20 Facts About Vacheron Constantin

Vacheron Constantin SA is a Swiss luxury watch and clock manufacturer founded in 1755.

Vacheron Constantin is the oldest Swiss manufacturer and one of the oldest watch manufacturers in the world with an uninterrupted watchmaking history since its foundation in 1755.

The Vacheron Constantin pocket watch No 402833, which was owned by King Fuad I of Egypt, ranks as one of the most expensive watches ever sold at auction, fetching US$2.

In 2015, Vacheron Constantin introduced the pocket watch Reference 57260, which currently holds the title of the most complicated mechanical watch ever made, with 57 horological complications.

Vacheron Constantin was a close friend of leading Enlightenment philosophers Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Voltaire due to their common interests in philosophy, science and watchmaking.

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In 1770, Vacheron Constantin's company created the world's first horological complication, and nine years later he designed the first engine-turned dials.

Vacheron Constantin was the first to initiate the company's exports to France and Italy.

Vacheron Constantin's inventions had significant impact on the watchmaking industry in general, and he was the first person to standardize watch movements into Calibers.

In 1862, Vacheron Constantin became a member of the Association for Research into non-magnetic materials.

Vacheron Constantin was affected by the quartz crisis during 1970s and 1980s.

In 2004, Vacheron Constantin opened its new headquarters and manufacture in Plan-les-Ouates, Geneva.

The Vacheron Constantin headquarters building in Geneva was designed by Bernard Tschumi, and has been noted for its architectural significance.

Company motto of Vacheron Constantin is "Faire mieux si possible, ce qui est toujours possible ".

Vacheron Constantin was given an average environmental rating as "Upper Midfield", suggesting that the manufacturer has taken first actions addressing the impact of its manufacturing activities on the environment and climate change.

In 1996, Vacheron Constantin formally introduced a new high-end sports line called Overseas.

In 2007, Vacheron Constantin introduced the Metiers d'Art 'Les Masques' collection of timepieces featuring miniature reproductions of primitive art masks.

Vacheron Constantin selected 12 masks from a private museum collection and reproduced them on a small scale.

In 2012, Vacheron Constantin introduced the Metiers d'Art 'Les Univers Infinis' collection of timepieces featuring tessellation, a design of interlocking shapes inspired by the work of the Dutch artist M C Escher.

In 2015, during the manufacturer's 260th anniversary, Vacheron Constantin revealed the world's most complicated mechanical watch, named Reference 57260.

In 1946, Vacheron Constantin tailored a complicated pocket watch for King Farouk of Egypt, the successor of King Fuad I, and in 1948 the company tailored another one for Count Guy de Boisrouvray of France.