Engineering:Tour de I'lle
The Tour de I'lle is a complicated wristwatch manufactured by the Swiss manufacturer Vacheron Constantin. It was released in 2005 in a limited edition of 7 pieces to commemorate the manufacturer's 250th anniversary.[1][2]
The Tour de I'lle wristwatch took over 10,000 hours of research and development.[2][3] The watch contains 16 complications and 834 individual parts, and is one of the most complicated wristwatches in the world.[2]
History
In 2005, Vacheron Constantin created the wristwatch "Tour de I'lle" to mark the anniversary of 250 years of Vacheron Constantin.[3] It took 10,000 hours of research and development of the watch movement.[2][3]
Watch specifications
The watch has two dials and is made from pure 18K gold with a non-reflective glass of blue sapphire. [3] It includes 834 parts and 16 horological complications, including tourbillon, minute repeater, moon phase, moon age and perpetual calendar, sky chart, sunrise, sunset and the equation of time.[4]
Price
The Tour de l'lle wristwatch is one of the most complicated wristwatches in the world. In total, only seven pieces were manufactured, each of which had a price of more than US$1 million. On April 3, 2005, a Tour de I'lle wristwatch was auctioned by Antiquorum, reaching a final price of 1.56 million US dollars (1,876,250 CHF).[2][5] The auction piece has a unique black watch dial.
References
- ↑ "Tour de I'lle". Luxury Fiend. 2010. http://www.luxuryfiend.com/accessories/vacheron-constantin-tour-de-i’lle. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Tour de I'lle Antiquorum Vacheron Constantin". https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/vacheron-constantin-lot-79-249.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Vacheron Constantin Tour De I’lle" (in en-US). 2017-10-27. https://www.totalprestigemagazine.com/vacheron-constantin-tour-de-ille/.
- ↑ "Top Luxury Watches: Vacheron Constantin Tour de I'lle". https://www.millionairematch.com/top-3-luxuries/top-luxury-watches-vacheron-constantin-tour-de-i-lle--42-141.
- ↑ www.ourivesariaportuguesa.info. Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces - April 2012. https://archive.org/details/ImportantModernVintageTimepieces-April2012.
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