• The first modern appearance created by the perfect encounter between the new Art Craft and the Great Fire Enamel • The most beautiful city in the world Aerial view • The Geneva-timemarked timepiece Beijing Geneva Paris New York New Métiersd'Art art master series VillesLumières Light City watch, inviting you to overlook the metropolis with a beautiful night, reflecting the creative. Dial dark enamel for the background, the flexibility to use a variety of precious powder, micro-painted form of metropolitan dazzling bird's eye view of the night. The traditional bright fire filled with enamel hand-embellished with precious powder technology to showcase a major creative watchmaking industry. These eye-catching, vivid patterns, through the Geneva Seal certified timepieces opened up a whole new field of art and creativity, the traditional skills through innovative ideas to be continued. ▲ Beijing ▲ Geneva ▲ Paris ▲ New York Brand combination of two extraordinary skills to create a dazzling dream of: Bright fire enamel is Vacheron Constantin craft technologists handed down from generation to generation nearly three centuries; and hand-embellished precious powder is the Japanese guest artist Imai Yoko (Yoko Imai) stunts. This is the first time the craft has been applied to the dial, through the gold, pearls, platinum and diamond powder one by one finely embellished enamel, showing a stunning luster. With their extremely thoughtful design, these bright, glitzy spots outline a vast and magnificent urban landscape. Show the agility of streets, rivers and famous landmarks. Métiersd'Art art master series VillesLumières Light City watch models are engraved with a distinguished Geneva Seal, equipped with Vacheron Constantin mechanical movement developed and manufactured by the exquisite decoration process and traditional Haute Horlogerie passed on. Four models starting in the series show the stunning night scenes of Geneva, Paris, New York and Beijing respectively. Subsequently, the brand will also be rolled out in other cities version. Continuous innovation of the arts and crafts Métiersd'Art art master series VillesLumières Light City watch continuation of Vacheron Constantin's century-old traditional arts and crafts. In 1755, the first wristwatch introduced by the brand's founder, Jean-Marc Vacheron, used a delicate hand-engraved vine pattern. Since then, jewelers, enamelers, engravers and engravers have been developing and inheriting these rare and unusual professional skills for more than 300 years. Time is still, after years of continuous innovation, the use of their talents to watchmaking art masterpiece given the vitality. These decorative arts boast a combination of artistic skills, often combined with other lesser-known or awe-inspiring pieces of art, such as painting, Japanese sculptures, gemstone engraving or pinprick gemstones, presenting creative dials. While continuing its traditional character, the Villes Lumières, a collection of Métiers d''Art masters, also opens the door to Vacheron Constantin's pioneering new, contemporary and innovative arts and crafts. Over night view Vacheron Constantin depicts the glitzy charm of these cosmopolitan cities by portraying a beautiful night. Unique precious powder embellishment process not only increases its mobility, but also to enhance the contrast of the light and dark dial pattern, the visual effect of the formation of high and low, detailed urban contour and emotion. Imai Yoko's miniature paintings truly reproduce the different "light drawings" of these cities, highlighting not only the changes in the neighborhood, but also the vivid landscape of traffic flow! To present the city scene, these exquisite and meticulous works need to be completed after several weeks of research and creation attempts. Great fire enamel On each dial, Master Vacheron Constantin first planned the area required for enamelling to highlight the shapes of the streets, gardens and corresponding areas of the river. Depending on the selected profile, the corresponding part of the gold dial is hand-dug, followed by a multi-layered translucent colored enamel. Each layer of enamel glaze, the dial will go through a high temperature firing up to 850 ° C. These crucial and elaborate steps need to be fully mastered through intuition and many years of rigorous standardization practice by baking the dissolved powdered glass and colored glaze oxide, followed by cooling to vitrify - the largest The challenge is cracks and flaws. In spite of this, the enamel masters who created the Miltiers d'Art Gothic Villes Lumières watch still took the challenge bravely, using the contrast of light and darkness between translucency and darkness to recreate the extraordinary night-time atmosphere. Bright light Vacheron Constantin invited Japanese artists Imai Yoko, her art and brand of enamel craftsmanship combined. After training with renowned Japanese masters, she has pioneered her own unique skills: calligraphy drawing on the canvas inspired by precious powder. For Vacheron Constantin, this is the first time she applied this technique to the enamel dial to create a fascinating light-dark contrast. To be able to truly present the light of the city, she needs skillful use of dexterous hands, tenacity and sensitivity. Embellishment of precious powder