Details
CIRCA: 1995
CASE MATERIAL: Platinum
DIAMETER: 36 mm.
STRAP MATERIAL: Black Vacheron Constantin CROCODILE strap
DIAL: White
MOVEMENT: Automatic
FUNCTIONS: Jumping hour
BUCKLE: Platinum Vacheron Constantin buckle
WITH: Certificate of Origin dated 3 September 1995, Vacheron Constantin Extract from the Archives confirming the manufacture of the present watch in 1995, product literature, leather travel pouch and outer packaging

Ψ This endangered species strap is shown for display purposes only and is not for sale. Upon sale, this watch will be supplied to the buyer with a black leather strap.
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According to our research, the present model was in production for only four years with approximately 192 pieces in gold and 131 pieces in platinum made.

Taking its inspiration from the Art Deco period, the elegant “Saltarello” wristwatch model uses the ingenious mechanism with jumping hours and rotating minutes pointer in a sunken channel originally patented by the Swiss watchmaker Robert Cart around 1925 under Swiss patent number 130191. This system of jumping hours and wandering minutes was known as the “Chronoscope” and gained particular popularity as of the the mid-1920s, the design suiting the Art Deco period perfectly with its avant-garde look, the traditional hour and minute hands pared down to bold geometric shapes. The system was used in watches by several renowned companies such as Vacheron & Constantin, Cartier, Gübelin and Breguet.

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