====== Vacheron Constantin Tour de L'Ile ======
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**Tour de L'Ile** is a luxury watch by [[Vacheron Constantin]].

In [[2005]] the [[manufacture]] [[Vacheron Constantin]] celebrated its 250th anniversary - in [[1755]] it had been established. For this special occasion this valuable and extremely expensive watch was presented, which is equipped with 11 hands and, as by then most complicated [[wristwatch]] of the world, combines 16 [[complication]]s.

In the same year, Vacheron Constantin received for the **Tour de L'Ile** the "Golden Hand" award as main prize of the renowned [[Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève]].

With a value of approximately 1.500,000 $ the **Tour de L'Ile** is said to be the most expensive watch in the world.

A total of 7 pieces are produced, one of which remains in the private collection of Vacheron Constantin and one with black dial was auctioned by [[Antiquorum]] at 3.4.[[2005]] in [[Geneva]].

With more than 1.87 million Swiss francs the specimen auctioned in [[Geneva]] achieved the highest price in the world paid for a contemporary [[wristwatch]].


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**Movement:**
  * [[Self-winding]] movement Calibre VC 2750, 18,000 A/h
  * 39 [[jewels]]
  * [[Breguet hairspring]]
  * [[Dual time zone]]
  * [[Moon phase]]
  * [[Moon age]]
  * [[Minute repeater]]
  * [[Perpetual calendar]]
  * [[Tourbillon]]
  * [[Sunrise and sunset]] time
  * [[Astronomical watch|Star map]]
  * [[Power reserve indicator]]
  * 834 components, more than 10,000 hours development and manufacturing
  * Power reserve 58 h

**Case:**
  * 18ct [[rose gold]] (5N)
  * D 47 mm, H 17.8 mm
  * [[Sapphire crystal]] with anti-reflexive coating
  * [[Sapphire crystal]] caseback

**Dial:**
  * [[White gold]] [[guilloché]] by hand (Variant black [[guilloché]] by hand)

**Bracelet:**
  * Hand-sewn Alligator leather strap with [[tang-type buckle]] in 18ct [[rose gold]] 

**Limited edition:**
  * 7 pieces
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===== Literature =====
  * [[Das ZEITGEFÜHL-Uhrenbuch]]; Author [[Gerd-Lothar Reschke]]; ISBN 3-938607-61-0


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