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5 Jaw-Dropping Pieces At The New Vacheron Exhibit
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Made with century-old components and hundred-year old skills, the 1921 Pièce Unique is a time capsule of a timepiece.
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Five video stories from HODINKEE readers.
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Five video stories from HODINKEE readers.
Teddy Baldassarre
When we talk about "the Holy Trinity of Watches" or "Holy Trinity of Swiss Watchmaking," or "the Big Three," most of us watch aficionados agree on which watchmakers we're referring to: Vacheron Constantin, Patek Philippe, and Audemars Piguet (that would be in ascending order of age). How did this triumvirate of historical maisons - one of which has been making watches since before the 19th Century, two of which remain family-owned - ascend to the highest echelons of prestige in the eyes of the watch connoisseur community? Each has its own intriguing history and can claim its own milestones in the evolution of modern watchmaking. Here, we briefly tell each of their stories and spotlight some of the timepieces that have made them immortal. PATEK PHILIPPE Founded: 1839; Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland; Ownership: Stern Family; Notable models: Calatrava, Nautilus, Aquanaut, Sky Moon Tourbillon Since its founding in 1839 in Geneva, Patek Philippe has been a leader in high watchmaking, pioneering many complications and design elements that are now seen widely throughout the watch industry. Polish watchmakers Antoine Norbert de Patek and Francois Czapek partnered to form the original company, Patek, Czapek, & Cie.; French horologist Jean Adrien Philippe, who invented the keyless winding and setting system still standard on watches today, joined in 1845, and the Genevan manufacture has been known as Patek Philippe ever since. Among its many horological milestone...
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Plus a two-tone Cartier Santos, and a Vacheron Constantin Overseas on a rubber strap.
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Vacheron Constantin has been making watches uninterrupted since 1755. I have been writing about watches, frequently interrupted, for about a year. So when I decided to visit my first-ever manufacture, I knew where I had to go.
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The duo will discuss calendar watches and their development at Vacheron Constantin.
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The watch is an excellent offering from the brand, and is very appealing within the the dive/sports range chronograph segment. Overall, the watch looks great, and has a pedigree movement to run it. At a retail price of US$28,700 for 18K white or rose gold and US$18,500 for titanium, the watch presents a much welcome variety to the dominant Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore and Vacheron Constantin Overseas.
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The Vacheron Constantin Heritage & Style Director will discuss the notion of time and the ingenuity devoted to its measurement.
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We look at the best dressy gold watches this year to pick of best 6. A list of F. Berthoud, Greubel Forsey, Hermes, Audemars Piguet and Vacheron Constantin.
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Partnering with Christie's, Vacheron Constantin is offering a once-in-a-lifetime trip and piece-unique watch design experience.
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6 iconic stainless steel luxury sports watches: from Audemars Piguet, Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin, Girard-Perreguax, Chopard and A. Lange & Sohne.
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The photographer and adventurer offers an inside look at climbing Everest, finding the motivation, and skirting death – all while rocking a unique Vacheron Constantin prototype.
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Chief Editor Peter picks his Top 5 watches from SIHH 2019: from A. Lange & Sohne, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Vacheron Constantin, Armin Strom and Ferdinand Berthoud.
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We recommend six split seconds chronographs from our archives: from Sinn, Habring², F.P. Journe, A. Lange & Söhne, Patek Philippe and Vacheron Constantin.
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In this week's article, we are looking at six time-only dress watch, featuring Lange, Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin, Breguet, JLC, and Moser.
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In this week's article, we look at six watches for a dapper gentleman, featuring brands such as Lange, Seiko, JLC, Vacheron Constantin, Orient, and NOMOS.
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For this week's Throwback Sundays, our focus is on World Time Watch, featuring the likes of Vacheron Constantin, Patek Philippe, and Jaeger LeCoultre.
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In this week's Throwback Sundays, we feature six versatile watches from Rolex, Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, Vacheron Constantin, Chopard and Panerai.
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Just as much as we love to talk about watches, we are also continuously on the lookout to spot industry moves and trends. We first pointed out the callous arms race for bronze case watches, and it seems like there is yet another trend on the rise in the emergence of steel case watches in premium lines. For those less familiar with the metals, for premium brands like Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin, steel is usually associated with sports models and their classic models are seldom made in steel.
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We look at yet another six perpetual calendar watches, from Jaeger LeCoultre, Vacheron Constantin, Patek Philippe, MB&F;, H.Moser & Cie., and Bovet.
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This week, we focus on watches for the corporate world, featuring brands such as Vacheron Constantin, Nomos, Seiko, JLC, H. Moser & Cie., and Lange.
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Our Throwback Sundays article look at vintage reissue watches this week, featuring brands like Panerai, JLC, IWC, Vacheron Constantin, Longines, and Tudor.
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A round up of Watches and Wonders 2015, as well as our top 5 picks featuring brands such as JLC, A Lange and Sohne, Vacheron Constantin, Montblanc, and IWC.
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A short guide for an annual calendar watch, with pieces from Urwerk, Parmigiani, IWC, Patek Philippe, A. Lange and Sohne, and Vacheron Constantin.
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A short guide for a tourbillon watch, with pieces from JLC, Blancpain, Breguet, Patek Philippe, A. Lange and Sohne, and Vacheron Constantin.
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A short guide for a enamel dial timepiece, with pieces from JLC, Blancpain, Laurent Ferrier, Lange, Patek Philippe, Ulysse Nardin, and Vacheron Constantin.
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A recommendation guide to purchase a heirloom watch, with pieces from Breguet, Patek Philippe, Rolex, Vacheron Constantin, Lange, and Kari Voutilainen.
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Deployant Events: Highlights of the horological fortnight for the week ending May 17, 2015. Breguet, Bulgari, Vacheron Constantin
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