A Rare Selection of Vintage Vacheron Constantin Timepieces Arrives in New York

Les Collectionneurs, a unique collection of vintage Vacheron Constantin timepieces sourced from auction houses, private collectors, and the watchmaker's own archival department, has landed at the Swiss watchmaker's Madison Avenue boutique As the timepieces are sold in each market, Vacheron Constantin works to replace them with new offerings for each location "We began to sell vintage Vacheron Constantin timepieces some 10 years ago," says Vacheron Constantin style and heritage director Christian Selmoni.

"However, we did it with a very limited focus and external communication behind it." Selmoni says that the watchmaker has now changed its vintage-timepiece pace from "Passive mode" to "Push mode." And while Vacheron Constantin boutiques won't constantly stock vintage timepieces for sale, the global traveling offering will be ongoing, with dedicated events around the collections for each market-and there will be plenty to go around The criteria for inclusion in the Les Collectionneurs range is that the timepieces offered must be produced 20 years ago or more; however, the core of the collection is made up of timepieces from the '40s, '50s, and '60s Designs from the '50s and '60s remain the most popular among Vacheron Constantin's collectors.

"We also offer some very rare minute-repeater wristwatches from the '40s to the '60s-in particular the reference 4261, which is to me the most exceptional design of Vacheron Constantin from both an aesthetic and technical angle The 4261 from 1951 in yellow gold is a sublime example of Vacheron Constantin watchmaking art." The selection of vintage timepieces will be available at Vacheron Constantin's boutique on 729 Madison Avenue now through August 17. . Source