Prestigious and complex, this timepiece warrants every

superlative in the book. It is a perfect union of two of watchmaking's most

demanding complications, the minute repeater and the tourbillon, treated with

the ultimate sophistication of an entirely new in-house calibre that carries

the Poinçon de Genève hallmark. Not only have the watchmakers at Vacheron

Constantin mastered the minute repeater's subtle mechanism, they have shown they

possess a musical ear by adjusting the gongs that count the hours, quarters and

minutes as carefully as though tuning an instrument. The tourbillon meets the

highest criteria of execution and reliability. It takes pride of place inside

the platinum case, further enhanced by its cage which is fashioned in the shape

of a Maltese Cross. This distinctive symbol is underscored by the elegant gold

dial with guilloché decoration.