Vermeer?s most famous painting is now part of a bespoke single-piece edition. The Les Cabinotiers Westminster Sonnerie from Vacheron Constantin is powered by a new 806-part manual winding movement, regulated by a tourbillon and comprising grande and petite sonnerie Westminster chimes, coupled with a minute repeater.

The result of a project first undertaken in 2013, the Les Cabinotiers Westminster Sonnerie ? Tribute to Johannes Vermeer is a bespoke, single-piece edition incorporating the full palette of skills cultivated by Vacheron Constantin, from haute horlogerie to the decorative arts.

Johannes Vermeer (October 1632 ? December 1675) painted the pearl earring with only two strokes of white paint. It took a lot more to create the new Les Cabinotiers Westminster Sonnerie ? Tribute to Johannes Vermeer. Vacheron Constantin?s Ref. 9910C/000J-B413 was created at the request of a collector for whom ?passion lies in always seeking that which is theoretically impossible to obtain.? The project started in 2013 and took the team eight years to complete.
It?s not surprising that the 98-mm pocket watch is also equipped with a new in-house movement, Calibre 3761, which was specially developed by the same team of watchmakers that was already responsible for the Ref. 57260 introduced in 2015, featuring 57 complications. This new 806-part manual winding caliber with tourbillon regulator features grande and petite sonnerie Westminster chime mechanisms coupled with a minute repeate...