L'Épée 1839 La Regatta Métiers d'Art

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Reading Time: 2 minutesL’Épée 1839’s presence at LVMH Watch Week in January reaffirmed the manufacture’s position as Switzerland’s preeminent horological design house. Among the presentations stood La Regatta, a vertical timepiece that transcends the conventional boundaries between objets d’art and precision instruments. This review examines the piece through the lens of technical achievementContinue Reading

Vacheron Constantin Métiers d'Art The Legend of the Chinese Zodiac

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Reading Time: 4 minutesThe new Vacheron Constantin Métiers d’Art The Legend of the Chinese Zodiac – Year of the Horse watches stand as a captivating addition to the maison’s illustrious series, bridging the realms of horological prowess and supreme artistic expression. Connoisseurs will recognise in these references – 86073/000R-H067 and 86073/000P-H066 – theContinue Reading

Métiers d'Art – Tribute to the Quest of Time

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Reading Time: 8 minutesCelebrating its 270-year quest for excellence, Vacheron Constantin introduces the technically and aesthetically innovative Métiers d’Art – Tribute to the Quest of Time. The double-sided wristwatch, which took three years of development, is powered by the new manually wound Manufacture movement, Calibre 3670 and is the subject of four patentContinue Reading

Ronde Louis Cartier Zebra and Giraffe Gold Bead Granulation and Marquetry Watch

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Reading Time: 7 minutesIn 2014, Cartier inaugurated the Maison des Métiers d’Art in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, a sanctuary dedicated to preserving and revitalizing rare artisanal crafts. Nestled in a meticulously restored 17th-century farmhouse, this institution epitomizes the seamless blend of tradition and innovation, becoming a global benchmark in the world of watchmaking andContinue Reading

Métiers d’Art – Tribute to traditional symbols

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Reading Time: 8 minutesVacheron Constantin pays tribute to ancient Chinese culture with its new Métiers d’Art – Tribute to traditional symbols series, featuring two interpretations of the “Seawater Cliff”, a legendary Chinese motif that first appeared in the 14th century. This depiction of wave-lashed cliffs belongs to the cultural tradition of Imperial China, a special field ofContinue Reading

Vacheron Constantin Métiers d’Art Villes Lumières Sydney

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Reading Time: 7 minutesThe Métiers d’Art Villes Lumières collection is an invitation to embark upon a nocturnal journey above cities bubbling with creativity. On dials draped with an enamelled base in deep shades, a wide variety of powders creates a bird’s-eye view miniature tableau of these sprawling urban expanses. Traditional grand feu champlevéContinue Reading

Vacheron Constantin Métiers d’Art The legend of the Chinese zodiac - Year of the rabbit

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Reading Time: 3 minutesVacheron Constantin is pursuing its dialogue with collectors and passionate devotees of Haute Horlogerie by enriching its Métiers d’Art The legend of the Chinese zodiac with the sign of the rabbit. “Demure as a maiden, quick as a rabbit”: this old Chinese saying is an appropriate interpretation of rabbit in Chinese culturalContinue Reading

Vacheron Constantin Métiers d’Art The legend of the Chinese zodiac

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Reading Time: 3 minutesVacheron Constantin is pursuing its dialogue with collectors and passionate devotees of Haute Horlogerie by enriching its Métiers d’Art The legend of the Chinese zodiac with the sign of the tiger. Symbolizing invicible power, authority and strength, considered as the king of fur animals in Chinese culture, the tiger represents an auspicious animal that exorcisesContinue Reading

Métiers d’Art Tribute to great explorers

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Reading Time: 7 minutesThey evoke a time when the world had yet to be discovered. They retrace the famous epic journeys of the great 15th century explorers who braved the seas and oceans to discover distant horizons. Bartolomeu Dias, Vasco da Gama, Pedro Álvares Cabral: Vacheron Constantin celebrates their spirit of adventure through aContinue Reading