Those who like modest grey colour and sportive style will surely appreciate the new horological creation by Vacheron Constantin. Recently this reputable watchmaking company has presented its new watch from the Overseas collection that was launched in 1996. The watch is a perfect accessory for a traveller as it features an important function of second time zone indication.

At 3 o’clock on the grey dial there is an additional subdial for date and in front of its there is a power reserve indicator. The new Vacheron Constantin wath is available in two versions: with grey leather strap or black rubber strap.

The heart of the timepiece is an automatic calibre Vacheron 1222SC with 34 jewels. The movement guarantees 40 hours of power reserve. It is accommodated by a steel case measuring 42 mm in diameter and equipped with a titanium bezel and push-pieces protection block. The new Vacheron Constantin watch is water resistant down to 150 meters.

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The renowned auction house of Antiquorum is glad to announce and interesting watch auction that will be held in New York on March 10-12, 2010. The event is dedicated to the unique collection of timepieces gathered by the French-American artist Pierre Fernandez Arman, one of the founders of the new realism trend in painting. Pierre Fernandez Arman has become widely known owing to his exhibitions where he was breaking, tearing, cutting and blowing with dynamite his works of art as well as to his objects of art made of polyester and plexiglass, massive sculptures and installations made of piles of identical objects. Arman was a very passionate collector – his collection includes not only timepieces but also radio sets, cars, pistols, African carving, Japanese armours, etc.

Among the highlight of the Antiquorum’s watch auction there are such timepieces as Patek Philippe Ref. 2459 Devil’s Horns, Minerva chronograph and 1940s Vacheron Constantin Ref. 3681 Black Mystery.

Patek Philippe Devil’s Horns is a real collector’s dream. The watch was produced in two different types of case decorated with “devil’s hornsâ€� with identical number. The watch is estimated for 25,000 – 35,000 USD. Minerva chronograph made in the 1930s and measuring 42-mm in diameter is estimated for 6,000 – 8,000USD. The last lot of the auction is a unique Vacheron Constantin Black Mystery watch made in the 1940s. The vintage watch features a rotary plate at the dial and measures 30 mm in diameter. This Vacheron Constantin vintage watch can become a perfect stylish accessory for ladies.

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The legendary and prestigious Swiss watchmaking company Vacheron Constantin has recently presented a new version of its Patrimony chronograph with perpetual calendar in a platinum case.

The watch is powered with a legendary Calibre Patrimony 1141QP movement that is only 7.4 mm thick which is an exceptional characteristic for a mechanical chronograph manually wound movement. Power reserve of the Patrimony 1141QP makes up 48 hours. In addition to the hours and minutes with the small seconds on the left, the movement indicates the elapsed time with the central chronograph seconds and a 30-minute counter on the right. In the perpetual calendar, the days, months and leap years are nicely arranged in apertures while the moon phases and dates hand are displayed at 6 o’clock.

The designers from Vacheron Constantin decided to put the exceptional movement into the expensive platinum case consisting of 950 elements. The case measures 43 mm in diameter. The dial is available in several versions: opaline silver with silvered subdials or velvety grey with snailed subdials in black rhodium. The dial is protected with convex sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating on the inside. The watch also boasts a screwed-down exhibition back with transparent sapphire crystal Water resistance is equal to 30 metres.

The new Vacheron Constantin watch is equipped with a black hand-stitched, saddle-finish, square-shape scales alligator leather strap with a 950 platinum folding-clasp with a polished half Maltese Cross.

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The most prestigious and glamorous watch and jewellery shown in the world has opened its doors to the guests and visitors – the SIHH 2010 has finally started in Geneva. In comparison with last year the show welcomes two more exhibitors - Greubel Forsey and Richard Mille. The organizers have placed the stands of these brands near to exit adding slight changes to the layout of the business zone. But on the whole the layout of the fair has remained unchanged: the organizers of the SIHH have proved that the event housed by the PalExpo in Geneva is not afraid of any crisis.

This year all the participants managed to impress the visitors with really superb timepiece that have every right to be called the masterpieces of Haute Horlogerie. Practically all exhibitor have presented new interesting and innovative models.

