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In the middle of the 18th Century, in the city of Geneva, a young man called Jean-Marc Vacheron decided to open his own watch-making workshop. This exceptional craftsman founded a business that was to become, two and a half centuries later, one of the most renowned in the science of time.

Vacheron Constantin, the world's oldest watchmaker since 1755

When a "cabinotier" by the name of Jean-Marc Vacheron established his own company in 1755, little did he know that his decision marked the start of centuries of craft and industrial excellence, the present document reflecting only the latest chapter in an ongoing success story. As the business developed, Jean-Marc Vacheron's heirs had the foresight to bring in a number of able partners and personalities whose character and special talents often proved invaluable. In 1819, for instance, François Constantin joined the company. Enterprising, tireless and always on the move, he crisscrossed Europe for decades, opening new markets and consolidating existing ones, acquiring new customers for the tasteful and ingenious timepieces made in the Geneva workshops of a company that now called itself Vacheron et Constantin.

In 1839, Vacheron Constantin was fortunate enough to hire Georges-Auguste Leschot, a mechanical genius whose inventiveness and practical turn of mind served the company well. He was to go down in the history of industrial development as the first to build viable, practical equipment capable of mechanically producing watch parts and components. His work soon revolutionized industry's manufacturing processes and, in short order, even the sale of watches.

Throughout the 19th century, Vacheron Constantin continued to develop its horological expertise, turning out invariably attractive designs earmarked for a growing number of increasingly distant markets. The period also enabled Vacheron Constantin to forge the principles of product integrity and quality that it has honoured to this day, in keeping with François Constantin's motto: "Do better if possible - and that's always possible". As the century unfolded, the company's production continued to grow, following two basic directions.

Vacheron Constantin Malte

The Malte Collection proudly bears the name of the emblem of the House of Vacheron Constantin - the Maltese Cross. The Malte Collection is one of the pillars of the brand - confirming with "force" its strengths. The watches in the Collection represent the symbiosis of contemporary design and technical horology incarnate in its powerful identity.

Vacheron Constantin Malte Chronograph

Ref: 47120

Price:$23,120.00
Availability: In Stock.

Pink gold
Manual Winding Movement
Calibre 1141
Hours, minutes, seconds at 9 o'clock,
chronograph with 30 minutes counter and
chronograph hand
Frequency: 18,000 v.p.h.
Number of jewels: 21
Power reserve: 48 hours

Watch's diameter: 41.5 mm
Transparent caseback
Water-resistant to 30 meters

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Vacherin Constantin

Vacheron: Malte Grande Classique

Manual Winding Movement
Calibre 1400
Hours, minutes and small seconds at 6 o'clock
Frequency: 28,800 v.p.h.
Number of jewels: 20
Power reserve: 40 hours
Watch's diameter: 37 mm
Transparent caseback
Water-resistant to 30 meters
12 diamond hour-markers

In yellow gold at $9,680.00 and in white gold at $10,800.00.

Also pink gold gem-set version at $13,840.00

Availability: In Stock.

Vacheron: Malte dual time regulator

Ref. 42005




Price: $18,000.00

Availability: In Stock.

Self-Winding Movement
Calibre 1206 RDT
Hours, minutes, seconds at 6 o'clock,
date and second time zone
Frequency: 28,800 v.p.h.
Number of jewels: 31
Power reserve: 65 hours
Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute Certificate

Watch's diameter: 38.5 mm
Officer caseback
Water-resistant to 30 meters

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Vacheron Constantin; Malte Classique Openworked

White gold
Self-Winding Movement
Calibre 1120 SQ
Hours, minutes
Frequency: 19,800 v.p.h.
Number of jewels: 36
Power reserve: 43 hours
Watch's diameter: 35.5 mm
Water-resistant to 30 meters



Price: $32,400.00
Availability: In stock

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Vacheron Constantin: Malte openworked (yellow gold gemset version with gold bracelet)

Yellow gold
Self-Winding Movement
Calibre 1120 SQ
Hours, minutes
Frequency: 19,800 v.p.h.
Number of jewels: 36
Power reserve: 43 hours
Watch's diameter: 35.5 mm
Water-resistant to 30 meters



Price: $38,320.00
Availability: In stock

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Vacheron Constantin: Malte openworked (yellow gold gemset version)

White gold
Self-Winding Movement
Calibre 1120 SQ
Hours, minutes
Frequency: 19,800 v.p.h.
Number of jewels: 36
Power reserve: 43 hours
Watch's diameter: 35.5 mm
Water-resistant to 30 meters



Price: $32,400.00
Availability: In stock

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Vacheron: Malte moonphase small model (yellow gold version)

Yellow gold
Manual Winding Movement
Calibre 1410
Hours, minutes,
power reserve and moon-phases indication
Frequency: 28,800 v.p.h.
Number of jewels: 20
Power reserve: 40 hours

Price: $17,600.00
Availability: In Stock.

Vacheron Constantin Malte moonphase small model

Ref: 83500

White gold
Manual Winding Movement
Calibre 1410
Hours, minutes,
power reserve and moon-phases indication
Frequency: 28,800 v.p.h.
Number of jewels: 20
Power reserve: 40 hours
Number of diamonds (brillant-cut): 82
Carat weight: approx. 0.71

Watch's diameter: 32 mm
Transparent caseback
Water-resistant to 30 meters

Price: $19,360.00
Availability: In Stock.

Vacheron: Patrimony Classique

Ref: 81160

Yellow gold
Manual Winding Movement
Calibre 1400
Hours, minutes and small seconds at 6 o'clock
Frequency: 28,800 v.p.h.
Number of jewels: 20
Power reserve: 40 hours
Watch's diameter: 35 mm
Transparent caseback
Water-resistant to 30 meters

Price: $8,320.00
Availability: In Stock.

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Also in pink gold at $8,320.00

Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Retrograde Chronograph Mens Watch X4P91127

List Price:$57,500.00
Price:$33,000.00
You Save:$24,500.00 (43%)

Vacheron Constantin Historiques

Every House of Haute Horlogerie owes some of its stature to its distinguished past - all the more reason when its past extends over two and a half centuries. Inspired by the scores of milestone models forming the company's heritage and reinterpreted with respect to the most noble and authentic traditions of horology, Historiques timepieces bring their spirit to life with a full measure of finest, most genuine horological tradition.

Vacherin Constantin Toledo 1952

Ref. 47300

Price: $18960
Availability: In stock

Yellow gold
Self-Winding Movement
Calibre 1125
Hours, minutes, seconds at 6 o'clock,
date, day of the week, month and moon-phases indications
Frequency: 28,800 v.p.h.
Number of jewels: 36
Power reserve: 40 hours

Watch's diameter: 35.7 mm (width)
Water-resistant to 30 meters

Also available in white gold at $20,560.00

Vacheron Constantin

Price:
$16,720.00

Availability: In Stock.