- Movement
- Self-winding
- Size
- 41 mm
Overview
A satellite-hour dial for the Cape of Good Hope scene
The Vacheron Constantin Métiers d'Art Tribute to Explorer Naturalists, reference 7500U/000R-B992, in 18K pink gold with a hand-engraved and enamel dial depicting the Strait of Magellan, on a dark blue alligator strap. Self-winding calibre 1120 AT with hours shown by satellite display; 41 mm, 11.73 mm high; Hallmark of Geneva.
This execution depicts the Strait of Magellan rather than the Cape of Good Hope, in the same 18K pink gold case, on a dark blue alligator leather strap closed by the same style of 18K pink gold triple folding clasp as the base entry. Its own page prints no separate dial-description row, so beyond the scene's name and the collection's shared hand-engraving-and-enamel construction, no further detail of this piece's own engraving is stated.
This reference is one of four pieces in Vacheron Constantin's Métiers d'Art Tribute to Explorer Naturalists series, which the brand presents as four limited editions of ten pieces each, framed as inspired by the sea voyages naturalists made during the Beagle's expeditions in the early 1830s. This execution, in 18K pink gold, depicts the Strait of Magellan: the dial's upper register carries hand-engraved animal figures raised against a Grand Feu enamel ground, and the lower register holds a map of the strait rendered in miniature Grand Feu enamel, with hours shown through a satellite display, minutes by hand, and the hour-markers in Arabic numerals. The case is 41 mm across and 11.73 mm high, water-resistant to 30 m, with a transparent sapphire case back; this piece is worn on a dark blue alligator leather strap.
The self-winding movement is the calibre 1120 AT (Vacheron Constantin's own text also calls it the 1120AT/1); it measures 32.8 mm across and 5.45 mm high, built from 205 parts with 36 jewels, running at 19,800 V.P.H. (2.75 Hz) for a stated 40-hour power reserve. The brand's own account of the satellite hour display goes no further than naming it. The movement carries the Hallmark of Geneva, which Vacheron Constantin dates to 1886, when the Republic and Canton of Geneva adopted the mark as a Geneva-watchmaking quality standard that it says still stands for craftsmanship, reliability and origin today.
For collectors
All four pieces in this series share the same calibre 1120 AT movement, 41 mm case and 11.73 mm case thickness -- a buyer comparing them across the series is comparing the engraved and enamelled scene and the case metal, not the movement underneath.
Key details
Design and engineering
- DialDepicts the Strait of Magellan in the collection's shared hand-engraved and Grand Feu enamel construction; this page prints no further dial-specific description beyond its own name.
- Satellite hour displayHours are read from a satellite module rather than a fixed dial track, with minutes shown separately; the brand names the display without describing its mechanism further.
- Case18K pink gold, 41 mm across and 11.73 mm high, with a transparent sapphire case back; water-resistant to 30 m (3 bar).
- CertificationCertified to the Hallmark of Geneva.
- Strap and claspDark blue alligator leather strap, closed by an 18K pink gold triple folding clasp.
Calibre 1120 AT
- Self-winding
- Minutes shown conventionally; hours shown through a satellite display
- 32.8 mm across, 5.45 mm high; 205 parts, 36 jewels
- 19,800 V.P.H. (2.75 Hz)
- Power reserve 40 hours
- Hallmark of Geneva
Specifications
Technical specifications
| Reference | 7500U/000R-B992 |
|---|---|
| Collection | Métiers d’Art |
| Calibre | Calibre 1120 AT |
| Movement | Self-winding |
| Functions | Minutes, Time displayed by three wandering satellite |
| Case dimensions | 41 mm |
| Case thickness | 11.73 mm |
| Case material | 18K pink gold |
| Case back | Transparent sapphire crystal caseback |
| Water resistance | 3 bar (30 m) |
| Strap | Dark blue alligator leather |
| Clasp | 18K pink gold triple folding clasp |
| Movement dimensions | 32.8 mm × 5.45 mm |
| Components | 205 |
| Jewels | 36 |
| Power reserve | 40 hours |
| Frequency | 19,800 vph (2.75 Hz) |
| Certification | Hallmark of Geneva |
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