Vacheron Constantin Métiers d’Art – La Symbolique des Laques
Limited series of 20 sets per year, housing three watches each
An encounter between Vacheron Constantin, which in 2005 marked 250 years of activity in Geneva, and Zôhiko, which will celebrate its 350th birthday in Kyoto in 2011… Together, more than 600 years of history.
The incredible reaction to the Métiers d’Art – Les Masques collection born of the encounter between Vacheron Constantin and Geneva’s Barbier-Mueller Museum has only strengthened the watch manufacturer’s conviction that today, more than ever, it is important to match the cultural and artistic trades with watchmaking of the highest technical quality.
Such a combining of talents, associating both technical and decorative virtuosity with accuracy, perfectly illustrates Vacheron Constantin’s core values: seeking excellence, supporting creativity, being open to the world, respecting and handing down traditions, and finally, sharing the passion.
Now, the brand is opening up a whole new horizon for combining watchmaking and decorative techniques, by offering for the first time a Métiers d’Art collection in which part of the work is done outside Geneva – and in fact on a far-off continent, since mysterious term maki-e refers to the crown jewel of traditional ancestral Japanese lacquer techniques.
References: 33222/000R-9506 – Pine Tree and Crane - 33222/000R-9517 – Plum Tree and Nightingale and 33222/000G-9521 – Bamboo and Sparrow
The case, in 18kt rose or white gold, is coated with Japanese maki-e lacquer. It measures 40mm and is water resistant to 30 meters.
Movement is the manual-wind Vacheron in-house caliber 1003 SQ, skeletonised, done in 14kt gold, ruthenium treated, and stamped with the Geneva Hallmark. It has 18 jewels and a power reserve of 30 hours.
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