====== Vacheron Constantin Métiers d'Art „Les Masques 2008“ ======
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**Métiers d'Art "Les Masques 2008"** is a luxury [[wristwatch]] set by [[Vacheron Constantin]].

Within the series [[Vacheron Constantin Métiers d'Art|Métiers d'Art]] [[Vacheron Constantin]] presents the limited edition "Les Masques" as a three-year collection of 25 sets of four watches, each for a different continent are America, Asia, Africa and Oceania. The pictures on the dial show reproductions of works of art from the collection of Jean Paul Barbier-Mueller. This counts more than 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 [[2008]] is the second collection and includes masks from Mexico, Japan, Gabon and Papua New Guinea.

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


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**Reference:**
  * 86070/000J-9348 Japan, 18ct [[yellow gold]]
  * 86070/000G-9347 Gabun, 18ct [[white gold]]
  * 86070/000R-9350 Mexiko, 18ct [[rose gold]] 5N
  * 86070/000P-9349 Papua-Neuguinea, [[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]]
  * Shaped masks formed of 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


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