Vacheron Constantin - the advantage of subtlety
In our time, the hyperfine time "cars" and watch "bodybuilders", razdevayutsya from the excess testosterone, it's nice to suddenly discover something "real", the dial, simple and concise, which is characterized by the grace and timeless elegance.
In an attempt to go against the flow - or simply being in the forefront of the industry, time will tell brand "Vacheron Constantin", which revives 1 well of the most solidly built of the traditions of his time, the heritage ultra-thin mechanism. By the way, you can buy high quality replica watches of this brand.
If you look at the history of this TM, it becomes clear that she has always sought to "subtleties" in the 19th century working in this direction:
- In the early twentieth century, the Geneva manufactory with regularity, beating records "subtleties";
- In 1911, the brand introduced 3 gauges height 0,282 cm;
- In the six years it has established a mechanism for height 0,225 cm, followed by a second, height 0,188 cm;
- And in 1931 - mechanical movement, manual winding the incredible height of only 0,094 cm
Of all these mechanisms is a 1-in - namely, the Calibre 1003, height 0,164 cm, diameter 9 lines (2,11 cm), consisting of 117 items - has acquired a legendary status due to its reliability. Designed in 1952, after 3 years, he will become part of three hours in a round case, which due to its height 0,454 cm broke all records at that time.
And today, "Vacheron Constantin" again refers to the perfect "Caliber 1003". Modified calibre purchased the bridges and plate in 18K gold and marked "with the hallmark of Geneva" due to the extremely high level of handling. Today "Calibre 1003" uses model "Stark Ultra-fine 1955". Height water-resistant to 30 m model, with a back cover made of sapphire glass and a titanium rim, is only 0.41 inches, making the watch itself slim in the current market model with a manual institution. This watch that is striking not only for its subtlety, but simplicity, purity and feeling of incurable value, marking the return of the specific watchmaking savoir-faire.
a Decent place near him is "Stark Ultra-fine 1968" model in the square case, which is equipped with other ultra-thin caliber 1120. This automatic caliber, which was developed in 1966, when the original sizes (0,254 cm in height and 2.8 cm in diameter) today supplemented with a rotor made of gold and marked "with the hallmark of Geneva". At the same time, in exactly the same model of 1968, but with some innovations. Watch got water-resistant to 30 m, has become even thinner prototype is 0.55 cm compared 0,652 cm of the original.
These strict standards in terms of size was more than popular, confirming once again the highest level of watchmaking craftsmanship, Vacheron Constantin.
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