Vacheron Constantin is never short on surprises. After the Métiers d'Art – Les Masques collection stemming from its cooperation with the Barbier-Mueller Museum in Geneva, the venerable watch manufacturer has now associated with Zôhiko, one of the oldest Japanese lacquer companies based in Kyoto, in unveiling the three first pieces in the Métiers d'Art – La Symbolique des Laques collection.
In harmony with the spirit of the collection, this series will be issued over a three- year period, with each year witnessing the birth of a new set of three watches produced in a limited series of only 20.
The first three models crafted using the time-honoured maki-e technique are directly inspired by the theme of longevity in the Far Eastern tradition with “The three friends of winter”: the bamboo, the pine tree and the plum tree – combined here in pairs with a specific bird. These highly symbolic and exceptional models are as technical as they are poetic, since the displays on the subtle and refined dials are driven by the legendary ultra-thin Calibre 1003.
Métiers d'art – La Symbolique des Laques
Movement: mechanical hand-wound, ultra-thin skeletonised Calibre 1003 SQ, 30-hour power reserve
Case: rose gold or white gold
Diameter: 40mm
Functions: hours, minutes
Strap: black alligator leather
Water resistance: 30m
Limited edition: 20 sets containing the three watches
