The Phoenix and the Stars: Vacheron Constantin’s New Les Cabinotiers Grand Complications
Autumn is in full swing, bringing with it the usual traditions and rituals: playoff baseball, cheesy Christmas movies on the Hallmark Channel, and the first rumblings of new timepieces set to debut at the 2019 Salon International de la Haute Horologerie (SIHH) in Geneva. The first exhibiting watch maison to oblige this year is Vacheron Constantin, and considering the pair of horological chefs d’oeuvres it’s leading off with, it’s hard to imagine what the 260+-year-old brand plans to release as an encore in January. Here’s your sneak peek at the Les Cabinotiers Minute Repeater Tourbillon Sky Chart and Les Cabinotiers Grand Complication Phoenix.
The 18k rose-gold case is decorated with the hand-engraved image of a phoenix. Both unique pieces hail from Vacheron Constantin’s Les Cabinotiers collection, named for the most experienced watchmakers of the 18th century, the Age of Enlightenment’s “alchemists of time” who crafted extraordinary timepieces by special commission. Preceded in 2017 by a grand sonnerie and a celestial grand complication, this year’s Les Cabinotiers models both incorporate multiple complications and artisanal case enhancements.
Inspired by the legend of the phoenix, the mythical bird that rises from its own fiery ashes to represent immortality, the Les Cabinotiers Grand Complication Phoenix packs no less than 15 complications into its meticulously engraved, 47-mm rose gold case. The roster includes a tou...
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