A new innovative & contemporary line developed & manufactured in-house by Vacheron Constantin. Named after the companies historical address dating back since 1873-1874. Case: – Rose gold casing & lugs – brushed/satin finished case with polished finished bezel & lugs. – Brushed titanium left & right flanks, bezel & crown. – Cushion shaped. – Composed of 38 individual components. Dial: – Grey dial with two different finishes. Main center dial has a metallic & very fine brushed finish, contrasting with a flat grey on the dial perimeter. – Finely printed “VACHERON CONSTANTIN GENEVE” in whit ink. – Applied rose gold hour markers in a combination of indexes & Arabic Numerals. – Fine printed minute/seconds track. – Polished rose gold hands. – Hour & minute hands with luminous fill. – The dial also feature a small “sun” design which is also produces by the “Metalization process”. The sun design is inspired by the clock on the Tour de l’Ile in Place Bel-Air, in the Saint-Gervais district of Geneva. At one time, all the watchmakers on the square set their watches and clocks by it. – The date is indicated – Laser engraved date numbers on the crystal filled with black ink. Unlike traditional date wheels where the date is printed on a wheel & the wheel turns each day, the Quai de l’Ile date numbers are engraved & on the dial crystal – there is a separate contrasting solid colored plate that moves beneath the date & creates a contrasting background to the current date.
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