Vacheron Constantin was founded in 1755, almost could be called the world’s oldest and still operating endless top watchmaking brands. Has sustained more than 250 years of watchmaking professional skills and work tirelessly unique lofty position in the global watch industry.
This asset-rich China and the United States, and has accumulated more than 250 years, a wide range of timepieces with the movement, proudly stands in their era. They are amazing and priceless heritage and brand history of watch-making history is tightly intertwined, this is the Vacheron Constantin has long been the best testimony of the aesthetic and technological creativity.
Constant pursuit of the new structure, technology and meet the tastes of watch connoisseurs, Vacheron Constantin roots in any of the areas involved in the art of watchmaking ─ ─ whether pocket watch or a watch, worn on a finger ring watch or Fenjing necklace watch or do not think in the chest decorative brooches watch for the ladies; structure, whether it is the style of the highly complex functions, complex grandfather clock has a unique automatic device, or is not dazzling, but the the absolute quintessential professional skills, experience well as talent in order to successfully build ultra-thin mechanical movement.
To thin body has never been regarded as the watchmaking industry, the so-called complex functions, it is not specific date or timing structure as extra features on the watch. But very hard making its nature, it even from time to time to the days of micro-mechanical limit push further higher, too intends to enter the ultra-thin watchmaking areas, but the challenge winners are few and far between.
Vacheron Constantin produced the first ultra-thin sheet appeared in the 19th century, but the most productive period in the 20th century; this century even called “golden age” ultra-thin sheet, the watches of the early 20th century, a large number of popular , the weight and thickness of the watch immediately became about the watch wearer comfort of the important factors.
Since 1945, began the development of ultra-thin self-winding movement, for example, 4779/12 hit the the thallium self-winding mechanical movement opens a new era, 498-type movement was launched in 1951, 1953 launched a 499-type and 1019-type movement, launched in 1958, the 1071-type movement.
The 1120 movement development process began in 1966, to start production at the end of 1967. Similarly attract the attention of experts and collectors, while many plant orders. In 2010, Vacheron Constantin in the same way a new interpretation of this legendary movement is installed in a re-create the appearance of lines and classic ultra-thin case, dubbed the “Historique Ultra-fine 1968” watch name.
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