Vacheron Constantin, the world's oldest watch maison in continuous operation since its founding, is celebrating 270 years of uninterrupted history by launching eight limited editions within the Traditionelle and Patrimony collections during Watches & Wonders 2025. Both collections draw inspiration from the rich heritage that Vacheron Constantin has created for almost three centuries.
The new Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle 33 mm Manual-Winding 270th Anniversary reference 1405T/000R-H061 features a diamond-set 18K 5N pink gold case, equipped with the manufacture Calibre 1440/270. Designed and crafted by Vacheron Constantin, the calibre offers a 42-hour power reserve and, at only 2.6 mm thick, guarantees slimness and elegance for this 270-piece limited edition.
The Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle 33 mm Manual-Winding 270th Anniversary has a mother-of-pearl dial with 270th anniversary decor inspired by the Maltese cross, 18K gold hour markers, and Dauphine-type hours and minutes hands. Its bezel is set with 54 round-cut diamonds totaling approximately 0.87 carats.
The Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle 33 mm Manual-Winding 270th Anniversary is powered by the manual wound calibre 1440 /270 with a ‘côte unique’ finish and 270th anniversary emblem. This 116-part movement provides a 42-hour power reserve. The Traditionnelle 33 mm Manual-Winding 270th Anniversary is delivered on a bright pink alligator strap.
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The sapphire casebacks reveal the ‘côte unique’ finish on the bridges of each calibre made for this anniversary. This refined finishing is an eloquent expression of Vacheron Constantin’s signature understatement. While it looks deceptively simple, its execution – in a combination of carefully controlled machining technique and manual gestures – demands great precision and skill. The result is the kind of personal luxury that takes a second and third look to appreciate and will be most evident to the connoisseur and initiated collector.
The technique was used by Vacheron Constantin more than a century ago and rediscovered only in 2021 while reproducing the Historiques American 1921 watch. It took more than 500 hours for today’s artisans to perfect the craft, with each of the anniversary calibres requiring precise adjustments to the artisan’s gestures to create the impression of unbroken lines flowing from one bridge to another.
As a final touch, each movement is engraved with an emblem representing Vacheron Constantin’s 270th anniversary. This commitment to fine craftsmanship is testament to the Maison’s dedication to preserving its artisans' savoir-faire, to be shared with future generations.
Each of the anniversary references is fitted with an alligator leather strap with large square scales and tone-on-tone hand stitching, fastened with an 18K gold pin buckle in the shape of a half Maltese Cross.
Manufacture calibres dedicated to mechanical elegance
Since its founding in 1755, Vacheron Constantin has been unwavering in its pursuit of mechanical excellence, embracing technical challenges and constantly improving, in a deft balance between innovation and tradition, past and present. From the elegance of the movement architecture to the refined finishes, the calibres that drive the 270th anniversary Traditionelle and Patrimony references epitomise the Maison’s philosophy.
The Traditionnelle Manual-Winding is offered in limited editions of 370 pieces in 950 platinum and 370 pieces in 18K 5N pink gold, featuring dials with the geometric motif created for the 270th anniversary. The 38mm case is fitted with the manufacture Calibre 4400 AS/270, which, like all those marking this anniversary, is enhanced by the ‘côte unique’ finish and engraved with the anniversary emblem. This calibre offers a generous 65-hour power reserve and drives the hours and minutes, as well as small seconds at 6 o'clock.
Presented in a diamond-set pink gold case measuring 36 mm in diameter, the 270-piece limited edition Traditionnelle Moon Phase is driven by the manufacture Calibre 1410 AS/270. This high-precision moon phase (also known as the ‘astronomical moon’) tracks the exact lunar cycle, accumulating only one day of discrepancy in 122 years. The calibre bears the 270th anniversary emblem and features the ‘côte unique’ finish. On the mother-of-pearl dial, which is enhanced by the 270th anniversary motif, the moon-phase complication is complemented by small seconds at 6 o'clock and a 38-hour power-reserve display.
Sought-after by Haute Horlogerie connoisseurs, the Patrimony Moon Phase Retrograde Date watch is offered in white gold and pink gold, in 270-piece limited editions of each. It is powered by the self-winding manufacture Calibre 2460 R31L/270 with a 40-hour power reserve. Visible through the sapphire back of the 42.5 mm case, the calibre features the ‘côte unique’ finish and an openworked 18K gold oscillating weight incorporating a Maltese cross. The silver-toned dial is distinguished by the 270th anniversary motif. Set on the upper part of the dial, the retrograde date indication via a central hand – a Vacheron Constantin speciality since the 18th century – is balanced by the moon-phase display at six o’clock, set in an aperture graduated from 0 to 29.5. Following the cycle of the Moon, which rotates around the Earth in 29 days, 12 hours and 45 minutes, it requires adjustment only once every 122 years.
