The Vacheron Constantin Reference 57260
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Manufacturer | Vacheron Constantin |
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Also called | 57260 |
Type | Pocket watch |
Display | Analogue (2 dials) |
Introduced | 2015 |
Movement | Mechanical |
The Vacheron Constantin Reference 57260 is a highly complicated mechanical pocket watch, featuring 57 functions.[1][2] The watch was assembled by Vacheron Constantin and introduced in 2015. The company claims that it is the most complicated mechanical pocket watch ever created.[3]—followed up by Patek Philippe Calibre 89 assembled in 1989 and featuring 33 complications. The Reference 57260 took eight years to assemble.[4][5][6] The watch has 2826 parts and 31 hands, weighs 957 grams, and spans 98mm.
Contents
- 1 Price
- 2 Technical specifications
- 3 Fifty-seven complications by function
- 3.1 Time measurement (6 functions)
- 3.2 Perpetual calendar (7 functions)
- 3.3 Hebrew calendar (8 functions)
- 3.4 Astronomical calendar (9 functions)
- 3.5 Lunar calendar (1 function)
- 3.6 Religious calendar (1 function)
- 3.7 3-column wheel chronograph (4 functions)
- 3.8 Alarm (7 functions)
- 3.9 Westminster carillon striking (8 functions)
- 3.10 Others (6 functions)
- 4 Other complicated pocket watches
- 5 References
- 6 External links
Price
The price agreed between the company and the client is confidential and has not been officially disclosed; however, various sources estimate the price to be in excess of $10 million.[7]
Technical specifications
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Fifty-seven complications by function
Time measurement (6 functions)
Perpetual calendar (7 functions)
Hebrew calendar (8 functions)
Astronomical calendar (9 functions)
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Lunar calendar (1 function)
Religious calendar (1 function)
3-column wheel chronograph (4 functions)
Alarm (7 functions)
Westminster carillon striking (8 functions)
Others (6 functions)
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Other complicated pocket watches
- Patek Philippe Calibre 89 (1989) — 33 complications
- Patek Philippe Henry Graves Supercomplication (1933) — 24 complications
References
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