A Closer Look At The Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Complete Calendar Openface

The Traditionnelle Complete Calendar rings in the new year with a contemporary, three-part, openface dial and modern galvanic finishes. Whether you choose the pink or white gold versions, they look like something a boardroom baron would wear, although not as a stealth-wealth accoutrement but rather as a projection of their power.
 

However, these two timepieces also have a sense of vulnerability, with the exquisitely finished components visible through the open-worked face and sapphire caseback.

Let’s take a look!

A triple calendar timepiece – one that indicates the date, day, and month, and, on these models, moonphase – is the kind of complication that separates the moutons from the chevres, as the French say. For the Traditionelle Complete Calendar, Vacheron Constantin drew on its history of high watchmaking to create the calibre that powers these watches – the 2460 QCL/2.

An evolution of the first self-winding movement entirely designed and developed by Vacheron Constantin – the Calibre 2450 – the high beat, self-winding Calibre 2460 QCL/2 is composed of 312 components.
 

This calibre features a stop-seconds mechanism, beats at a rate of 28,800 vibrations per hour, and has a respectable 40-hour power reserve. So, while you would probably want to wear this watch every day, we would suggest investing in a good winder for weekends because resetting a calendar can be a pain.
 

Plus, in addition to its triple calendar indications, it provides a precision moonphase display requiring only one correction every 122 years.
 

At the end of the day, Vacheron Constantin’s two new Traditionnelle Complete Calendar Openface watches are not trying to change executive timepieces. They are more of a reflection of how executives have changed.

The 41mm white or pink gold cases find a balance between such classic attributes of the collection – such as the stepped round case and lugs, the fluted case back, the slim bezel, the railway minute-track, the bi-facetted Dauphine-type hands, and the gold baton-style hour-markers – with a much more modern design approach presented on a grey alligator leather strap.
 

The Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Complete Calendar Openface is available now and is priced at $47,300. For more information, visit the Vacheron Constantin website.

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