technology draws on the basic principles of calligraphy: the pursuit of balance and purity. Use a fine needle, using a unique technique that has not been disclosed so far embellished powder particles one by one. Adding Light Efficacy to Your Entire Paintings is a highly difficult task: every stroke needs to be perfectly placed to the right position, and must not be allowed to be played or overly decorated. According to the size and luster of each powder to choose, and then carefully observe the different light changes in different angles, in order to ensure the brightness of the dial to enhance the work without affecting the realism. First of all, with a small gold as the background decoration, so that the dial presents a bright light. Then diamonds and platinum powders are alternately filled to create a glamorous light and shadow effect, and finally pearl sequins to do embellishment. As long as the adjustment of the direction and size, they show different luster, can make the dial presents a unique vitality and warmth. Enamel dial, raised gold ridgeline, and in the light of thousands of stars shine. These unique and precious powders have different reflections, echoing each other under the shadow of the dark, large fire enamel. Dial the central contrast of the strongest gloss, and gradually soften the dial outer ring. More than three months of hand-made, blending a variety of arts and crafts, so that each one is unique dial. The timepiece display box is equipped with a magnifying glass to appreciate the details of this process. Ambillette Geneva, Paris, New York and Beijing This bird's eye view trip starts in Geneva, the cradle of precious watchmaking techniques and is famous for having painted enamel, and the city center's St-Gervais is the birthplace of Vacheron Constantin, It is also home to loft artisans workshops. The second stop came to Paris. The truly "City of Light" is not only the place where artists, philosophers, writers and painters aspire, but also because of their incomparable elegance. The picturesque capital of the capital, with its famous landmarks such as the Charles de Gaulle square, the Champs Elysees, the Seine and the Eiffel Tower famous for its light effects, is truly a glittering gold sculpture. The journey continues, to New York, in this never-ending city symbolizing dreams and vitality, everything is possible. Use this precious powder embellishment technology, as far as possible to describe the scene of the highest point, the process to the extreme. Tens of thousands of precious glitter envelops the Ming fire enamel, vividly outlining the night scenes of Manhattan's Central Park, the Hudson River and Brooklyn. Finally, the bright starry Beijing night suddenly show up. From a bird's-eye view above, the Forbidden City shines colorfully to highlight its long history of pride. Some gleaming shimmering monuments, landmarks and lively streets surround the majestic Forbidden City, where the royal palace bleak and mysterious. In this picture, which is elaborately painted with enamel and precious powder, the Meridian Gate, Tiananmen Square and Tiananmen Square are all clearly visible. Professional watchmaking skills Métiersd'Art art master series VillesLumières Light City watch engraved with the Geneva mark, certified by an independent neutral body, is the timing accuracy and reliability guarantee. The Vacheron Constantin 2460 SC self-winding mechanical movement powers the hour, minute and second display. Through the transparent case back, you can enjoy the 22K gold pendulums decorated with the brand's signature Maltese cross. Regardless of whether it is visible or not, all parts are made using advanced watchmaking techniques such as chamfering, round grain and buffing. Precious white gold case provides protection for the movement. Métiersd'Art art master series VillesLumières Light City Watch watchmaking techniques and artistic creation in one, highlighting the Vacheron Constantin's most pure tradition. Exquisite dial, like a detailed miniature pattern, showing these fascinating city and watchmaking original style, and continuous inspiration and innovation. Technical specifications Métiersd'Art Art Master Series Villes Lumières City of Lights model 86222 / 000G-B101-Geneva 86222 / 000G-B104-Paris 86222 / 000G-B105-New York 86222 / 000G-B107-Beijing GMT Timepieces Only Available at Vacheron Constantin Stores Movement 2460 SC Vacheron Constantin develops and manufactures self-winding mechanical caliber 26.2 mm (11¼ '' '') Thickness 3.6 mm Approx. 40 hours Power reserve Vibration frequency 4 Hz (28,800 hph) 182 parts 27 gems display hours, minutes and central seconds hand Case 18K white gold 40 mm in diameter and 8.9 mm in thickness Transparent sapphire crystal case Waterproof After 3 bar atmospheric tests (approx. 30 m) Dial 18K gold dial with large fire enamel and translucent enamel, hand-embellished filled with precious gem powder (diamonds, pearl) and precious metal powder (gold, platinum) Strap double black Mississippi crocodile leather strap, generous pattern Clasp 18K white gold clasp polished half-Maltese cross design Showcase distinguished models Accessories with a magnifying glass The back of the clock engraved with the name of the city This article is reproduced, does not represent the world position of million table.