Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin - 1400U/000G-B218 Métiers d'Art Elégance Sartoriale Tartan
Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin - 1400U/000G-B218 Métiers d'Art Elégance Sartoriale Tartan
Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin - 1400U/000G-B218 Métiers d'Art Elégance Sartoriale Tartan
Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin - 1400U/000G-B218 Métiers d'Art Elégance Sartoriale Tartan
Vacheron Constantin

Métiers d'Art Elégance Sartoriale Tartan

REF. 1400U/000G-B218

Case

MaterialWhite Gold
Diameter40 mm
ShapeRound
CrystalSapphire
Case backOpen
Water resistance30 m

Dial

ColourBlue
FinishGuilloche Hands: Alpha
HandsAlpha

Movement

Caliber2460 SC
Typeautomatic
Reserve40 h
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In Context

At 40 mm it is sized to the current mainstream: 40 mm is the median across every watch measured in this catalogue. At 8.2 mm thick it is about average for a modern wristwatch. 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 winds itself from the motion of your wrist. 40 hours of reserve carries it overnight, but not through a weekend in a drawer. At 28,800 vph the seconds hand advances 8 times a second.

1400U/000G-B218 is one of 2 executions of the 1400U/000G base reference. Underneath they are the same watch; what separates this one is a blue dial and a white gold case. Introduced in 2016.

The 1400U/000G family

1400U/000G-B218 is one of 2 variants sharing the 1400U/000G base reference — same watch underneath, different dial, bezel, or bracelet execution. Browse the others:

Inside: Caliber 2460 SC

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The 2460 SC is Vacheron Constantin's standard automatic, introduced in 2005 with a 22-carat gold rotor and the Hallmark of Geneva. It is the base of the maison's world-time, four-aperture and calendar calibers. It powers 21 watches in this library. It is 26.2 mm across with 27 jewels, beating at 28,800 vph for a 40-hour reserve, with a centre seconds; the SC stands for "seconde au centre". Every one carries the Hallmark of Geneva, which certifies finishing and rate. The [2460 G4](/calibers/vacheron-constantin-2460-g4) puts its display in four apertures for the Métiers d'Art, and the [2460 WT](/calibers/vacheron-constantin-2460-wt) adds a world time. In the library it powers 20 [Métiers d'Art](/brands/vacheron-constantin/metiers-d-art) references, the Les Univers Infinis dials after Escher and the Villes Lumières series with their hand-applied city maps, all at 40 mm, and one [Historiques](/brands/vacheron-constantin/historiques). 15 are limited editions. The [1120](/calibers/vacheron-constantin-1120) is the ultra-thin automatic on the Jaeger-LeCoultre 920 base the maison used before it, and the [2160](/calibers/vacheron-constantin-2160) the peripheral-rotor tourbillon of the current generation.

20 other watches in the library run the Vacheron Constantin 2460 SC.

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