking vocabulary for more than two centuries, sounding the hours, quarters and minutes on demand. The first known mention of a Vacheron Constantin chiming watch in the production records dates back to 1806, with a gold quarter-repeater pocket watch. Since that date, chiming and repeater watches have been part of the Maison’s heritage that has continued to grow over the decades.
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Exceptional finishing
Presented in a 45 mm-diameter 750/1000 5N pink gold case with an exhibition back and on an alligator leather strap with gold folding clasp, this watch represents a technical feat as well as epitomising extraordinary mastery in the field of watchmaking finishing. A signature feature of Vacheron Constantin watches is that each component is finely decorated with hand-made finishes before being assembled, even when destined to remain hidden.
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The Anatomy of Beauty®
The single-piece watch Les Cabinotiers Minute Repeater Tourbillon Split-Seconds Monopusher Chronograph features a concern for impeccable finishing and meticulous decoration of all watch components, even those that remain invisible, vividly illustrating Vacheron Constantin's theme for 2022:"The Anatomy of Beauty®". This quest for excellence is expressed through the designers' aesthetic choices and preferences as well as in the meticulous finishing work performed by the artisans. All the components of a Vacheron Constantin watch benefit from this scrupulous attention, even those that remain invisible once the movement has been assembled. A keen eye will note the fine guilloché work on a dial or the gem-set minutes track; it will make out the contours of the Maison’s Maltese cross emblem on the links of a bracelet; it will notice the small flame-blued screw serving as a seconds indicator on a tourbillon carriage and the mirror polish of a minute-repeater hammer; it will appreciate the artisans’ delicate touch when chamfering a plate or rounding off a bridge; and finally, it will admire the miniature enamel painting depicting a ship tossed around by a stormy sea streaked with lightning. At Vacheron Constantin, concern for detail delicately shapes an anatomy of beauty in which nothing is left to chance.
------------------------------------------------------------------With this Les Les Cabinotiers Minute repeater tourbillon split-seconds monopusher chronograph single-piece edition, Vacheron Constantin has achieved the perfect blend of technical horology and aesthetic sophistication. This timepiece is distinguished by the rare combination of a minute repeater and a split-seconds chronograph within a tourbillon-regulated calibre.
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Collection: Les Cabinotiers
Model: Les Cabinotiers Minute Repeater Tourbillon Split-Seconds Monopusher Chronograph
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Reference 9750C/000R-002C - Unique Piece
Developed and manufactured by Vacheron Constantin
Mechanical, manual-winding - Calibre 2757
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33.30 mm diameter, 10.40 mm thick
Approximately 60 hours of power reserve
2.5Hz (18,000 vibrations/hour)
698 components
59 jewels
Poinçon de Genève
Indications
- Off-centred/Offset hours and minutes
- Chronograph
- Split-seconds chronograph
- Small seconds
- 30-minute counter
- Minute repeater
- Tourbillon
18K 5N pink gold
45 mm diameter, 16.4 mm thick
Dial
Dark grey dial
Hours, minutes and seconds hands: 18K 5N pink gold, polished
Chronograph and split-seconds chronograph hands: gold-toned aluminium, matt
Strap
Black Mississippiensis alligator leather, hand-stitched, saddle-finish, large square scales
Buckle 18K 5N pink gold folding clasp
Half Maltese cross-shaped
Box Les Cabinotiers box
- Single-piece edition
- “Les Cabinotiers”, “Pièce unique”, “AC” hallmark engraved on caseback
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Press Release - 2022
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Vacheron Constantin
Press Department
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P.O. Box 95
CH-1228
Plan-les-Ouates/Geneva
Tel. +41 22 930 20 05
Fax +41 22 930 20 06
press@vacheron-constantin.com
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