- Movement
- Self-winding
- Size
- 40 mm
Overview
A hand-engraved snake for the Chinese zodiac
The Vacheron Constantin Métiers d'Art piece Year of the Snake, reference 86073/000P-H033, in 950 platinum with a hand-engraved and enamelled 18K gold snake dial, on a dark blue alligator strap. Self-winding calibre 2460 G4/3, hours, minutes, day and date by aperture; 40 mm, 12.72 mm high.
The reference 86073 also appears as Vacheron Constantin's Métiers d'Art piece The Legend of the Chinese Zodiac - Year of the Snake, on the same case, dial and calibre in two metals: platinum with a dark blue alligator strap, and pink gold with a brown strap. An 18K gold snake is raised in hand-engraved relief beside a rocky base on both executions, set against a background of opaque miniature enamel; the brand's own account reads the snake in Chinese culture as a gift carrying mystery and wisdom. Each case is 40 mm across and 12.72 mm high, with a transparent sapphire case back, water-resistant to 30 m, and each is part of a limited run the brand attributes to its own engravers and enamellers.
Both executions share the self-winding calibre 2460 G4/3, driving the aperture displays for hours, minutes, day and date rather than hands. It measures 31 mm across and 6.05 mm high, with 237 parts and 27 jewels, running at 28,800 V.P.H. (4 Hz) for a stated 40-hour power reserve, and is certified to the Hallmark of Geneva, a mark the brand dates to a Geneva standard set in 1886 for craftsmanship, provenance and reliability. Each watch is worn on its own alligator leather strap, closed by a triple folding clasp in the case metal.
For collectors
The hours, minutes, day and date are each shown on their own tone-on-tone disc behind an aperture rather than by hands, a construction that leaves the engraved and enamelled snake motif uninterrupted across the dial.
Key details
Design and engineering
- Dial18K gold, hand-engraved in relief with a snake beside a rocky base and set against opaque miniature enamel; the brand describes the snake in Chinese culture as a gift carrying mystery and wisdom.
- Time and calendar displayHours, minutes, day and date are each shown on a tone-on-tone disc behind its own aperture rather than by hands, so the engraved and enamelled dial is left undisturbed.
- Case950 platinum, 40 mm across and 12.72 mm high, with a transparent sapphire case back. Water-resistant to 30 m.
- Strap and buckleDark blue alligator leather strap, closed by a 950 platinum triple folding clasp.
- CertificationCertified to the Hallmark of Geneva.
Calibre 2460 G4/3
- Self-winding
- Hours, day, date and minutes by aperture, with balance-stop
- 31 mm across, 6.05 mm high; 237 parts, 27 jewels
- 28,800 V.P.H. (4 Hz)
- Power reserve 40 hours
- Hallmark of Geneva
Specifications
Technical specifications
| Reference | 86073/000P-H033 |
|---|---|
| Collection | Métiers d’Art |
| Calibre | Calibre 2460 G4/3 |
| Movement | Self-winding |
| Functions | Balance-stop, Date by aperture, Hour by aperture, Day by aperture, Minute by aperture |
| Case dimensions | 40 mm |
| Case thickness | 12.72 mm |
| Case material | 950 platinum |
| Case back | Transparent sapphire crystal caseback |
| Water resistance | 3 bar (30 m) |
| Dial | 18K gold dial with opaque miniature enamel. 18K gold relief hand-engraved appliques depicting a Snake and a rocky base. Tone-on-tone discs indicating the hours, minutes, days and date. |
| Strap | Dark blue alligator leather |
| Clasp | 950 platinum triple folding clasp |
| Movement dimensions | 31 mm × 6.05 mm |
| Components | 237 |
| Jewels | 27 |
| Power reserve | 40 hours |
| Frequency | 28,800 vph (4 Hz) |
| Certification | Hallmark of Geneva |
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