Vacheron Constantin - Overseas Moon Phase Retrograde Date

Vacheron Constantin presented the Overseas Moon Phase Retrograde Date, the first watch in this collection to feature a retrograde display. Price TBC

Vacheron Constantin presented the new Overseas Moon Phase Retrograde Date, the first ever timepiece in the Overseas collection to incorporate a retrograde display.

This kind of display is one in which the indicator does not complete a full turn of the dial, instead travelling along its entire measurement segment and then returning to its starting point to begin a new journey. 

Its mechanism requires great precision, particularly with regard to shock- and wear-resistance. It has been reinterpreted in this timepiece entirely in line with the Overseas collection’s sporty and dynamic aesthetic codes.

The original translucent blue-lacquered dial, which also integrates a high-precision moon phase at 6 o'clock, features a sunburst satin-brushed base and a velvet-finished flange with 18K white gold hour-markers and hours, minutes, date hands highlighted with blue Super-LumiNova for enhanced readability in poor light conditions.

The moon phase aperture is graduated from 0 to 29½, thus serving to read off the number of days elapsed since the last new moon. The precision moon-phase mechanism requires a one-day correction only every 122 years.

The 41 mm x 10.48 mm stainless steel case is characterised by the six-sided bezel evoking the Maltese cross and polished surfaces alternated to satin-brushed ones. The screwed-down fluted crown contributes to ensure water-resistance up to a pressure of 5 bar (approx. 50 metres / 165 feet).

The transparent sapphire crystal caseback showcases the in-house self-winding Calibre 2460 R31L/2 and its 22K gold oscillating weight adorned with a stylised compass rose. 

This beautifully finished movement beats at a frequency of 4 Hz (28,800 vibrations per hour) with a 40-hour power reserve. All adjustments - winding, correction of the date and moon phases, as well as setting the time - are done via the crown.

The watch is delivered with a steel bracelet accompanied by two additional straps in calfskin leather and in blue rubber. Thanks to the simple and practical strap/bracelet interchangeability system, they can be easily swapped in few seconds. 

The price of the new Vacheron Constantin Overseas Moon Phase Retrograde Date ref. 4000V/210A-B911 has not yet been communicated. vacheron-constantin.com

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