“Atelier Cabinotiers Customized Services” launched by Vacheron Constantin in 2006 reappeared the original intention and inspiration of the 18th century Geneva high-class horologe. At that time, the notable watch enthusiasts directly ordered the watch from the attic craftsmen, and these watch making industries’ excellent craftsmen also achieved the glory of this city. Royal noble such as King Fouad and his son King Farouk were both high on collecting the masterpiece with unique design. Today, Vacheron Constantin will display these two “a Atelier Cabinotiers Customized Services” masterpieces for the first time, to show this distinctive and individual high-class watch customized service.
“Atelier Cabinotiers Customized Services” is secretly strict to the customers’ order, which spontaneously covers a layer of mysterious color for these special customized products. These works are distant original luxury; it is conceivable they cannot become a reality. As a leading independent field of modern advanced watch a special customized service, Vacheron Constantin’s “Atelier Cabinotiers Customized Services” to provide customers with a unique personalized experience, founded in 1755 with a precision watch making craft, and listen customer needs patience to build a far superior product for the customer’s own wrist, “solitary.” By providing this service, “Atelier Cabinotiers Customized Services,” to reproduce the atelier cabinotiers spirit, which has master professional skills of the craftsmen from the 11th century Geneva beginning for the city to create a distinguished reputation, regardless of jewelry or watch making, are the perfect superb reputation.
This year, Vacheron Constantin initially issues two unique senior watch manufactured and cast the Geneva Seal by passing the ” Atelier Cabinotiers Customized Services”
Go back to the beginning, Vacheron Constantin have always been encouraged the watchmakers to create the watch in the basis of the customers’ requirements, which takes it plenty of time on the selection of watch’s appearance design, function and components. The fact proves that these time and effort are worthy; also, the requirements and dream of customers to watch will come true.
Here, there is no any series, which have no physical goods, no catalog, only have a pair of ears listening to customer needs. Everything from the customized watch not open the story begins. A history expert asked to use “hot fire” painted enamel dial on the reproduction of a master paintings; a poetry lovers want to watch by adding grand chimes, and each year only in his lover’s birthday timekeeping only once; also a complex function of the watch lovers, the dream has never been tried to date the mechanical masterpiece. All requirements, from the simplest to the most daring, are subject to “loft craftsmen of customized services,” the special team carefully assessed. These requirements must Vacheron Constantin watch the same spirit to get through.
Philosophia watch: Another way to read time
Vacheron Constantin’s “Atelier Cabinotiers Customized Services,” the team has recently been busy making two special orders. The first named by its subscribers “Philosophia” watch is a “contradiction” works. Precision watch making and will “probably” time appears as the subject may achieve coexistence between the two. Order by first proposed this idea is based on the assumption that modern people do not often have the most accurate time to master, such as in many parts of the world, dating only to “morning” or “night” to such a general time frame agreed upon. 10:12 or 17 points is the owner of the Philosophia insignificant. The manufacturing concept of this watch has been produced ever since. Although this subscriber has extraordinarily special attitude to read the time, he is still an excellent connoisseur. He is not indifferent to the watch; on the contrary, he was very interested in complex function watch, and is a watch collector.
Philosophia will include all the complex functions in one. Patrimony heritage series to watch for the design of a blueprint, this work only one hour, with a 24-hour display, the wearer is read only hours, minutes, etc. without having detailed knowledge of the specific time. However, the exact time to read, just press the Philosophia of three repeater function button, can know when and points.
Another cutting-edge technology applied on Philosophia is a tourbillion, at 6 o’clock position of the dial, rotating one circle every 60 seconds. Watch owner is also an amateur astronomer, he asked to watch a precise custom-made moon phase, moon phase dial on the left of the pieces of the moon craters on the plate is clearly visible, as well as a Polaris shines around it. In the back of the watch, equipped with a power reserve display and printed with Winnie the constellation plaque. 18K pink gold case next to the engraved “Les Cabinotiers” and with the words “Geneva Seal” and “loft craftsmen of customized services,” the heraldic shield, watch for the extraordinary piece of original certification.
This unique Philosophia is high complicated customized watch; each component is manufactured from the Vacheron Constantin “Atelier Cabinotiers Customized Services” special teams. According to the requirements of the guests, No. Un / Un” replace “1 / 1″ Etched on regular watch. This detail also extends to deal with this watch from the 522 components of the manually wound movement is running on. Movement is driven by a three repeater device, a 60-second tourbillion and moon phase display device. All parts are carefully decorated, even by those who do not see the surface of the hand-polished. For example, the plywood and pointers are by matt polished, hand-polished to a beautiful matte texture. These are only watchmakers to repair watches in the open only when seen. Another special detail is the central part of the escapement wheel modified into a hollow of Vacheron Constantin Malta cross pattern.
