Over the weekend, we introduced you to the Vacheron Constantin Les Cabinotiers Mécaniques Sauvages collection, an assortment of over 20 unique pieces that combines the firm’s 263 years of technical expertise with its renowned Métier d’Art capabilities. One of the more intriguing models we saw while in Paris for the unveiling was the Armillary Tourbillon, a literal beast of a watch that Vacheron has filed six new patents for.
Vacheron Constantin Les Cabinotiers Mécaniques Sauvage Armillary Tourbillon Serpent
These patents are highlighted by the instantaneous double retrograde hour and minute indicators on the right side of the dial. There’s a double-axis, one-minute tourbillon placed inside a Maltese cross, Vacheron Constantin’s iconic symbol, cage on the opposing side. The Armillary Tourbillon is similar to 2016’s Maître Cabinotier Retrograde Armillary Tourbillon in a number of ways. The 2016 release was the first time we saw one of the complications developed for the Vacheron Constantin Reference 57260 pocketwatch ? otherwise known as the world?s most complicated timepiece with 57 total complications ? inside a wristwatch, and the new Les Cabinotiers Armillary Tourbillon continues this application.
Like the Maître Cabinotier, the new Armillary model uses a double-axis tourbillon with an escape wheel and lever constructed of silicon and a tourbillon cage built of aluminum; there’s an interesting juxtaposition of classic and contemp...