iW Magazine Winter 2017/18 | Page 78

OVERSEAS DUAL TIME TRADITIONNELLE COMPLETE CALENDAR PLATINE NEW EXCELLENCE PLATINE In addition to the Overseas Dual Time, Vacheron Constantin has previewed its newest entry into the Excellence Platine collection, all of which are composed with platinum cases, sand blasted platinum dials and dark blue alligator straps. It’s a luxury package that the brand has utilized since 2006 to house a select collection of simple and complex watches. In 2018 the newest entry is the Traditionnelle Complete Calendar Collection Excellence Platine. Inside is automatic Caliber 2460 QCL that drives central hours, minutes and seconds, complete calendar (day, date and month), moon phase and age of the moon. The unusually accurate moon-phase indication requires just one adjustment every 122 years (compared with three years for a simple moon phase). As usual with this collection, the watch is a limited edition, here made as a 100-piece edition and fitted with the aforementioned dark blue alligator leather strap, which is made even more luxurious with hand-stitched 950 platinum and silk thread and secured by a polished half Maltese cross-shaped folding clasp in 950 platinum. Price: $68,500. WINTER 2018 | INTERNATIONAL WATCH | 79