Haute Complication: Vacheron Constantin Les Cabinotiers Grande Complication Bacchus

Vacheron Constantin is a brand that dedicates a lot of time and resources to the preservation of fine artistic crafts. Combined with their passion for making highly complex watches, this results in one-of-a-kind timepieces like the Les Cabinotiers Grande Complication Bacchus. As the name already indicates, it is dedicated to the Roman god of vines and wine. The engraver and gem setter worked in tandem to execute this theme in great detail. The bezel, lugs, and sides of the case were engraved with vines in a bas relief, where the gem setter placed the cabochon cut rubies representing the grapes. The result is as mesmerizing as it is breathtaking.

The same can be said of the rest of the watch, which boasts a total of no less than sixteen different complications. Vacheron Constantin used both the front and the back of the Les Cabinotiers Grande Complication Bacchus to display them all. At the front, we find the displays for the perpetual calendar, equation of time, sunrise and sunset time, as well as the power reserve of the movement and the alarm torque indicator. Not a complication, but still prominently visible on the dial side of the watch is the tourbillon.

Vacheron Constantin focused at the back of the watch on the astronomical complication, which includes a sky chart with age and phases of the moon, sidereal hours and minutes, and the seasons and signs of the zodiac. The red background of the sky chart further ties into the theme of the Les Cabinotiers Grande Complication Bacchus. This watch is even more impressive because its complex movement is only 33.90 mm in diameter and just 12.15mm thick. It consists out of a total of 839 components, all finished to such a high degree that it is awarded the prestigious Geneva Seal. This makes the Les Cabinotiers Grande Complication Bacchus another highlight that builds upon the rich heritage of Vacheron Constantin.