wristwatch Vacheron Constantin -> Metiers Dart -> Les Masques Alaska |
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| Brand: Vacheron Constantin |
| Series: Metiers Dart |
| Title : Les Masques Alaska |
| Country of origin : Switzerland |
| Type of watch : men`s |
| case material : White gold |
| Waterproof : 30 m |
| power reserve : 40 of watches |
| Issued : 25 |
| case diameter : 40 ΠΌΠΌ |
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| Drawing the inspiration from works of primitive art, designers of Swiss manufacture Vacheron Constantin turned to culture inheritance of North American Indians. In their field got tribe of Tlingits, who live on the North – West coast of America. All of them were skillful sculptures, what prove their ritual masks. For watch Les Masques Alaska (REF.86070/000G-9295) as a prototype was chosen wooden forehead mask, which about wore shaman for rituals, dating XIX century. It has rather small size – 18 centimeters in highness. Mask is decorated with bundle of horsehair. It was fixed to headdress, finished with fur of animals, which wore shaman for ritual of healing. His role in life of tribe was the main. North American Indians didn't have imaginations about gods and spirits, worshiping to nature powers. Shamans could communicate with them, and considered to be main figures in tribe. The healed, protected nation from different dangers and fought with wizards. Manufacture Vacheron Constantin suggests to wear wristwatch Les Masques Alaska with painting of mask of shaman like ward and example of primitive art. Besides, they stay functional for counting time. Movement of wristwatch Les Masques Alaska is unique. Vacheron Constantin masters made for watch of this collection caliber 2460 G4. Les Masques Alaska doesn't have hands. There are four windows in the dial, in which with the help of rotating discs show minutes, hours, day of the week and date. Les Masques Alaska is equipped with automatic winding function, letting movement to work during 40 hours. Watch has water resistance is up to 30 meters. Movement is fixed in round case with diameter of 40 mm, made from white gold. Noble of metal marks strap from leather of black color. The main decoration of watch Les Masques Alaska is situated in the center of the dial copy of mask, like that which wore shamans of Tlingits tribe. French poet Michel Butor dedicated to it poems which with the help of spraying on round painted on the dial and seen under special angle: "Crimson flames tongues of faith burning coals. I'm at your feet pressed, overwhelmed by the ocean for you the terrible storm. And under the shade of pine forests, vast as space, the myth of you shall find a house.” Watch Les Masques Alaska enters in completion of four different pieces of limited series Les Masques. Produced 25 pieces decorated with mask of shaman Tlingits. |
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