Les Cabinotiers Minute Repeater Tourbillon – Tribute to Art Deco

In Context

At 44 mm it is a large watch — well above this catalogue’s 40 mm median, and enough to dominate a narrow wrist. At 13.5 mm it is a tall case, and it will catch on a cuff. The case back is open, so the movement is visible without taking the watch apart, and the sapphire crystal will resist everything short of deliberate abuse.

The movement is hand-wound, so winding it becomes part of the day rather than something the watch does for you. 58 hours of reserve is enough to set it down on Friday evening and find it still running on Monday. At 18,000 vph the seconds hand advances 5 times a second, the slower and more audible rate of an older design.

6520C/000R-085C stands on its own in this catalogue — no other reference here shares its base number. It pairs a multi-color dial with a pink gold case. It was a limited edition. Beyond the time it carries a tourbillon and a minute repeater.

Caliber 2755 TMR is designed, developed and produced by Vacheron Constantin. This hand-wound movement bears the Hallmark of Geneva and features an exceptional level of chronometric and aesthetic quality. Combining a minute repeater mechanism striking on demand with a tourbillon, it displays the hours and minutes as well as small seconds on the tourbillon carriage. The 58-hour power-reserve indication – with its pink gold pointer whose colour is achieved by a black oxide process – is unusually placed on the back of the watch rather than on the dial. The sapphire crystal caseback reveals the caliber, composed of 471 parts and adorned with 40 jewels, along with its hand-crafted finishes meeting the highest watchmaking standards.

4 other watches in the library run the Vacheron Constantin 2755 TMR.

Vacheron Constantin

Les Cabinotiers Minute Repeater Tourbillon – Tribute to Arabesque

6650C/000G-084C · 44 mm

Vacheron Constantin

Traditionnelle Minute Repeater Tourbillon Platinum / Silver

6500T/000P-9949 · 44 mm

Vacheron Constantin

Traditionnelle Minute Repeater Tourbillon Pink Gold / Silver

6500T/000R-B324 · 44 mm

Vacheron Constantin

Traditionnelle Minute Repeater Tourbillon Platinum / Slate

6500T/000P-B100 · 44 mm