Patrimony Retrograde Day-Date

In Context

At 42.5 mm it is sized to the current mainstream: 40 mm is the median across every watch measured in this catalogue. At 10.02 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.

86020/000G-9508 stands on its own in this catalogue — no other reference here shares its base number. It pairs a silver dial with a white gold case. Beyond the time it carries a day-date.

Automatic mechanical movement designed, developed and produced by the Vacheron Constantin manufacture with hour, minute and retrograde date and day functions. This double-complication calibre is one of the brand’s 11½ lignes (25.6 mm) automatic movements, which made their appearance in 2005 during the manufacture’s 250th anniversary celebrations. The latest to date and beating at a rate of 28,800 vibrations an hour, the 2460R31R7 has a power reserve of more than 40 hours and is distinguished by the meticulous chamfering work on the Côtes de Genève-decorated bridges and the circular-graining of the plate. An innovative ceramic ball-bearing system drives its 22K gold guilloché rotor. Meeting its twelve stringent criteria, the 2460R31R7 is stamped with the prestigious Poinçon de Genève. This very exclusive hallmark is recognised as a symbol of horological perfection as well as a indication of provenance. Over and above the stipulated technical and aesthetic constraints, it symbolises a true philosophy of horological workmanship, with no concession made either to the quality of the components or to any part of the movement. The Poinçon de Genève, therefore, is related to a guarantee of longer life for the movement.

5 other watches in the library run the Vacheron Constantin 2460 R31R7.

Vacheron Constantin

Patrimony Retrograde Day-Date

86020/000R-9239 · 42.5 mm

Vacheron Constantin

Patrimony Retrograde Day-Date Pink Gold / Anthracite

4000U/000R-B111 · 42.5 mm

Vacheron Constantin

Patrimony Retrograde Day-Date White Gold / Silver

4000U/000G-B112 · 42.5 mm

Vacheron Constantin

Patrimony Retrograde Day-Date

86020/000R-9940 · 42.5 mm