VACHERON CONSTANTIN Métiers d’Art La Légende du Zodiaque Chinois

As a prelude to the upcoming SIHH 2016 watch fair, Vacheron Constantin is marking the Year of the Monkey that starts in February 2016 with a Métiers d’Art La Légende du Zodiaque Chinois limited edition. Featuring a fired enamel dial with a golden monkey in relief, the Year of the Monkey timepiece is equipped with the calibre 2460 G4 that tells the time with no hands at all – the only hands on the dial are those of the monkey.

Similar to the Year of the Goat limited edition of 2015, four windows on the dial reveal the day, month, hours and minutes of the Métiers d’Art La Légende du Zodiaque Chinois too. Both the day and month jump instantaneously at midnight, while the hours and minute discs turn at a slow pace throughout the day. With the windows situated on the edge of the dial, it becomes a canvas for the decorative arts.

The dial is a disc of solid gold that’s engraved with leaf motif, then painted with enamel and fired in an oven. In blue or bronze to match the case metal, the enamel dial is glossy and translucent, revealing the engraved foliage below. A hand-engraved monkey, made of platinum or pink gold depending on the case material, is mounted on the centre of the dial.

The Métiers d’Art La Légende du Zodiaque Chinois Year of the Monkey is limited to 12 pieces each in pink gold or platinum.