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Deconstruction
Vacheron Constantin
Reference: 5000H/000R-B059
Historiques Cornes de vache 1955
(modern version)
by
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I n t r o d u c t i o n
Va cheron C onst ant in’s histor y sp ans over
260 ye ars; many sig nif ic ant d e velopments
have o c c ur re d over t his p er i o d. We have
prov id e d an abbre v i ate d v i e w of it s his -
tor y, t a ken f rom t heir website.
17t h S eptemb er 17 55 - A cont rac t g ive n
by Je an-Marc Vacheron to his f i rst ap-
pre nt ice prov ides us w it h t he f i rst re cord
of t he existence of a comp any. T h is d ate
is considere d t he of f ici a l “ bir t h d ate” of
t he comp any.
1785 - Abra ham Vacheron (176 0- 18 4 3)
s on of Je an-Marc Vacheron , su cce e ds his
fat he r and manages to ke ep t he comp any
a c t ive d espite t he turbu lent p olit i c a l p e -
r io d of t he French R e volut ion.
1810 - Jacques Bar thélémi Vacheron (1787-
1864 ) Grands on to Je an- Marc Va che ron
t a kes over t he c omp any and pro du ce s
f ur t her complic at ions and musi c a l t i me -
pie ces . Thes e are exp or te d to dig nit ar ie s
abro ad and f ur t he r t he reput at ion of t he
brand.
1819 - Jacques B ar t hélémi Va cheron te ams
up w it h Franc ois C onst ant in a prominent
bus inessman and t he comp any b e come s
Va cheron et C onst ant in (Vacheron &
C onst ant in) Mr C onst ant in exp ands t he
client b as e.
1832 - Marks t he f irst U.S. s a l es re pres en -
t at ive John Mag nin b as e d i n Ne w York .
1835 - Sa l es repres ent at ion in Br a zi l and
Cub a.
1839 - G e orges-Auguste L es chot ( 18 0 0-
1884 ) Horolog ic a l Eng ine er re volut i on-
is es pro duc t ion w it h t he D e velopment of
t he p antog raph & ot he r ne w to ols t hat
ma ke it is p ossible to manuf ac tu re i nte r-
change abl e p ar ts.
1875 - The comp any has out g row n it s
pre mis es and moves to a ne w fac tor y lo-
c ate d in cent ra l G ene va , t hes e premis es
are l ater to b e c ome home to a b out i que
and t he f ir m’s Her it age D ep ar t ment .
1880 - The comp any reg istere d t he Ma l-
tes e Cross as its logo.
1889 - The c omp any pro du ces its f i rst l a -
dies w r ist watch.
1901 - “Vacheron et C onst ant in” re ce ive
t he G ene va Ha l l Mark (cre ate d in 1 8 86 ) ,
est abl ishe d to prote c t G ene va watchma k-
ers and t he f raudu le nt us e of t he G ene v a
name.
1912 - The Tonne au C as e w as int ro duce d,
t he shap e was innovat ive and p opu l ar w it h
b ot h ma le and fema l e clients .
1914 -1 5 - cre at ion of t he Tuyau move-
ment, it pre ce des t he b ag uette movement
w hich p er mits sma l l el ab orate watches for
j e wel ler y t imepie ces for t he l adi es mar-
ket.
1918 -1 9 20 - Prov id e t he Amer i c an Forc-
es w it h sp e ci a l ly commissi one d p o cke t
watches w it h t he ins cr ipt ion “C or ps of
Eng ine ers, U.S.A and Va cheron & C on -
st ant in G enè ve”.
1929 - The c omp any cl ient list i nclu de d
memb ers of hig h s o ciet y and R oy a l fam -
i lies . A g rand complic at i on p o cke t w atch
was pro duce d for King Fou a d.
The comp any cont inues to de velop i con-
ic c ol l e c t ions and g row.
The l ate 1960 ’s t he “&” We b eg in to s e e
rare mo dels w it hout t he & on t he di a l (of-
ten due to l ack of sp a ce on t he di a ls of
ver y sma l l d i ameter l adies’ watches ).
E arly 19 70s The & is st i l l ver y pre s ent ,
for exampl e on France’s prest i ge mo dels
(l ater c a l le d 197 2). It tende d to dis app e ar
at t he end of t he s ame de c ade.
1980 ’s T he & is no longer in us e, Vache -
ron & C onst ant in, has b e come “Va cheron
C onst ant in” as we k now it to d ay.
Vacheron Constantin
Historiques Cornes de vache 1955 (modern version)
Reference: 5000H/000R-B059
The Historiques Cornes de vache 1955 is named after
the ‘Cow Horn’ resemblance of the case lugs. It is a
modern and upgraded interpretation of one of Vacheron
Constantin’s iconic watches and carries the Geneva Seal
(Poinçon de Géneve).
Introduction/functions
The Historiques Cornes de vache 1955 presented
is an 18K (4N) pink gold chronograph with
tachometer scale, surrounding the minute track
on the dial. This scale tells you directly in relation
to the chronograph seconds hand the average
speed at which a known distance was covered.
If your distance base is one kilometre, the result
will be in km/h. For one mile, the result will be
in mph. The minute recorder, measures up to 30
minutes. The Historiques Cornes de vache 1955
presented is an 18K (4N) pink gold chronograph
with tachometer scale, surrounding the minute
track on the dial. This scale tells you directly in
relation to the chronograph seconds hand the
average speed at which a known distance was
covered. If your distance base is one kilometre,
the result will be in km/h. For one mile, the result
will be in mph. The minute recorder, measures
up to 30 minutes.
Technical Specifications
The case is 38.5 mm in diameter excluding the shoulders, 10.9 mm
thick and made in 18K 4N pink gold with sapphire crystals on the
front and case back. Water-resistant to 30 meters (3 bar). The calibre
reference is 1142. It is a manual-winding movement, 5.57mm in
thickness and 27.5mm in diameter. There are 164 components in the
calibre, including 21 jewels. The balance vibrates with a frequency of
3 Hz ( 21600 v.p.h ). The power-reserve is approximately 48 hours.
