Vacheron Constantin “Quai de l’Ile” Date 18kt Rose Gold &Titanium

A new innovative & contemporary line developed & manufactured in-house by Vacheron Constantin

Case:
– 18kt Rose Gold & Titanium
– Cushion shaped.
– Composed of 38 individual components.

Dial:
– Silver dial with an embedded sapphire crystal date ring.
– Finely printed “VACHERON CONSTANTIN GENEVE” in black ink.
– Applied rose gold hour markers in a combination of indexes & Arabic Numerals.
– Finely printed minute 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 white 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.