The stand of A.Lange & Sohne welcomed the visitor with the showcase. But it housed not watches but gold bullions weighing 1 kilo each. The company decided to demonstrate its innovative alloy that due to the bright colour has been named Honey Gold. The alloy consists of gold, copper, manganese and silicium. Owing to silicium the alloy is two times more durable than steel. And this means that watches housed by cases made of Honey Gold feature enhanced shock- and scratch-resistance. A.Lange & Sohne have presented several models in cases crafted from Honey Gold: Tourbillograph, Lange 1 Tourbillon and 1815 MoonPhase. The new material is also used for several parts of the movement – the bridges for example.

Instead of the traditional Mask collection Vacheron Constantin has presented a new collection of watches made with the help of a Japanese technique – Makie: the artist prepares the lacquered surface creating the image with the help of a sticky treatment and then covers the surface with the smallest golden filings. So a unique and beautiful image is created. Together with Makie Vacheron Constantin has presented several more timepieces that pay tribute to the precise mechanics. The two super flat calibres 10003/3 (manually wound, 1.64 mm) and 1120/3 (self-winding, 2.45 mm) allowed creating two unique and elegant watches.

The “laboratory of ideas� Panerai has presented several interesting timepiece that seem to be different from the traditional Gamma Force. Surely the company don’t forgets about its origins and paying tribute to it has created a historic Mare Nostrum watch which is a copy of a 1943 model. Even the movement is the same – Minerva. One more interesting model presented by Panerai is Radiomir Composite Marina Militare 8 Giorni. The case of this timepiece is made of an innovative material that was given the name of Panerai Composite. This is aluminum oxide Al3O2, that is produced with the help of a special electrochemical process. Composite is a very light material similar to ceramics. Panerai has also revealed a new version of a vertical tourbillon - Radiomir Tourbillon GMT Ceramica. The watch is notable for a very interesting design.

The newcomer to the SIHH, Greubel Forsey, has presented its new Invetion Piece #3 in platinum. This watch combines an original 30 degrees inclined tourbillon with the unique architecture of the case. The platinum version of the watch is a piece unique.

This year IWC celebrates the 70th anniversary of one of its most famous collection – Portuguese. So it’s not surprising the timepieces from this collection have been in the centre of everybody’s attention. The Portugese collection has been replenished with several novelties and particularly with the Yacht Club chronograph whose style clearly reflects the spirit of sea adventures. Another new watch is the Tourbillon Mystere Retrograde – the first watch in the collection equipped with a retrograde date indicator. Re-released anniversary Grand Complication watch has also been subject to some changes: the timepiece is now housed by a 45-mm case crafted from rose gold. But it preserved its traditional features and a repeater movement. Streamlined shapes, clear style and colour accents – these are the basic elements of the new IWC watches this year.

Among the novelties presented by Cartier the most of attention was given to the new classical line of watches equipped with the first in-house movement – self-winding calibre 1904МС. The 42-mm case fits the wrist perfectly and the treatment and decoration of the case give very good impressions. Among the complicated models the Astrotourbillon makes one that deserves closer examination. In comparison with classical tourbillons where the balance is placed inside the carriage and rotates round one axis, in the astrotourbillon the balance is fixed at the tip of the carriage that performs the function of a seconds hand. In one minute the balance “flies� round the watch at the same time rotating round its own axis.

Montblanc has become a real sensation of the fair. For example the unique Nicolas Rieussec chronograph is really impressive: the 2008 models has been slightly changed – now it is equipped with an escapement where the release wheel and fork are made of silicium dioxide. This material is 60% more durable than steel and 70% lighter. Nicolas Rieussec is the world’s first chronograph with the silicium escapement. Another chronograph by Montblanc is as impressive: Villeret ExoTourbillon Chronographe is notable for the balance whose size is bigger than that of the carriage.

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Since 1948 the watchmaking company Vacheron Constantin annually awards young scientists with its own special prize. The award is given for outstanding achievements in the sphere of astronomy, mathematics and physics.

The reason for such a prize can be traced to Vacheron Constantin’s own history. The world’s oldest watch manufactory relies on research-based technological progress to develop its creations. Vacheron Constantin with its various inventions contributed a lot to the development of modern watchmaking. That’s why the brand supports initiatives that may change the world in future.

This year the winner of the Vacheron Constantin prize is Dr. Dominic Eckert, the author of a scientific work in the sphere of astrology. His work is a complete review of accumulations of galaxies.

CEO Vacheron Constantin Juan Carlos Torres congratulated the winner and invested him with the prize and the VC Overseas watch.

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