Manufacturer: Vacheron & Constantin Year: Circa 2012 Reference No: 81180/000P-9539 Case No: 1'204'674 Model Name: Patrimony Contemporaine Material: Platinum Calibre: Manual, 1400 Bracelet/Strap: Crocodile Clasp/Buckle: Platinum buckle, signed Vacheron Constantin Dimensions: 40mm. Diameter Signed:Case, dial and movement signed Accessories: User manual, fitted Vacheron Constantin presentation box and outer packaging
Catalogue Essay
Founded in 1755, Vacheron Constantin has been manufacturing slim dress watches for the past 200 years. The Patrimony collection encompasses the firms skills to deliver beautiful and elegant time only dress watches to extremely fine minute repeating watches, all cased in a large 40mm diameter case with smooth bezel. The present lot features a sleek slate grey dial, first introduced by Vacheron to the market in 2007 in a limited series of 10 watches. Due to the popularity of the dial it was mounted to current production and fitted to platinum watches in 2010 and has remained in current production ever since.