VACHERON CONSTANTIN – MALTE Tourbillon & Small Pink Gold
Malte Tourbillon and Malte small model
Embodying a fascinating blend of aesthetic restraint and distinctive personality, the Malte collection by Vacheron Constantin interprets its iconic tonneau shape through a range of contemporary variations. Two new models – a prestigious tourbillon with a slate-colored dial and a ladies’ watch combining the purity of mother-of-pearl with a vivid fuchsia-colored strap – radiate an imposing and distinguished presence within a curvaceous pink gold case.
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The charismatic tonneau (barrel) shape has consistently punctuated Vacheron Constantin’s creative heritage since 1912. At the time, the Manufacture played a pioneering role in adopting this daring format, representing a clean break with the traditional shape of pocket watches. Hugging the wrist to perfection, this distinctive curve is variously expressed through the Malte collection, composed of men’s and ladies’ models that are as understated as they are sophisticated.
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The Malte aesthetic, reinvented in 2012 and distinguished by harmoniously balanced contemporary lines with pure displays, continues to assert its unique personality that is both classic and original.
Malte Tourbillon, 18K 5N pink gold, slate-colored dial
Malte Tourbillon
- Mechanical manual-winding movement
- Maltese cross-shaped tourbillon carriage displaying an exceptional level of finishing
- Slate-colored dial
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At 6 o’clock, the Maltese cross-shaped tourbillon carriage asserts its character and reveals the exceptional level of finishing performed on each of the movement components. The slightly off-centred position of the hours and minutes hands, as well as the low frequency of the movement – 18,000 vibrations per hour – ensure a fine view of the tourbillon bearing the seconds hand. 169 parts compose the tonneau-shaped 2795 caliber, a mechanical hand-winding movement entirely developed and manufactured by Vacheron Constantin, endowed with a 45-hour power reserve.
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TECHNICAL DATA
Model: MALTE Tourbillon
Reference 30130/000R-B289
Hallmark of Geneva certified timepiece
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Movement
Caliber 2795
Developed and manufactured by Vacheron Constantin
Mechanical, manual-winding
27.4 x 29.3 mm (12’’’¼ x 12’’’¾), 6.1 mm thick
Approximately 45 hours of power reserve
2.5 Hz (18,000 vibrations/hour)
169 components
27 jewels
Indications Hours, minutes
Small seconds at 6 o’clock on tourbillon carriage
Tourbillon
Case
18K 5N pink gold
38 x 48.2 mm, 12.7 mm thick
Transparent sapphire crystal caseback
Water-resistance tested at a pressure of 3 bar(approx.30 meters)
Dial
Slate-colored, sand-blasted
Painted minute-track
11 applied baton-shaped hour-markers and 1 applied Roman numeral in 18K 5N pink gold
Strap
Black Mississippiensis alligator leather with alligator inner shell, hand-stitched, saddle finish, large square scales
Clasp 18K 5N pink gold folding clasp
Polished half Maltese cross-shaped
Accessory Delivered with a magnifying glass
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Malte small model, 18K 5N pink gold, mother-of-pearl dial
Malte small model
- •Mechanical manual-winding movement
- •White mother-of-pearl dial
- •Shiny fuchsia-colored alligator leather strap
Femininity and refinement are the keynotes of the new Malte small model combining the purity of white mother-of-pearl with a vibrant fuchsia-coloured strap. This Hallmark of Geneva certified mechanical manual-winding watch flaunts a pared-down style, housed in an 18K 5N pink gold tonneau-shaped case with smoothly balanced lines. The slightly domed mother-of-pearl dial is graced with slim hands sweeping over ten slender applied pink gold hour-markers. The collection’s two signature Roman numerals at 12 and 6 o’clock underscore an aesthetic that is both classic and contemporary.
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Fitted with discreet lugs and a sapphire crystal caseback, the curving 28.4 x 38.7 mm case, water-resistant to 30 metres, houses manual-winding Caliber 1400 AS, entirely developed and manufactured by Vacheron Constantin. This 98-part movement, endowed with a 40-hour power reserve, drives the hours, minutes and small seconds at 6 o’clock. Gently embracing even the daintiest wrist, the lines of this model are beautifully enhanced by the bright glow of its shiny fuchsia-colored alligator leather strap.
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TECHNICAL DATA
Model: MALTE Small model
Reference 81015/ 000R-B282
Hallmark of Geneva certified timepiece
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Movement
Caliber 1400 AS
Developed and manufactured by Vacheron Constantin
Mechanical, manual-winding
20.65 mm (9’’’) diameter, 2.6 mm thick
Approximately 40 hours of power reserve
4 Hz (28,800 vibrations/ hour)
98 components
20 jewels
Indications Hours, minutes
Small seconds at 6 o’clock
Case
18K 5N pink gold
28.4 x 38.7 mm, 7.72 mm thick
Transparent sapphire crystal caseback
Water-resistance tested at a pressure of 3 bar (approx.30 meters)
Dial
White mother-of-pearl
10 applied baton-shaped hour-markers and 2 applied Roman numerals in 18K 5N pink gold
Strap
Fuchsia-colored Mississippiensis alligator shiny leather strap, stitched-tip, square scales
Buckle 18K 5N pink gold buckle
Polished half Maltese cross-shaped
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Vacheron Constantin
Press Department 10, Chemin du Tourbillon
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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