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Vacheron Constantin has introduced three new additions to the Traditionnelle Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin collection. The watches are housed in a 36.5 mm case, which measures only 8.43 mm thick, marking one of the brand’s most compact executions of the QP to date.
Two models arrive in 18K 5N pink gold and 18K white gold - it is the first time this case size has been used in the Traditionnelle line without gem-setting. A third model, also in white gold, features a diamond-set bezel with 17 round-cut gemstones. Each version retains the design language associated with the Traditionnelle family - a stepped round case, fluted caseback, straight lugs, and a slim bezel. The dial follows a traditional layout with baton-style gold hour markers, faceted Dauphine hands, a railway minute track, and a silver-toned opaline finish that prioritises balance and legibility.
The proportions of the 36.5 mm case are inspired by the historical Ref. 43031 from 1983, a model that helped reassert the place of high mechanical watchmaking at the height of the quartz era. The modern interpretation carries forward its aesthetic through the symmetry of the triple calendar sub-dials at 12, 3, and 9 o’clock, and the rounded moon-phase aperture at 6 o’clock.
Vacheron Constantin’s automatic manufacture calibre 1120 QP drives the timepieces. Debuting in 1984 with the Ref. 43031, this perpetual calendar movement is based on the ultra-thin Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 920 ébauche. It is built from 276 components and is only 4.05 mm thick, displaying the day, date, month, leap-year cycle via a 48-month indicator, and the combined age and phase of the Moon at 6 o’clock. The movement is engineered to automatically account for variations in the Gregorian calendar, including leap years, requiring no manual correction until 2100.
The calibre is beautified with circular graining on the mainplate, Côtes de Genève on the bridges, hand-polished bevels, chamfered jewel and screw sinks, and polished teeth on the going train. The openworked oscillating weight, made of 22K gold, is shaped around the brand’s Maltese cross emblem and also decorated with Geneva stripes.
The models are paired with alligator leather straps with tone-on-tone stitching. The pink gold and the diamond-studded models are paired with a dark blue Mississippiensis strap, and the non-gem-set pink gold model is flanked by a light brown alligator strap. The 270th anniversary emblem will be marked on the timepieces produced in 2025.
Vacheron Constantin has introduced three new additions to the Traditionnelle Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin collection. The watches are housed in a 36.5 mm case, which measures only 8.43 mm thick, marking one of the brand’s most compact executions of the QP to date.
Two models arrive in 18K 5N pink gold and 18K white gold - it is the first time this case size has been used in the Traditionnelle line without gem-setting. A third model, also in white gold, features a diamond-set bezel with 17 round-cut gemstones. Each version retains the design language associated with the Traditionnelle family - a stepped round case, fluted caseback, straight lugs, and a slim bezel. The dial follows a traditional layout with baton-style gold hour markers, faceted Dauphine hands, a railway minute track, and a silver-toned opaline finish that prioritises balance and legibility.
The proportions of the 36.5 mm case are inspired by the historical Ref. 43031 from 1983, a model that helped reassert the place of high mechanical watchmaking at the height of the quartz era. The modern interpretation carries forward its aesthetic through the symmetry of the triple calendar sub-dials at 12, 3, and 9 o’clock, and the rounded moon-phase aperture at 6 o’clock.
Vacheron Constantin’s automatic manufacture calibre 1120 QP drives the timepieces. Debuting in 1984 with the Ref. 43031, this perpetual calendar movement is based on the ultra-thin Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 920 ébauche. It is built from 276 components and is only 4.05 mm thick, displaying the day, date, month, leap-year cycle via a 48-month indicator, and the combined age and phase of the Moon at 6 o’clock. The movement is engineered to automatically account for variations in the Gregorian calendar, including leap years, requiring no manual correction until 2100.
The calibre is beautified with circular graining on the mainplate, Côtes de Genève on the bridges, hand-polished bevels, chamfered jewel and screw sinks, and polished teeth on the going train. The openworked oscillating weight, made of 22K gold, is shaped around the brand’s Maltese cross emblem and also decorated with Geneva stripes.
The models are paired with alligator leather straps with tone-on-tone stitching. The pink gold and the diamond-studded models are paired with a dark blue Mississippiensis strap, and the non-gem-set pink gold model is flanked by a light brown alligator strap. The 270th anniversary emblem will be marked on the timepieces produced in 2025.
