The Jamie Weiss Vacheron Constantin is a highly complex overseas model that continues the dramatic style of the 270th anniversary ceremony. In the titanium case, this is the first overseas model with a fine repeater, but also features a permanent calendar and tourbillon. Its manual scroll caliber 2755 is derived from some of the Maison’s most legendary and complicated movements.
Vacheron Constantin has a renowned but sporadic history in producing fine repeat customers. Of course, we’ve seen this complication feature in some of the Maison’s recent, ultra-complex pieces, such as the Solaria Ultra Grand complications released earlier this year with watches and wonders, but unlike other watchmakers at the pinnacle of art, Vaccheron doesn’t have a “standard” tiny repeater (if that’s boring). I have also never seen the movement of minute repeat customers overseas, the brand’s most famous contemporary design. Well, Vacheron is seen as fitting to change all of that in 2025, marking this important 270th anniversary and one of the most complicated and visually dramatic overseas models.
Vacheron Constantin Minute Repeaters has recently been ref. 6448 “Unique Pieces” is a highlight of this year’s stacked Geneva Watch auction season with a hammer aiming for the impressive CHF 698,500 at Philips over the weekend. However, unlike its work, the open face of an overseas grand complication, which was surrounded by cases in platinum and had repeat customers of “just” moments, has many impressive complications and is cased in grade 5 titanium.
Usually, tiny repeaters tend to use valuable metal cases. This symbolizes this complexity and consumer expectations at this edge of the watch market, but in reality, gold and platinum are suboptimal materials for tiny repeat customers. These metals are so dense that they interfere with the propagation of sound and sound duller than if the chime was cased with steel or titanium.
Some snobs may question titanium on such high-end watches, but titanium can truly transform into a luxurious material, as first demonstrated in the hands of Vaccheron Constantine’s skilled artisans last year’s overseas tour Billon Leff. 6000V/210T-H032. The mirror polishing of this foreign signature gear-like bezel mirror is gorgeous, contrasting with the finish above the particles on the base below it, subtly brushing the top of the viewing through the bracelet, alternately surrounded by sophisticated bevels, case sides and refined minute minute repeater sliders.
Of course, another advantage of titanium is that it is light on the wrist. This is good for watches with a diameter of 44.5mm and a thickness of 13.1mm. These are not a small percentage, but compared to other de facto watches, this isn’t bad at all. Specifically, in addition to the fine repeaters, the open faces of overseas Grand Complications also feature a permanent calendar, tourbillon (which acts as a small second indicator), and a power reserve indicator.
As its name suggests, the open face of epic complexity overseas exposes its mechanics via a perpetual calendar subdial and a sapphire crystal dial with a signature foreign colour, dark blue minute track. I think open dialing is a study of contradictions. Like the skeletoned watches from the Creme de la Cream Watch Maker (of which Vacchelon is certainly one of them), they can be very traditional or have a high-tech vibe. The dial for the Grand Complication Open Face overseas is somewhere in the middle. The choice of colours and materials – blue and grey, titanium and sapphire – is very modern, but the exhibition is restrained here.
Overall, this complex overseas is singly, very sporty. Vacheron has made many of the fact that this watch is water resistant to up to 30 meters. Not an epic plan for things, but for this non-complicated, not at all bad watch. The VC explains that to reach this level of water resistance, a year and a half is required, and a complete redesign of the caseback is included to fit the minute repeater mechanism. Like all overseas models, the overseas Grand Complycation Openface comes with two additional straps: a blue crocodile and a blue rubber (the latter actually makes the watch look sporty).
The Calibre 2755, a movement at the heart of the epic complexity of overseas, is nothing new. It is a derivative of the Calibre 2750, first featured in the 2010 Traditionnelle Collection and developed for the 2005 Tour De L’ile Grand Completion. The Calibre 2755 was chosen not only for the complexity of this first overseas tiny repeater, but also for its slimness and modular design.
It may not be a brand new movement, but this run is finished in a different way, absorbing grey NAC galvanic treated bridges and rhodium-plated wheels. In short, the Calibre 2755 has never looked more modern than before. Like most Vacheron Constantin moves, it boasts a certification of Pointe de Geneve, a counter thanks screw and fun interior angles that provide an east feast for the eye.
“As the boundaries of the clock genre are becoming increasingly blurred today, the world of watch complications is no longer fragile and confined to museum-quality watches.
“This is exactly what Vacchelon Constantine does in his collections abroad. It is thought of as a watch with useful complications such as a chronograph and double time zone displays. It respects the spirit of overseas while adding a new dimension to the world of complications.
Vacheron Constantin Overseas Grand Complycation Openface Pricing and Availability
The Vacheron Constantin Overseas Grand Complycation Openface is not a limited edition, but it is a limited production model, and perhaps not surprising thanks to its complexity. Price: on request.
Brand VACHERON Constantine model
Additional blue crocodile and blue rubber strap movement caliber 2755 QP, in-house, manual winding, pointed degeneve power reserve 58 hours function, minutes, tour bellon, minute repeater, permanent calendar, power reserve indicator (rear) available limited production price
