POCKET DIAL
Vacheron Constantin has unveiled a pocket watch inspired by Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring. When activated, the timepiece strikes the hours and quarters every quarter and, as a minute repeater, can also strike the time on demand. Hand-engraved on its bezel, back and sides, this complex creation is topped by a bow adorned with two hand-sculpted lion heads. A yellow gold case back is elegantly enhanced by a reproduction of Vermeer’s masterpiece that took over two years to complete; it was created by Anita Porchet, one of the world’s most famous practitioners of enamel miniature painting.