{"id":6794,"date":"2014-01-09T09:46:26","date_gmt":"2014-01-09T08:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/preprod.gmtmag.com\/?p=6794"},"modified":"2014-11-19T10:39:19","modified_gmt":"2014-11-19T09:39:19","slug":"vacheron-constantin-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/nouveaute-en-n-en\/focus-2\/vacheron-constantin-22.html","title":{"rendered":"Vacheron Constantin : Excellence is a full-time sport"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><strong>Overseas Chronographe<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Case\u2009:<\/strong> steel, solid back with stamped \u201cOverseas\u201d medallion <strong>Diameter\u2009:<\/strong> 42mm <strong>Movement\u2009:<\/strong> mechanical self-winding, (Calibre 1137, 40h power reserve), 21,600 vibrations\/hour, 183 parts <strong>Functions\u2009:<\/strong> hours, minutes, small seconds at 6 o\u2019clock, oversized date at 12 o\u2019clock, column-wheel chronograph, 12-hour and 30-minute counters <strong>Dial\u2009:<\/strong> glossy blue-lacquered base with white-painted indications, snailed blue counters with rhodiumed diamond-polished filets, 18K white gold hands and hour-markers enhanced with a luminescent substance (apart from the central seconds hand) <strong>Water resistance\u2009:<\/strong> 150m <strong>Strap\u2009:<\/strong> dark blue Mississippiensis 950 alligator leather, hand-stitched, saddle finish<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"contenu_article\">Few watchmakers other than <strong>Vacheron Constantin<\/strong> so successfully bridge the gap between excelling in the field of Fine Watchmaking and in that of sporting elegance. The brand\u2019s broad range of skills has resulted in two recent creations perfectly illustrating this ability. The <strong>Malte Tourbillon Collection Excellence Platine<\/strong>, issued in a 50-piece limited edition, asserts its status as an exceptional collector\u2019s timepiece. Housed in a platinum case, the tourbillon bearing the seconds hand radiates an aura of self-evident distinction, perfectly in harmony with the refined new lines of the Malte collection. Alongside it, the Overseas Chronograph reflects the world of sport and timekeeping performance. In addition to displaying the hours, minutes, small seconds at 6 o\u2019clock and chronograph functions, it also provides an oversized date display through a twin aperture at 12 o\u2019clock. It will be available worldwide as of summer 2014 and could well prove an ideal companion for watching the World Cup football matches to be played in Brazil.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Malte Tourbillon Collection Excellence Platine<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Case\u2009:<\/strong> 950 platinum, openworked back fitted with sapphire crystal <strong>Size\u2009:<\/strong> 38.00 x 48.24mm, 12.73mm thick<strong> Movement\u2009:<\/strong> mechanical hand-wound (Calibre 2795, 45h power reserve), 169 parts <strong>Functions\u2009:<\/strong> hours, minutes, small seconds at 6 o\u2019clock on the tourbillon carriage, tourbillon <strong>Dial\u2009:<\/strong> 950 platinum, sandblasted finish, \u201cPt 950\u201d inscription between 4 and 5 o\u2019clock, black-painted indications, 18K white gold applied hour-markers <strong>Water resistance\u2009:<\/strong> 30m <strong>Strap\u2009:<\/strong> dark blue Mississippiensis alligator leather, hand-stitched with 950 platinum and silk thread Limited series\u2009: 50 individually numbered watches, Hallmark of Geneva<\/div>\n<p><\/br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Few watchmakers other than <strong>Vacheron Constantin<\/strong> so successfully bridge the gap between excelling in the field of Fine Watchmaking and in that of sporting elegance. The brand\u2019s broad range of skills has resulted in two recent creations perfectly illustrating this ability. The <strong>Malte Tourbillon Collection Excellence Platine<\/strong>, issued in a 50-piece limited edition, asserts its status as an exceptional collector\u2019s timepiece. Housed in a platinum case, the tourbillon bearing the seconds hand radiates an aura of self-evident distinction, perfectly in harmony with the refined new lines of the Malte collection. Alongside it, the Overseas Chronograph reflects the world of sport and timekeeping performance. In addition to displaying the hours, minutes, small seconds at 6 o\u2019clock and chronograph functions, it also provides an oversized date display through a twin aperture at 12 o\u2019clock. It will be available worldwide as of summer 2014 and could well prove an ideal companion for watching the World Cup football matches to be played in Brazil.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Malte Tourbillon Collection Excellence Platine<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Case\u2009:<\/strong> 950 platinum, openworked back fitted with sapphire crystal <strong>Size\u2009:<\/strong> 38.00 x 48.24mm, 12.73mm thick<strong> Movement\u2009:<\/strong> mechanical hand-wound (Calibre 2795, 45h power reserve), 169 parts <strong>Functions\u2009:<\/strong> hours, minutes, small seconds at 6 o\u2019clock on the tourbillon carriage, tourbillon <strong>Dial\u2009:<\/strong> 950 platinum, sandblasted finish, \u201cPt 950\u201d inscription between 4 and 5 o\u2019clock, black-painted indications, 18K white gold applied hour-markers <strong>Water resistance\u2009:<\/strong> 30m <strong>Strap\u2009:<\/strong> dark blue Mississippiensis alligator leather, hand-stitched with 950 platinum and silk thread Limited series\u2009: 50 individually numbered watches, Hallmark of Geneva<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":6790,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[80],"tags":[262],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6794"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6794"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6794\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}