Recently, this Philosophia watch with unique design, aesthetic and mechanical properties have been delivered to the customers hands. It is worth mentioning that, watch the box and all accessories and related literature or brochures; each one is custom-made, unique.
Vladimir watch: a complex function and craftsmanship of the ultimate success
The second customized watch was named Vladimir. The Slavic name derived from the ancient term “Volodimir”, meaning “peace dominates” or “peace and harmony.” For the requirements of clients, Vacheron Constantin has collected to meet the special requirements of all the resources. When receiving this extraordinary challenges, Vacheron Constantin understand it in the watch industry in 250 years of accumulated expertise is strong backing to complete the task. In 2005, the brand’s 250th anniversary celebration, Vacheron Constantin has shown complete the world’s most complex Tour de l’Ile watch, the world’s only seven. Than just watch the birth of Vladimir legendary watch that section 2005 is more complex. Manual winding movement while driving the 17 complex functions, printed with “Geneva marks” from 891 components, each one polished and decorated by hand. This works on the technical and aesthetic high attainments, “Atelier Cabinotiers Customized Services” team and senior watchmakers spent a total of 4 years to complete.
The main dial of Vladimir is decorated with hand-carved pattern; people will be able to see the complexity of this watch. In addition to the conventional, the minute hand shows, there are a series of amazing complexity, including the tourbillion at 6 o’clock, 3 o’clock, moon phase display, blue sky and golden brown under the moon, the moon phase disc by the craftsmen, Vice complete hand-carved, round moon lunar phase cycle as the lack of change. On the right side plate which matches the pointer displays a small blue vice disk, you can display timekeeping device of torque, while also showing three repeater devices is enabled. Specifically designed for this watch to eccentric style hour and minute hands show 11 o’clock second time zone on the disk can display day and night, vice difference. Power reserve displays at the 9 o’clock position, while also vice plate with 52 weeks of week display. The dial on this balanced layout can be seen 7 apparent complicated devices, easy to read and reflect on both the aesthetic perfection, which all of the patterns and materials personally selected by the guests. Machine-engraved pattern on the dial of this masterpiece also watch from the collection of personally identifiable person, showing custom personalized watches.
By careful design showing the back of the astronomical features of the watch is not less than positive: the upper part is a perpetual calendar, month, day and week into a triangular arrangement. Window at 1 o’clock displays the leap year cycle. At the center of dial, a blue pointer swings in t fan-shaped area, showing that the equation of time in the “true sun” and “mean solar time” difference. For convenience, such as fan-shaped area is divided into several sections. Sunrise and sunset times are displayed by the pointers between 4 and 8 o’clock. Finally, a wonderful eye-catching feature is rarely seen in the northern hemisphere accurate astronomical figure, if you are proficient in knowledge of astronomy and solar path through the current date displayed on the disk, sunrise and sunset time, sky map and time arithmetic, You will be able to roughly understand the mystery guest of the resident to the.
The cast of “Geneva Seal” of the watch is equipped with a watch seat. Vladimir’s case is itself a work of art, is a legendary professional craftsmen and artisans were the epitome of finger dexterity. This peerless watch dial 47 mm in diameter, surrounded by way of using relief engraved Chinese Zodiac images. The rarely used in watch making and engraving the image on the technology are the production of the guests. Formalized in the subject and the material down before the guests saw a lot of drawings to the designer, 18K pink gold case only four weeks to make a carved image on the Zodiac’s decision. Finally, the twelve images from the dragon to the tiger, from chicken to snake one by one in 18K pink gold case on a slightly alive. This engraver is a huge project; only 12 zodiacs spent six months on the sculpture. First need an extra-thick custom-made case, and then gradually picked off the excess material; first carved out a rough outline, and then carved out the details. And the other produced by the Vacheron Constantin watch, as this form of case has been fine grinding. This work is extremely difficult, must ensure that not the slightest damage to the works of sculptor extraordinary relief. To meet the challenge, to create the ultimate sophisticated and unique watches, Vacheron Constantin convened 20 experts and craftsmen who put in effort on this watch which watch can be loaded milestone in watch making.
From the beginning to nowadays, Vacheron Constantin watchmakers were encouraged to watch work based on customers demand, never begrudge the location and function, and aesthetic components of the time spent on selection. “Loft craftsmen of customized services,” continues this tradition. Whether the ultimate complex requirements or poetic expression of the time.
