Vacheron Constantin Repeater pocket watch, 1901
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
1901
Maker / issuer
Vacheron ConstantinThe 1901 Vacheron Constantin repeater pocket watch is a triple complication timepiece manufactured by the Swiss horological firm Vacheron & Constantin. Originating in Geneva, where the business was founded by Jean-Marc Vacheron in 1755, the manufacture has operated continuously since its establishment. Following an official renaming to Vacheron & Constantin, Fabricants, Geneve in 1877 and its reorganisation as a joint-stock enterprise in 1887, the company produced highly complicated pocket timepieces.
Produced in 1901, this piece dates from the era preceding the opening of the manufacturer's first Geneva boutique in 1906. The maker's heritage of complex mechanism production expanded significantly after François Constantin joined Jacques-Barthélemy Vacheron in 1819 under the guiding motto to do better if possible. The firm had also established its Maltese cross emblem in 1880, inspired by a tension-limiting mainspring barrel component. An example of the 1901 model is preserved within the Patrimoine V.C. collection.
The watch is distinguished by its pink gold case and its combination of three major horological complications: a minute repeater, a simple chronograph, and a perpetual calendar. Classified as a repeater and chronograph case type with a calendar calibre, the timepiece features a striking minute repeater mechanism alongside chronograph functionality. The calendar works include a 48-month dial, providing an extended perpetual cycle indication integrated into the overall dial layout.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
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- Photograph views
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
This pocket watch was produced in 1901 by the Swiss horological firm Vacheron & Constantin in Geneva. Founded by Jean-Marc Vacheron in 1755, the manufacture operates continuously. The company officially became Vacheron & Constantin, Fabricants, Geneve in 1877 and was reorganised as a joint-stock enterprise in 1887. This timepiece was completed in the period prior to the establishment of the maker's first boutique in Geneva in 1906.
The piece belongs to the firm's tradition of producing complex mechanisms, which developed after François Constantin joined Jacques-Barthélemy Vacheron in 1819. Designed as a triple complication timepiece, it combines a minute repeater, a simple chronograph, and a perpetual calendar calibre. Its calendar mechanism incorporates a 48-month dial to display an extended perpetual cycle, reflecting the manufacture's creation of highly complicated pocket timepieces during this era.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Gold (as described on the source photograph page)
Technical characteristics
- Calibre
- calendar
Design
- Case type
- Repeater, Chronograph
Identification
- How to identify
- To identify this pocket watch, check for a pink gold repeater and chronograph case housing a calendar calibre, incorporating a minute repeater, a simple chronograph, and a perpetual calendar with a 48-month dial.
- Source note
- Background drawn from Wikipedia (“Vacheron Constantin”), a tertiary source; details have not yet been checked against issuing-authority records or a standard catalogue.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Escapement type not documented; requires movement examination or a horological reference.
- Jewel count and calibre not documented.
- Serial-number dating, case dimensions and weight remain untranscribed.
- No catalogue reference number is asserted; standard horological catalogues have not been transcribed for this specimen.