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Since 1901 timepieces with the VC initials have been stamped with the Geneva Seal guaranteeing top quality in terms of technical execution and aesthetics. Another specific Vacheron Constantin symbol is the Maltese Cross logo, registered with the Swiss Office fédéral de la propriété industrielle in 1880. The logo was taken from the design of a former movement component, a stopwork, mounted on the barrel cover to ensure a very constant force from the spring, thus achieving a better rate.
Despite launching several new models every year, they must all comply with the non-written rule that their look must adhere to the brand’s design codes, often decades old. Despite this restriction, all Vacheron Constantin timepieces manage to have a perfectly contemporary look. A Vacheron Constantin watch is synonymous with an elite status and worn by those who appreciate the magic of the art of haute horlogerie watchmaking.
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The brand’s history
On 17 September 1755, twenty-four-year old watchmaker Jean-Marc Vacheron signed up his first apprentice. This date is considered to be the official birth date of today’s famous manufacture which has never interrupted the production of its elegant timepieces.
Sixty-four years later, in 1819, Jacques Barthélemy Vacheron, the founder’s grandson who took over the business in 1810, joined forces with François Constantin, an experienced businessman who succeeded in opening new markets for the Vacheron et Constantin brand, including North America. François Constantin is also the author of the quote “Do better if possible and that is always possible” that has remained the Maison’s credo until the present day.
The brand’s founder Jean-Marc Vacheron and all his successors had one thing in common: a burning passion for beautiful and complicated timepieces. What is more, they have never rested on their laurels and have always aimed further and higher. In 1916, the manufacture created a wristwatch featuring a miniature movement acquired by the Maharaja of Patiala, a great lover of luxury.
In the first half of the 20th century, the manufacture counted American billionaires as well as royals, including King Farouk of Egypt, among its customers. In the Geneva manufacture master watchmakers have created some of the most complicated pocket watches for these customers, many of which have become an inherent part of the history of watchmaking.
At the beginning of the new millennium, Vacheron Constantin opened a new manufacture in the Vallée de Joux. Alongside sublime art editions and dazzling new collections, the brand presented a true masterpiece in 2015 – the Reference 57260, the most complicated pocket-watch ever made.
Over the course of its long and richly imbued history the brand has created over 1,500 models of varying types of watches.