Created in 2006 and celebrating a pure, rare and eternal material, the Collection Excellence Platine by Vacheron Constantin welcomes two new models: the Traditionnelle Day-Date and Power Reserve and Traditionnelle World Time.
In addition to a case and crown in 950 platinum, each model belonging to the Collection Excellence Platine features a dial with a sandblasted finish bearing the discreet inscription “PT950” between 4 and 5 o’clock. Secured by a 950 platinum folding clasp, the strap in dark blue alligator leather is graced with a saddle-stitched finish, hand-sewn with silk and 950 platinum thread lending an ultimate touch of perfection.
Each model is produced in individually numbered series never exceeding 150.
The latest additions to this collection, the Traditionnelle Date-Day and Power Reserve and the Traditionnelle World Time, are no exception to the rule, since only 100 of each will be released.
The timeless classicism of both models confirm their kinship with the horological traditions of the Traditionnelle collection from which they have arisen. A slender bezel, a knurled motif around the screw-down back fitted with a sapphire crystal, facetted trapeze-shaped hour-markers – double at 12 o’clock and 6 o’clock – “dauphine” hands, a dial in various tones and a case middle with straight, clear-cut lines: the signature features of the Traditionnelle collection serve as a reminder that tradition and modernity rub shoulders quite naturally at Vacheron Constantin.
Traditionnelle Day-Date and Power Reserve Collection Excellence Platine
In addition to a 39.5 mm-diameter case and crown in 950 platinum, this timepiece features an uncluttered 950 platinum dial with a finely grained sandblasted finish. The face provides a central display of the hours, minutes and seconds, as well as providing pointer-type indications of the power reserve, the date and the day of the week.
At its heart beats the self-winding Vacheron Constantin Calibre 2475, with Côtes de Genève, bevelled and rhodiumed bridges and a circular-grained mainplate. The watch and movement bear the Hallmark of Geneva.
The strap in dark blue Mississippiensis alligator leather is hand-sewn with silk and 950 platinum thread. This combination is made possible by the remarkable malleability of this precious metal, of which a single gram can be drawn out to form an almost two kilometre-long thread. The folding clasp is also made of 950 platinum.
Stay tuned on WorldTempus for the presentation of the Traditionnelle World Time model.
