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- A minimalist design inspired by special retrograde displays from the 1920s and 1930s.
- Understatement, harmony and elegance highlighted by the association between the platinum of the case and the salmon pink shade of the dial, a signature from the Maison.
- Calibre 2460 R31R7/3, a manufacture self-winding movement in the purest tradition of Haute Horlogerie.
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In the purestVacheron Constantinstyle
Imagining a timeless style is a quest that Vacheron Constantin has been pursuing since its foundation, as is once again demonstrated by this new Patrimony retrograde day-date watch in 950 platinum with a salmon-coloured dial.
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Salmon-coloured dial, aVacheron Constantinsignature
The development of coloured dials – from the 1930s onwards – enabled a new style of elegance to be displayed on the wrist.
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The spirit of the new Patrimony retrograde day-date thus draws its aesthetic and technical inspiration from tradition while revisiting it.
In-House calibre 2460 R31R7/3, the essence of Haute-Horlogerie
The Patrimony retrograde day-date is driven by in-house self-winding calibre 2460 R31R7/3 operating at a rate of 28,800 vibrations per hour.
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Sum-up
With its original combination of retrograde complications evoking the iconoclastic displays of the 1920s and 1930s, the new Patrimony retrograde day-date in 950 platinum with a salmon-toned dial perpetuates a refined style.
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Interview with Christian Selmoni
When did the first retrograde indications at Vacheron Constantin appear?
Even though the Manufacture has in-depth knowledge of its archives, it is possible that certain timepieces have not yet been discovered. That being said, the first wristwatch to feature a retrograde date was the Don Pancho, nicknamed by collectors after the person for whom it was commissioned.
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Why is the Don Pancho so important in the history of Vacheron Constantin?
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Aurel Bacs who auctioned it in 2019 explained it in very clear terms: "The historical importance of this timepiece cannot be stressed enough. Made at a time when wristwatches with multiple complications simply did not exist, it is a technical feat and a masterpiece of human genius. The combination of a minute repeater and a calendar with retrograde date had never previously been seen in a wristwatch, and it would be nearly 60 years before we saw something similar."
Vacheron Constantin wristwatches with retrograde date made a comeback in the early 2000s with Reference 47245, presented to mark the 245th anniversary of the Manufacture and which featured a retrograde date but a day display via an auxiliary dial at 6 o'clock and a trailing hand.
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TechnicalSpecifications
Collection: PATRIMONY
Model: PATRIMONY Retrograde Day-Date Platinum
CALIBER 2460 R31R7/3
Developed and manufactured byVacheron Constantin
Mechanical, self-winding
25.6 mm (11¼’’’) diameter, 5.4 mm thick
Approximately 40 hours of power reserve
4 Hz (28,800 vibrations per hour)
276 components
27 jewels
Hallmark of Genevacertified timepiece
INDICATIONS Hours, minutes
Retrograde day of the week and date
CASE
950 Platinum
42.5 mm diameter, 9.7 mm thick
Transparent sapphire crystal caseback
Water-resistance tested at a pressure of 3 bar (approx. 30 meters)
DIAL
Salmon
Dial finish: Sunray
Salmon-coloured with sunburst finishing
Convex external zone with external minute-circle composed of fine diamond-polished 18K white gold pearls
18K white gold applied hour-markers and hour & minutes hands
Blued steel date and day hands
STRAP
Dark blue Mississippiensis alligator leather with calf inner shell, tone-to-tone stitching, square scales
BUCKLE
950 platinum folding clasp
Polished half Maltese cross-shaped
✅Available exclusively from Vacheron Constantinboutiques.
🔴Price EUR70,000.00 Tax Excluded💰
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