Vacheron Constantin introduced the first tourbillon skeleton watch in the Overseas collection, Overseas Tourbillon Skeleton, available in pink gold and titanium. All details, live photos and prices below.
Vacheron Constantin Overseas Tourbillon Skeleton – one of my personal favorites of the Watches & Wonders 2022 watch fair. The watch comes in two versions, one in 18K 5N pink gold and the other in Grade 5 titanium. The titanium model is the first by the Maison to be entirely made of this same metal – from crown to bezel and from bracelet to case. Both versions have the case size 42.5 mm.
Speaking of skeleton watches from one of the most respected manufactories on the planet, you can be sure that finishing of the components will get special attention. So, for example, the baseplate and the four bridges are decorated with the NAC (N-acetylcysteine) surface treatment applied by electrolysis conferring an anthracite grey tint. This contemporary touch given to the movement blends perfectly with the classic haute horlogerie finishes in the form of hand-drawn flanks and hand-chamfering with polished bevels to accentuate the light playing across the components. The mainplate and bridges are also delicately decorated to create a finish of very fine, perfectly horizontal grooves.
Inside of the Overseas Tourbillon Skeleton is the new self-winding Calibre 2160 SQ. For this new calibre, Vacheron Constantin’s watchmakers have also redesigned the regulating organ housed in the tourbillon carriage coupled with the escapement. A new balance-spring was designed in-house, equipped with a Breguet overcoil (terminal curve). By folding the outer spring coil towards the centre, outside its horizontal plane, this arrangement forces a flat development of the spring, thus ensuring enhanced isochronism. The tourbillon regulator rotating once per minute operates at a rate of 18,000 vibrations per hour (2.5 Hz) and serves as a small seconds indicator by means of one of the four screws used to secure the carriage and which is grey on the pink gold version and flame-blued on the titanium version.
Both watches feature the Overseas collection specific interchangeable strap system. They come with two straps in calfskin and rubber: black with two 18K 5N pink gold pin buckles for the gold model; and blue with an interchangeable titanium folding clasp for the titanium model.
The price of the titanium Overseas Tourbillon Skeleton 6000V/110R-B935 is €159,000, while the gold version 6000V/110R-B934 will cost €185,000.
Details about Vacheron Constantin watches on www.vacheron-constantin.com
