Abstract
- Vacheron Constantin’s Abroad Grand Complication Openface is the primary minute repeater within the Abroad assortment
- It includes a 44.5mm titanium case with a posh, openwork sapphire dial
- Its 2755 QP caliber features a minute repeater, perpetual calendar and tourbillon
Vacheron Constantin has unveiled the Abroad Grand Complication Openface watch — the primary minute repeater within the Abroad assortment. It represents the fruits of a major endeavor to combine a grand complication mechanism into a sublime case.
That includes a 44.5mm case diameter, the timepiece is available in a titanium construct with a extremely advanced sapphire crystal dial. The dial showcases an openworked design, adorned with 18k white gold indices and arms. In the meantime, the chapter ring and the day, date, and month counters all exhibit a classy blue coloration, including a contact of coloration to the watch face.
Viewable via the watch’s open caseback is the 2755 QP motion, which offers roughly 58 hours of energy reserve. Regardless of its slim 7.9 mm thickness, the motion incorporates a number of advanced issues. These embody a minute repeater, a perpetual calendar, a tourbillon, and an influence reserve indicator. Vacheron Constantin additionally paid explicit consideration to the aesthetics of the centripetal regulator — an arc-shaped bar crafted from gold that secures the regulator. Beneath it, the circular-grained inertia weights are engraved with the initials of Jean-Marc Vacheron, the founding father of the Maison in 1755.
Water resistance sometimes presents a problem for watches with a minute repeater operate as a result of sliding mechanism that prompts the repeater. For this particular mannequin, Vacheron Constantin ensured the water resistance of the Abroad case. This was achieved whereas adapting the case design to accommodate the caliber. This course of concerned 18 months of analysis and improvement, together with a whole redesign of the caseback to accommodate the minute repeater mechanism, all of the whereas preserving the attribute slender curves of the collection
The Abroad Grand Complication Openface is confirmed as a restricted manufacturing, obtainable with an identical titanium bracelet in addition to two extra straps in alligator or rubber. For extra particulars concerning the watch’s availability and value, go to Vacheron Constantin’s official web site.
