Vacheron Constantin has always been a great supporter of Geneva Musee d Art et d'Histoire and will be displaying a few of their rare timepieces at the "Watchmaking in Geneva.
Vacheron Constantin has always been a great supporter of Geneva Musee d Art et d’Histoire and will be displaying a few of their rare timepieces at the “Watchmaking in Geneva. The Magic of Craftsmanship, Treasures of Gold and Enamel” exhibit.
The exhibit has been ongoing and will run until the end of April 2012 with Estelle Fallet as the organizer of the exhibition. Four of the featured timepieces Vacheron has placed on display include the Calendar watch, an 18th century timepiece with a gold looking brass dial and three small enameled dials specifying date, day of the week, hours and minutes.
The Pendulette Art Deco Clock Retrograding Display that looks more like a display piece than a timepiece. On a closer look you will see it is in fact an exceptional 1928 timepiece doing double duty as a display item. Designed with a generous amount of diamonds,18K gold, platinum, and other rare textiles.
The arms up Chinese Wizard Pocket Watch made in the 1930’s. Quirky, yet sophisticated, this watch cleverly indicates the hour and minutes by the engraved Chinese wizard’s hands.
Last on the historical list is the World Time Pocket Watch, the most recent of all. The 1946 watch is made from 18K yellow gold with a silver triple-zone dial. Displaying 12 hours marker with central zone and a second zone featuring 24 hour Arabic numerals and an exterior zone indicating time in 31 of the world’s major cities.
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