May 17, 2010 (Cannes, France) Vacheron Constantin, the oldest Swiss watchmaker in continuous activity, partnered with Twentieth Century Fox to sponsor the exclusive after-party for the premiere of Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps at the 62nd annual Cannes Film Festival. Joining the luxury brand were the film's stars, Michael Douglas, Josh Brolin, Shia LaBeouf, Carey Mulligan and Frank Langella as well as the famed director Oliver Stone. Vacheron Constantin is also featured in the film, as Josh Brolin's character, Bretton James, wears the exceptional "American 1921" timepiece from the brand's historical collection, Les Historiques.

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A clever blend of ruggedness and lightness, technical accomplishments and extreme refinement makes the Vacheron Constantin Overseas Dual Time Self-Winding Steel and Titanium model the ideal companion for enthusiasts of excellence looking to get away from it all. Equipped with a dual time-zone display powered by mechanical self-winding Calibre 1222, it explores the rich palette of grey shades composed by steel, titanium and leather.

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Vacheron Constantin, one of the oldest and most famous high-end watchmakers in the world, released five new models within their Patrimony Traditionnelle collection at SIHH 2010 last week. Case sizes range from 38 mm all the way up to 44 mm. All Patrimony timepieces are available in either 950 platinum or 18-carat white gold, no red or pink gold (which was immensely popular with many brands last year). As far as complications, they range from a chronograph all the way up to a minute repeater.

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Vacheron Constantin has reissued its "Historiques" collection with two new timepieces, the Historique Ultra-fine 1955 (round case) and the Historique Ultra-fine 1968 (square case). Both are ultra-thin watches, which is not considered a horological complication. However, according to Vacheron Constantin, ultra-thin mechanical watches require the highest level of expertise, in not only their production, but also when adjustments are needed. The Calibre 1003 movement, which powers the Historique Ultra-fine 1955, is a mere 1.64mm thick, and is the thinnest mechanical movement in the world. Housed inside a round 36mm 18-carat pink gold case, the 1955 is also the world's thinnest mechanical hand-wound watch.

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Vacheron Constantin recently inagurated its newest flagship boutique, at 1881 Heritage, the revitalized site of one of Hong Kong's famous government buildings. This is Vacheron Constantin's third boutique in Hong Kong. The new boutique is discreetly decorated with a contemporary luxurious interior. This particular boutique even has a resident Swiss watchmaker, previously only available in Geneva, for after-sales service.

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Vacheron Constantin just announced a new timepiece, the Malte Moon Phase and Power Reserve. It features a barrel shaped case that is 39 mm x 49 mm, and is available in either white or pink 18K gold. Inside is a manually wound 22 jewel in-house mechanical movement, Caliber 1410.

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Vacheron Constantin pays such close "attention to detail" on every timepiece. Their finishing is at such a high level, on the Malte Regulator Tourbillon for example, that they spend eleven hours hand-finishing each tourbillon bar.

Some of the exceptional finishing operations on the 1790R movement can only be done by hand, particularly in the case of the bar. This work is known as berçage or rounding-off. Always a technical challenge, it consists in filing the tips of the arms with perfect regularity in order to give them a conical and semi-cylindrical shape, while carefully marking off the centre and heels. To complete the operation and obtain a perfectly polished rounding-off, the craftsmen polish it with stones, buffs, wooden pegs and finishing pastes. No fewer than eleven hours are needed to meet the stringent finishing criteria required by Vacheron Constantin. The Côtes de Genève decoration, the meticulous hand-chamfering of the edges of the bridges and the engraving of its individual manufacturing number confirm the 1790R's exceptional character. Besides its tourbillon, this manual-winding movement features a 40-hour power reserve indicator.

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The Vacheron Constantin Quai de l'Ile watch collection will revive this prestigious brand's tradition of offering clients truly custom made watches. Featuring a unique multi-piece case, and a remarkable transparent dial which features a number of advanced anti-counterfeiting technologies, these Vacheron Constantin watches will present more than 400 possible custom variations. Case materials combinations, dial finishes, and even movement finishing may all be tailored to suit a specific requirement.

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