Vacheron Constantin's Certified Pre-Owned Watch Program has been designed for clients and collectors looking for pre-owned watches that meet the highest quality standards. The timepieces offered through the CPO program embody Vacheron Constantin's quest for excellence since its founding in 1755, and the promise of longevity perpetuated by the Manufacture for almost 270 years. Carefully inspected and certified by Vacheron Constantin, the watches sold through authorized retailers come with a minimum two-year warranty. This new program is the latest addition to the range of services that the Maison offers its clients to support their evolving needs and perpetuate the longevity of its timepieces.

The Certified Pre-Owned Watch Program underlines the Maison’s commitment to creating timepieces destined to live several lives. This new program offers watches that have been meticulously inspected, certified, and maintained by Vacheron Constantin watchmakers, guaranteeing the highest standards of quality. The watch, delivered in a pouch, also bears a dedicated seal ensuring it has been sold via the CPO program.

Certified and approved pre-owned watches come with:

• A minimum 2-year international warranty where Vacheron Constantin will repair or replace any part found to be defective free of charge.

• A digital passport that provides the utmost trust, transparency, and traceability to its clients, leveraging blockchain technology. Each Digital Passport is unique and holds key information about the timepiece, for example, its ownership history and technical user guide.

• A CPO guarantee letter is an official physical document certifying that the watch has been functionally checked and serviced accordingly.

Launched worldwide in collaboration with Watchfinder —a leader in the secondary watch market and a longstanding partner of the Manufacture— the CPO (Certified pre-owned) watch program will be rolled out to other partners in the very near future and offered in parallel to auction houses. Symbolising Vacheron Constantin's centuries of history, the program also encourages reflection on the value of time, which continues to guide the Maison’s choices, developments, and future projects.

This program is an extension of Vacheron Constantin’s quest for excellence since its founding in 1755; this unchanging value explains its longevity. For almost 270 years, the quest for the highest possible quality has guided every stage in the crafting of watches to ensure their perfect long-term operation and accuracy.

Illustrating the expertise handed down from generation to generation in each watch, this promise of longevity is illustrated at different levels:

• The Maison guarantees that all of its watches produced since 1755 can be restored. The Restoration department has access to original components, historical tools and machines, artisanal skills, and production expertise, along with an archive brimming with registers, sketches, and technical plans —all of which enable it to repair or restore any Vacheron Constantin model. In addition, new timepieces are now offered with an extended warranty of up to eight years.

• The Les Collectionneurs range includes vintage Vacheron Constantin watches that have been unearthed, restored, and certified by the Maison’s experts —and are available from its own-name boutiques with a two-year warranty.

• The digital passports launched in 2019 via Blockchain technology —which contains unique information about each timepiece such as its ownership history— provide the watch owner with maximum confidence, traceability, and transparency.

• Also in partnership with Watchfinder, clients can partake in a trade service enabling them to exchange their old watch for an amount that can be used towards the purchase of a new Vacheron Constantin timepiece. They are invited to return the watch they wish to part with to selected Vacheron Constantin boutiques —offer not valid online—, after which Watchfinder will send them a trade-in quote.

The variety of these services demonstrates Vacheron Constantin's commitment to building a lasting watchmaking legacy and supporting clients with their evolving needs. More info on Vacheron Constantin here.