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Vacheron Constantin Refreshes the Overseas Perpetual Calendar for 2020
Overseas Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin
For this connected Watches & Wonders season, (stay safe, friends!) Vacheron Constantin has prepared an updated version of the ultra-thin Overseas with perpetual calendar, now presented with a remarkable solid gold bracelet that accompanies the rubber and crocodile leather straps, both in a cool navy-blue tone, and all with a quick-change system that facilitates the daily “personalization” of the watch. Neat. The bracelet features the design of the Maltese Cross, the emblem of the Geneva maison. The brilliance of the pink gold invades the watch dial through the hands, indexes and moon discs.
Overseas Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin Skeleton
Now, if the “common” Overseas Perpetual Calendar Ultra-thin is a trip, get ready for a new destination with the new skeletonized version. Open-working will always be a complex, yet delicate art, can only be done by masterful watchmakers and artists, all well versed in the fine arts of horology. And this being a Vacheron Constantin, one of les grandes maisons, open-working demands an even more elevated level of expertise, considering that this Overseas timepiece bears the renowned Geneva Seal certification. So, it needs to be and look perfect.
With respect of the blue-dialed Overseas Perpetual Calendar, the Skeleton versions are kept mechanically unchanged: the movement (here named 1120 QPSQ/1) is still just 4.05 mm thick and the case keeps its 41.5 x 8.1 mm, diameter and height figures, respectively. All the parts of the caliber have been hollowed out, finished and/or decorated, so as to exalt the magnificence of the Swiss piece of art. Some surfaces have been grained to give them a satined finish; a few lines have been beveled to create some light effects; polishing, brushing and graining are apparent in all surfaces and shapes of the movement. Above all, a special NAC electrolytic treatment gives the mechanism a contemporary face. Now, this being a complicated watch, the dial remains sufficiently clear and informative, so it is enhanced by its gold hands, gold-framed hour indexes and white register rings.
Overseas Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin
Movement
Self-winding Caliber 1120 QP/1 with 22K gold Overseas oscillating weight, hours, minutes, perpetual calendar (date, day of the week, month, leap year indication), moon phases, power reserve of 40 hours
Case
41.5mm in 18K 5N pink gold, 8.1mm thickness, water resistant up to 50 metres
Strap
Matching pink gold bracelet with half Maltese cross-shaped polished and satin-brushed links and a triple-bland folding clasp, delivered with a second blue strap in Mississippiensis alligator leather with blue nubuck lining, and a third blue rubber strap
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Overseas Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin Skeleton
Movement
Self-winding Caliber 1120 QPSQ/1 with 22K openworked oscillating weightm NAC treatment, hours, minutes, perpetual calendar (date, day of the week, month, leap year), moon phases, power reserve of 40 hours
Case
41.5mm in 18K 5N pink gold, 8.1mm thickness, water resistant up to 50 metres
Strap
Matching pink gold bracelet with half Maltese cross-shaped polished and satin-brushed links and a triple-bland folding clasp, delivered with a second blue strap in Mississippiensis alligator leather with blue nubuck lining, and a third blue rubber strap
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