Malte Tourbillon Skeleton Pink Gold / Silver

In Context

At 38 mm it sits just under the modern norm — the band that suits the widest spread of wrists. At 12.73 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. Rated to 30 m, it is protected against rain and splashes and nothing beyond that.

The movement is hand-wound, so winding it becomes part of the day rather than something the watch does for you. 45 hours of reserve carries it overnight, but not through a weekend in a drawer. At 18,000 vph the seconds hand advances 5 times a second, the slower and more audible rate of an older design.

30135/000R-8973 is one of 2 executions of the 30135/000R base reference. Underneath they are the same watch; what separates this one is a skeleton dial and a pink gold case. Beyond the time it carries a tourbillon.

Hand-wound, barrel-shaped movement with tourbillon escapement and power reserve indicator; skeletonized. Geometrical shapes have always inspired the greatest builders, architects and artists, playing with light according to the position of the sun or forming a pyramid of chiaroscuro contrasts based on fundamental geometrical elements arranged in layers. Inspired by these works, Vacheron Constantin has devised an original architectural motif based on the shape of a triangle to provide a unique interpretation of hand engraving. Once again demonstrating the impressive range of their art, the artisans of the Manufacture performed truly stunning work on the surface of the parts composing Calibre 2790 SQ. In a succession of meticulous strokes of the burin that sometimes involves working to the nearest tenth of a millimetre, they have created tiny triangles composed of recurrent straight lines creating a three-dimensional effects, before hand-drawing and chamfering the 246 parts of the calibre. This geometrical mosaic forms an architecture generating an astonishing volume effect through light and shadow effects further enhanced by the airy structure of the imposing tourbillon carriage.

3 other watches in the library run the Vacheron Constantin 2790 SQ.

Vacheron Constantin

Malte Tourbillon Skeleton Platinum / Anthracite

30135/000P-9842 · 38 mm

Vacheron Constantin

Malte Tourbillon Tribute to Haussmannian style

30135/000R-089C · 38 mm

Vacheron Constantin

Malte Tourbillon Openworked Diamond

30635/000P-9842 · 38 mm