It has been a great pleasure attending this year’s SIHH, the event in every watch professional’s diary, bringing makers and admirers of beautiful timepieces together to discover the latest collections and new trends. I was invited by Vacheron Constantin to join them in Geneva for this year’s expo to explore the Maison’s latest novelties. My personal highlights of this year’s launch…
The new Overseas Collection presents the collection’s first self-winding tourbillon movement which is revealed through it’s beautiful tourbillon cage. Combining the distinctive style of Overseas with the elegance of a majestic blue dial makes it a perfect companion of a true globetrotter.
The watchmaker Hubert behind the Twin Beat system
The Traditionelle Twin Beat Perpetual Calendar shows that Vacheron Constantin does not rest on it’s laurels. This timepiece features a system (patent pending) that allows the wearer to switch from 5 Hz frequency (active mode) to a 1.2 Hz frequency (standby mode). Meaning that the originally stated 4-day power reserve (when active) is extended to 65 days (in standby mode).
The master-engravers of the Les Cabinotiers department 
The Les Cabinotiers collection honours the name given to the prestigious and most skilled watchmakers, cabinotiers. The watches in the collection are highly complicated and unique timepieces that were historically only made by bespoke order, but now form a whole department on the Maison’s first floor in Geneva.
The crown jewel of this new collection is inspired by the legend of the phoenix. The myth of the bird that rises from its own fiery ashes which represents the immortality of the Les Cabinotiers Grand Complication Phoenix which packs no less than 15 complications into its meticulously engraved, 47mm rose gold case.
Yours sincerely, Mathias le Fèvre
Photography by @ciinderellab & @mathiaslefevre