SIHH 2019 – Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Twin Beat Perpetual Calendar with up to 65 Days of Power Reserve

Here’s a very special one… the new Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Twin Beat Perpetual Calendar comes with a normal power reserve of 4 days, however, put in so-called “Standby mode” and the movement switches to a lower frequency, and the power reserve has increased to no less then 65 days! That’s a great feature for when you want to store your perpetual calendar without having to set all indications all over again, when you decide to wear it after some weeks and up to two months. Let’s have a closer look at this spectacular timepiece that incorporates two gear trains, two escapements, and a perpetual calendar, and all that in a relatively small 42mm case.

7 years ago

SIHH 2019 – A. Lange & Söhne Zeitwerk Date

It is hard to believe that Lange’s most daring watch, the Zeitwerk, has been launched in 2009. Several variants have been added to the collection since, all with chiming complications – Striking Time, Minute Repeater, Decimal Strike. On the occasion of its tenth anniversary, Lange’s first mechanical wristwatch with a precisely jumping digital display is endowed with a new manufacture calibre featuring a surprising extra function – and this time, it isn’t a chiming complication. Indeed, a glass ring date has been added to what is now named the A. Lange & Söhne Zeitwerk Date.

7 years ago