Exhibition Treasures of Vacheron Constantin

The celebration of the anniversary is not just solemnity but also kind of summing-up, the evaluation of that what celebrator has made for past times. And of course in such a day you want to be surrounded by close and needed people.
Watch manufacture Vacheron Constantin its nowadays 250-s anniversary decided to celebrate by exhibition in Singapore. This country considers to be Asian equivalent of Switzerland. It is not far from Chinese, which is now the main world watch market and another luxury products. Co-operating with eastern countries, many manufacturers deal with the problems: it is specific mentality with combination of ancient traditions, different from those which stood in west culture, and not enough information, preventing to make concrete meaning about new trends of fashion.
Development of the East the brand Vacheron Constantin began from Singapore. 24th June 2011 in National museum of this country CEO manufacture Juan Carlos Torres together with its director Lee Shor Lin and professor Tommy Ko, opened an exhibition of watches, which will continue to the beginning of  August. This exposition is unique, as it is opens verge of heritage of Vacheron Constantin manufacture. Visitors can see unique models accumulated in 250 years of the company history working since 1755. It should be noted that visitors can see untypical products of manufacture. Connoisseurs and collectors note that exhibition let to have a look on watches Vacheron Constantin under another angle.
We used to treat products of this brand as combination of flawless classic style and jewelery mechanics. For this watches Vacheron Constantin are loved by rich respectable men who want to stand out, but don't be too bright. Though masters of manufacture prove: classic in this case is perfectly live with permanent search of new, experiments and using different innovations. Besides, among 180 exhibits there are real masterpieces of style and design which were worked by engravers, goldsmiths and enamels. The most unusual model, presented here, is pocket watch in form of onion, made in 1778. It is made from silver, decorated with engraving, resembled to pattern in the Arabic style. There are also another unique and rare models on exhibition. For example, watch with case made from tin. Manufacture Vacheron Constantin  produced this model since 1938 till 1952 by order of company from Canada, working under processing of this metal. Another perfect exhibit is a present presented in 1929 to King of Egypt Fuad II by his grateful partials. This pocket watch is one of the most complicated in the world in technical making, as includes 32 complications. It made from gold and decorated with king's family coat of arms.
Special interest presents watch from section “Unusual indication”. Non standard approach made it not just an accessory but also design objects. TO visitors presents experiments with paintings of landscapes on dials, guilloche and moving figures. There are watches with dial which is split in two time zones. For fans of painting made exhibit with enameled reproduction by Nicolas Poussin “Shepherds of Arcadia”. This pocket watch has second back case, decorated with chased engraving, depicting pastoral scene.
Jewelery models of Vacheron Constantin amaze with its diversity. It is considers not just design and choice of precious stones. Masters of manufacture created watches-brooches, suspensions. They were inspired by images of traditional colors, and also insects. Besides, the exhibition presents thematic models of watches, dials of which are covered with carved  sapphires and emeralds.
Exhibition has name “Treasures of Vacheron Constantin” not by accident. It is not just in precious stones and metals from which watches are made. On this exhibition you can see archives of manufacture dating by ÕVIII century, and also instruments with the help of which were made masterpieces. Real jeweleries-is skills and innovation ideas, letting people to create.