Quai de l’Ile Self-Winding Stainless Steel / Blue

In Context

At 41 mm it is sized to the current mainstream: 40 mm is the median across every watch measured in this catalogue. At 11.75 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. 60 hours of reserve is enough to set it down on Friday evening and find it still running on Monday. At 28,800 vph the seconds hand advances 8 times a second.

4500S/000A-B364 is one of 3 executions of the 4500S/000A base reference. Underneath they are the same watch; what separates this one is a blue matte dial and a stainless steel case.

Caliber 5100/1 is a variation of caliber 5100, with the solid gold rotor being replaced for one in tungsten.

2 other watches in the library run the Vacheron Constantin 5100/1.

Vacheron Constantin

Quai de l’Ile Self-Winding Stainless Steel / Black

4500S/000A-B195 · 41 mm

Vacheron Constantin

Quai de l’Ile Self-Winding Stainless Steel / Silver

4500S/000A-B195 has a silver dial. · 41 mm