Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Moon Phase and Retrograde Date Replica Watch

Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Moon Phase and Retrograde Date

To ensure optimal user-friendliness Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Moon Phase and Retrograde Date Replica Watch, all adjustments of these functions are performed via the crown. Vacheron Constantin is presenting this new timepiece in a 42.5 mm case either in 18K pink gold or 18K white gold. Appearing on a pink or white gold disc, depending on the version, the moon gleams brightly against a star-studded backdrop, visible through an opening in the lower half of the dial. The age of the moon —meaning the number of days that have elapsed since the last new moon— can be read off a graduated scale around this opening. This lyrical complication is displayed with extreme accuracy in accordance with the real lunar cycle around the Earth, which lasts exactly 29 days, 12 hours and 45 minutes.

This lyrical complication is displayed with extreme accuracy in accordance with the real lunar cycle around the Earth, which lasts exactly 29 days, 12 hours and 45 minutes. This new Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Replica Watch , with its pure lines typical of the Patrimony collection, features a silver opaline dial on which the cycle and age of the moon are reproduced on a display that will require no corrections for 122 years. Vacheron Constantin is combining this elegant complication with a retrograde date indication, graduated from 1 to 31 across the upper dial arc.

Unveiled ahead of the SIHH 2017, the new Vacheron Constantin Replica Watch features a timelessly understated round case, which houses an in-house automatic calibre powering a high-precision moon indication combined with a retrograde date display.

Appearing on a pink or white gold disc, depending on the version, the moon gleams brightly against a star-studded backdrop, visible through an opening in the lower half of the dial. The age of the moon —meaning the number of days that have elapsed since the last new moon— can be read off a graduated scale around this opening.

The second horological complication, the retrograde date display, is a useful and elegant function that appears in the upper half of the dial. A central hand —whose color is achieved by a black oxide process— tipped with an open worked arrow, moves forward in one-day increments. Once the month is completed, a retrograde system returns it instantly to its initial position on the 1 numeral and begins running along the same path.

The Patrimony collection reflects the watchmaking expertise of Vacheron Constantin Watch Replica . Its harmonious proportions, inspired by the models created by the Maison in the 1950s, testify to a minimalist approach to watch design that is echoed on the pure face of the Patrimony moon phase and retrograde date.