Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Complete Calendar Collection Excellence Platine
As a pre-SIHH 2018 novelty, Vacheron Constantin announces a new Traditionnelle Complete Calendar watch from its iconic Collection Excellence Platine. This 100-piece individually numbered limited edition timepiece is made from 950 platinum and boasts a precision moon-phase function along with the completer calendar complication.
Introduced in 2006, the Collection Excellence Platine series from Vacheron Constantin has been offering collectors exceptional watches, ranging from the simplest to the most complex and issued in limited editions.
The aesthetic signature of this prestigious range is the 950 platinum attiring the case, the sand-blasted dial bearing the secret “Pt950” inscription between 4 and 5 o’clock, the folding clasp and even the topstitching on the dark blue alligator leather strap. For the pre-SIHH 2018, the collection is now enriched with adding an eminently useful and refined horological complication – the complete calendar.
This new Traditionnelle complete calendar watch features all the attributes of its proud lineage. A contemporary expression of the grand Geneva watchmaking tradition, conveyed through a palette of horological complications in a classical design.
An “Etagé” case and lugs, a fluted case-back, a railway-type minute track, Dauphine-type hours and minutes hands, as well as “bâtons de Genève” hour-markers: the aesthetic codes of the Traditionnelle collection are all clearly present, complemented by the aura of exclusivity conveyed by the Excellence Platine signature.
Punctuated by gold bi-facetted hands and hour-markers, the pure display makes a perfect match with the blue Arabic numerals gracing the date and other calendar indications, while the platinum moon disc sets the seal on the unique nature of this model. The visual equilibrium and legibility of the dial are accentuated by the unusual arrangement of the day and month apertures, placed around the dial periphery, while the date is indicated by a slender blue central hand.
Water-resistant to 30 metres, the 41 mm-diameter case of the Traditionnelle complete calendar Collection Excellence Platine houses the 308 components of Calibre 2460 QCL, a mechanical self-winding movement entirely developed and manufactured by Vacheron Constantin.
Equipped with a 22 carats gold oscillating weight, it beats at the frequency of 4 Hz and ensures a 40-hour power reserve while driving the central hours, minutes and seconds, complete calendar (day, date and month), precision moon phase and age of the moon. The remarkably accurate moon-phase indication requires just one adjustment every 122 years (compared with three years for a simple moon phase).
Finally, this exceptional watch crafted in a 100-piece limited edition, is fitted with a dark blue alligator leather strap, hand-stitched with 950 platinum and silk thread and secured by a polished half Maltese cross-shaped folding clasp in 950 platinum.
Technical details
Model: Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Complete Calendar Collection Excellence Platine, Reference: 4010T/000P-B345
Certification
Hallmark of Geneva certified timepiece
Movement
Calibre 2460 QCL
Developed and manufactured by Vacheron Constantin
Mechanical, self-winding
29 mm (11¼’’’) diameter
5.4 mm thick
Approximately 40 hours of power reserve
4 Hz (28,800 vibrations/hour)
308 components
27 jewels
Indications
Hours, minutes
Central seconds
Complete calendar (day, date, month)
Precision moon phase
Age of the moon
Case
950 platinum
41 mm diameter, 10.72 mm thick
Transparent sapphire crystal caseback
Water-resistance tested at a pressure of 3 bar (approx. 30 meters)
Dial
950 platinum
Sand-blasted
“Pt950” hallmark between 4 and 5 o’clock
18K white gold applied hour-markers and Maltese cross Platinum moon phase disc
Strap
Dark blue Mississippiensis alligator leather with alligator leather inner shell, hand-stitched with platinum 950 and silk, saddle-finish, large square scales
Buckle: Platinum 950 folding clasp; Polished half Maltese cross-shaped
Edition
Limited edition of 100 individually numbered pieces
“N°X/100” engraved on caseback
