====== Vacheron Constantin Métiers d'Art „Les Masques 2007“ ======
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**Métiers d'Art "Les Masques 2007"** is a luxury [[wristwatch]] set by [[Vacheron Constantin]].

Within the series [[Vacheron Constantin Métiers d'Art|Métiers d'Art]] [[Vacheron Constantin]] presented the limited edition "Les Masques" as a three-year collection of 25 sets of four watches, each for a different continent America, Asia, Africa and Oceania. The pictures shown on the dial are reproductions of works of art from the collection of Jean Paul Barbier-Mueller. This consists of over 7,000 artifacts from a variety of ancient cultures and civilizations in human history and is now the world's largest private collection of primitive art.

Each watch is equipped with a mechanical [[self-winding]] movement (Calibre [[VC 2460]] G4; [[Geneva Seal]]). Measured are hours, minutes, day of the week and date, without hands, but by four windows arranged around the mask motif. Each of the four cases is made of a different material.

The edition of [[2007]] was the first collection and includes masks from Alaska, China, Congo and Indonesia.

Due to the clever game with transparency in conjunction with a special glass processing each miniature sculpture seems to float in space. In addition, short prose poems in [[gold]] letters from the pen of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Butor|Michel Butor]] surround each sapphire dial in the form of an endless spiral. Mysteriously they appear only in a certain light.


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**Reference:**
  * China, 18ct [[yellow gold]]
  * Alaska, 18ct [[white gold]]
  * Congo, 18ct [[rose gold]] 5N
  * Indonesia, [[platinum]] 950

**Movement:**
  * [[Self-winding]] movement [[VC 2460]] G4, 28,800 A/h
  * [[Geneva Seal]]
  * Power reserve 40 h

**Case:**
  * 18ct [[yellow gold]] / [[white gold]] / [[rose gold]] / [[platinum]]
  * D 40 mm, H ca. 12 mm
  * [[Sapphire crystal]] with [[anti-glare treatment]]
  * [[Sapphire crystal]] transparent back
  * [[Waterproof]] to 30 m

**Dial:**
  * Sapphire blue dial
  * Spiral text in gold
  * Mask in gold

**Functions:**
  * Hours, minutes, day of week, date

**Bracelet:**
  * Hand-sewn alligator leather strap with [[folding clasp]] in 18ct gold or platinum

**Limited edition:**
  * 25 Sets of four watches, so in total 100 pieces
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===== Literature =====
  * [[Das ZEITGEFÜHL-Uhrenbuch]]; Author [[Gerd-Lothar Reschke]]; ISBN 3-938607-61-0

===== Video =====
  * [[Vacheron Constantin Métiers d'Art "Les Masques 2007" Video]], 5 30

===== Weblinks =====
  * [[http://www.thehourlounge.com/index.php?module=Thread&action=view&threadid=1420&id=1420|Métiers d'Art Les Masques: The Face That Reflects The Soul's Movements]], ausführlicher Beitrag von Alex Ghotbi in The Hour Lounge


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