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stantin. A dark brown calf leather
strap whose patina blends with the
retro look of the model was chosen
and Serapian also treated the second
loop of the strap to the ‘attacco’
shape featured on its handbag
handles – a signature nod to the famous
Milanese leather goods manufacturer’s
first collaboration with
a watchmaker.
Chronograph Calibre 1142
The Historiques Cornes de vache
1955 watch is powered by the manual-winding
1142 chronograph calibre
with a 48-hour power reserve.
In keeping with the grand watchmaking
tradition, the short-time
measuring mechanism is controlled
by a column-wheel, adorned with
a screw head shaped like a Maltese
cross, the Vacheron Constantin
emblem. Entirely bevelled
and hand-decorated, with circular-grained
finishes on the dial
side and Côtes de Genève on the
back, this 164-component movement
beating at a rate of 21,600
vibrations per hour (3Hz) can be
admired through the transparent
sapphire crystal caseback framed
by a ten-sided bezel.
The model offers timekeeping
functions including small seconds,
as well as a chronograph with a
central seconds hand and minute
counter. A tachymeter scale (serving
to determine average speed over
a known distance) on a 1000-metre
base surrounds the chronograph
counter featuring blued steel hands
for optimal legibility. A white min-
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