Vacheron Constantin unveils new 'La Musique du Temps' timepieces

Vacheron's bespoke watchmakers have previously tackled a variety of decorative traditions, even going so far as to create a limited run of timepieces showcasing the Japanese artf of maki-e.Last week, the brand released a quartet of 'seasonal' minute repeater tourbillons, this time themed around the technique of champlevé enamelling There's a long history of sonnerie manufacturing at Vacheron - the Maison completed their first grande/petite sonnerie pocket watch, complete with minute repeater in 1817 - but it wasn't until two years ago that the technology was streamlined for contemporary wear As a ode to the holidays, the new Musique Du Temps collection introduces a pair of his and hers minute repeaters dubbed 'The Dance of Gemstones'.

If the fundamental object of 'La Musique du Temps' is an exhaustive study of the minute repeater, then 'A Romantic Note' doubles as a bookend to the rest of the collection The movement is of a piece with a minute repeater calibre which Vacheron developed in 1992, though improvements in technology have enabled the brand's watchmakers to bump the power reserve up to 65 hours The new 'Celestial Note' is something of a spiritual successor to the Tour de L'Ile created by Les Cabinotiers in 2005 - that watch was an extremely complicated, double-faced piece, made to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Vacheron Constantin.

Pricing information for the Vacheron Constantin Les Cabinotiers 'La Musique du Temps' collection is available on request. . Source