The Gentleman Magazine Issue 6 | December 2017 | Page 10

The Cabinotiers
Celestia Astronomical
Grand Complication
3600 wins the
Mechanical Exception
Watch Prize in the
2017 Grand Prix
d’Horlogerie de
Genève
The Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève has awarded the
Mechanical Exception Watch Prize to Vacheron Constantin’s
Les Cabinotiers Celestia Astronomical Grand Complication
3600. Five years of development and the involvement of a
dedicated master- watchmaker were required to create this
exceptional model that pushes the limits of innovation and
excellence.
This tourbillon watch with a three-week power reserve features
23 essentially astronomical complications appearing on the
front and back dials, providing time read-off in three modes
– civil, solar and sidereal – each driven by its own gear train.
This model acknowledged by the industry, collectors and
connoisseurs for its engineering and its technical sophistication
houses a fully integrated 514-part calibre measuring a mere
8.7mm thick.
In accepting the award during the GPHG prize-giving
ceremony, Louis Ferla, CEO Vacheron Constantin, said: “It is
truly an honour for a Maison of connoisseurs such as Vacheron
Constantin to win this prize for excellence, awarded by a jury
also composed of recognised experts and connoisseurs. The
Celestia is a model perfectly reflecting our DNA: watchmaking
expertise and a profoundly human adventure perpetuated
since 1755, along with a spirit of innovation and a consistently
forward-driven approach that enables us to continually push
technical boundaries.”
Pursuing the path traced by Reference 57260 – the world’s most
complicated watch equipped with 57 complications – which
won the Special Jury Prize in 2015, the Celestia Astronomical
Grand Complication 3600 is a bright new star in the Fine
Watchmaking firmament.
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