·      “La Musique du Temps”: an assortment of one-of-a-kind creations crafted within the Les Cabinotiers department as a tribute to the musical arts.

·      As partners of the Maison, Abbey Road Studios have recorded an original sonic print delivered as a unique certificate for each of these models.

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This one-of-a-kind model paying tribute to the grand tradition of “musical” watches by Vacheron Constantin, houses a grande and petite sonnerie movement with a minute repeater mechanism. The case honours the art of hand engraving with a motif depicting the score of Beethoven’s sixth symphony.

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It was not until 1992 that the first grande sonnerie wristwatch appeared. Since then, the mastery of these pieces that sound the hours and quarters in passing – with repetition of the time before each quarter in grande sonnerie mode and without repetition in petite sonnerie mode – has remained fairly uncommon due to its extremely stringent construction requirements.

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While the Vacheron Constantin archives reveal such pocket watches as of the early 19thcentury, the first grande sonnerie wristwatch created by the Maison was unveiled in 2017, equipped with the 1860 calibre also featuring a minute repeater.

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It is this same 727-part movement that drives the Les Cabinotiers Symphonia grande sonnerie – The sixth symphony watch, whose 18K 5N pink gold case bears a meticulously executed bas-relief engraving of a musical score.

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The latter pays tribute to Ludwig van Beethoven's "Pastoral" Sixth Symphony in F major, hand-engraved on an olive-leaf background, decor inspired by a pocket-watch from the Vacheron Constantin Heritage collection, named « Les Bergers d’Arcadie », created in 1923.

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Vacheron Constantin “La Musique du Temps” Les Cabinotiers Symphonia Grande Sonnerie – The Sixth Symphony

Technical specifications:

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Reference: 9200C/000R-B667, Unique timepiece

Calibre:

·      1860

·      Developed and manufactured by Vacheron Constantin

·      Bi-directional mechanical manual-winding

·      37 mm (16 1⁄4) diameter, 9.1 mm thick

·      Movement power reserve: approximately 72 hours; Strikework power reserve: approximately 20 hours 3 Hz (21,600 vibrations/hour)

·      2 barrels

·      727 components

·      74 jewels

·      Hallmark of Geneva certified timepiece

Indications:

·      Hours, minutes, small seconds at 7 o’clock

·      Grande sonnerie

·      Petite sonnerie

·      Minute repeater

·      Strikework mode display grande sonnerie/petite sonnerie/silence with a selection via the bezel

·      Movement power-reserve indicator

·      Strikework power-reserve indicator

Case:

·      18K 5N pink gold with a base-relief engraving illustrating Ludwig van Beethoven's "Pastoral" Sixth Symphony in F major, on an olive-leaf background, decor inspired by the pocket-watch « Les Bergers d’Arcadie »

·      45 mm diameter, 15.1 mm thick

·      Transparent sapphire crystal caseback

Dial:

·      18K gold, beige hand-guilloché, “vieux panier circulaire” decor

·      18K 5N pink gold applied hours-markers and movement power-reserve indicator

Strap: Brown Mississippiensis alligator leather with alligator leather inner shell, hand-stitched, saddle-finish, large square scales

Clasp:

·      18K 5N pink gold folding clasp

·      Polished half Maltese cross-shaped

Presentation Box & Accessory:

·      Les Cabinotiers model

·      Abbey Road Studios Certificat

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The price for the Vacheron Constantin “La Musique du Temps” Les Cabinotiers Symphonia Grande Sonnerie – The Sixth Symphony is upon request.

For more information visit Vacheron Constantin Online.