Vacheron Constantin

Tracing its heritage of fine craftsmanship to 1755, when Jean-Marc Vacheron hired his first apprentice, the Swiss watchmaker is the world’s oldest continuously operating watch company. Today, it employs more than 1,000 staff members worldwide, crafting exquisite grand complications and hypnotic tourbillons at its manufacturing base in Geneva and Vallée de Joux, Switzerland. Despite the unprecedented challenges of this year, it has created novelties in various collections: two super-complicated timepieces from Les Cabinotiers (its workshop for bespoke pieces), the Tempo and Ode to Music; four pieces featuring a dragging hours display and enamelled dials; two Traditionnelle models; and Overseas, an ultra-thin perpetual calendar. “We will have a lot to share in the next months – technical watches including complications, with exciting creations in 2021,” says Christian Selmoni, Vacheron Constantin’s heritage and style director.

01/ OVERSEAS QP ULTRA-THIN SKELETON 41.5MM PINK GOLD CASE ON PINK GOLD BRACELET £121,000

02/ HISTORIQUES TRIPLE CALENDRIER 1942 40MM STAINLESS STEEL CASE ON DARK BROWN MISSISSIPPIENSIS ALLIGATOR LEATHER STRAP £19,500

03/ TRADITIONNELLE SELF-WINDING HARRODS LIMITED EDITION 38MM 18K PINK GOLD CASE ON GREEN MISSISSIPPIENSIS ALLIGATOR LEATHER STRAP £27,200

04/ PATRIMONY MOON PHASE RETROGRADE DATE 42.5MM 18K WHITE GOLD CASE ON BLACK MISSISSIPPIENSIS ALLIGATOR LEATHER STRAP £38,800

05/ FIFTYSIX SELF-WINDING BOUTIQUE EXCLUSIVE 40MM PINK GOLD CASE ON BROWN CALFSKIN LEATHER STRAP £18,100

06/ OVERSEAS SELF-WINDING 41MM 18K PINK GOLD CASE ON PINK GOLD BRACELET £44,800