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History and heritage: Vacheron Constantin look back in time to create new watchmaking marvels

New horizons, near and far. Wherever you set your sights on going the Swiss luxury firm Vacheron Constantin want to help you get there with its latest collection which is themed around elegant and stylistic travel.

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00:23Yes, I think, you know, you are talking about our 270th anniversary, I think, you know,
00:28without the creativity and innovation, we wouldn't be possible to cross the centuries.
00:32So I think we have always been driven by innovation and creativity,
00:37and that this is really the challenge that we are facing every day, and we love that challenge.
00:41So, you know, this year we are presenting novelties under the umbrella or the thematic of exploration.
00:47So it's talking about exploration, you know, multiple angles, like through innovation,
00:53I would say the technical part of things.
00:55We are talking about exploration also and speaking about the traveling, for example.
00:59And we have a collection which is, I would say, dedicated to sport and elegance, which is overseas.
01:04And within overseas land, we are presenting several novelties.
01:09I would say probably the most, yeah, the one I would like to talk about is with the brand new
01:16overseas ultra-thin.
01:17We are also launching within this timepiece a new self-winding ultra-thin caliber,
01:22which is innovative and creative from the technical point of view.
01:26And this is an absolutely amazing piece of a less than 40mm diameter and absolutely ultra-thin.
01:31You know, a classic reinvented in a way.
01:36I think that this is the permanent challenge of our watchmakers and craftsmen, which is to reinvent ourselves.
01:42You know, we are a maison or a brand which is existing since four centuries now.
01:46And so it's highly important for us to, I would say, maintain our tradition, our watchmaking art, our expertise,
01:53and to express it in a very modern, contemporary way without losing this very precious link between today and where
02:00we come from.
02:03Well, I think, you know, it's very difficult to speak about, to have a kind of definition of what is
02:08time.
02:09Because this is a concept which is quite mysterious.
02:12So I think this is probably the most intangible thing or concept which exists, but certainly the most important one
02:19for us.
02:19And, you know, as watchmakers, we're happy to be able to kind of capture this very intangible notion, which is
02:26time.
02:42I think this is really an object which is incredible.
02:45I think it's really an object which is beyond, I would say, the notion of time that we watchmakers are,
02:51you know, working on.
02:53I think also it's a celebration of crafts.
02:55It's an amazing work.
02:56It's around, we have around 7,000 components within this amazing creation.
03:01And, yes, it's a one of a kind.
03:03And it's really a celebration of, I would say, watchmaking in the sense that it's also connecting with astronomy.
03:10And, yes, it's a great opportunity for me.
03:10And, yes, it's a great opportunity for me.
03:11And, yes, it's a great opportunity for me.
03:12And, yes, it's a great opportunity for me.
03:13And, yes, it's a great opportunity for me.
03:13And, yes, it's a great opportunity for me.
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