quattro's detailed post introduces Vacheron Constantin's latest "Tribute to Great Civilisations" series, a continued collaboration with the Louvre Museum. This new quartet of Métiers d'Art watches showcases exceptional craftsmanship, drawing inspiration from ancient artifacts. His comprehensive presentation highlights why these limited-edition timepieces are significant for collectors and enthusiasts of haute horlogerie.
Vacheron Constantin continues paying “
Tribute to Great Civilisations” in
collaboration with the
Louvre Museum with a new
series of
four “
métiers d'art”
watches.
Like the
previous quartet from 2022, which was also dedicated to Great Civilisations, all
4 timepieces are limited to
15 pieces featuring a
42 x
12.9 mm
pink or
white gold case.
And the watches are powered by automatic
calibre 2460 G4/2 whose
gold rotor is
engraved with the
eastern façade of the
Louvre.
A/ BUSTE D’AKHÉNATON - EGYPTIAN NEW KINGDOM (1500–1000 BC) - ref. 7620A/000G-H078 in white gold Based on the sandstone
bust of
Pharaoh Akhenaten preserved in the Louvre
credit: @repeticiondeminutos (wrist shot), Louvre Museum (bust) & Vacheron ConstantinB/ TIBRE DE L’ISEUM CAMPENSE - IMPERIAL ROME (27 BC – 467 AD) - ref. 7620A/000R-H079 in pink gold Discovered in Rome on the site of a sanctuary dedicated to Egyptian gods Isis and Serapis, the imposing
marble statue of the
god Tiber was seized by Napoleon Bonaparte and displayed in the Louvre.
credit: @repeticiondeminutos (wrist shot), Wikipedia (statue) & Vacheron ConstantinC/ LAMASSU DE SARGON II - NEO-ASSYRIAN EMPIRE (934-609 BC) - ref. 7620A/000G-H080 in white gold Carved from enormous blocks of alabaster, the five-metre high
Lamassus – part
bull,
eagle and
man – guarded the gates of the
city of Sargon II, home to the king of Assyria.
credit: @repeticiondeminutos (wrist shot), Louvre Museum (Lamassus) & Vacheron Constantin
D/ ATHENA DE VELLETRI - ANCIENT GREECE (480 – 323 BC) - ref. 7620A/000R-H081 Discovered in Velletri, Italy, the 3-metre high
marble statue of
Pallas (Athena) was a Roman copy of a Greek original sculpted around 430 BC.
credit: @repeticiondeminutos (wrist shot), Louvre Museum (bust) & Vacheron Constantin
Do you
like this
series or do you think it's
just another series, like the ones Vacheron Constantin has been making for years now?
Thanks for looking.
Best, Emmanuel
