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| {{wst>image_cr|Vacheron Constantin|Tour de L'Ile|Vacheron Constantin Tour de l'Ile, presented at the 250th anniversary|255px}} | {{wst>image_cr|Vacheron Constantin|Tour de L'Ile|Vacheron Constantin Tour de l'Ile, presented at the 250th anniversary|270px}} |
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| The Swiss company **Vacheron Constantin** is the oldest continually active watch manufacturer in the world, founded in [[1755]] and currently one of the Specialist Watchmakers of [[Richemont]]. | The Swiss company **Vacheron Constantin** is the oldest continually active watch manufacturer in the world, founded in [[1755]] and currently one of the Specialist Watchmakers of [[Richemont]]. |
| In [[1875]] Philippe-Auguste Weiss was engaged as a director and Jean-Francois Constantin returned to the executive level of the [[manufacture]] and the company moved into the vicinity of the Quai des Moulins. The company's name again became **Vacheron & Constantin** in [[1880]], as it would be known for over a century, and established the now-familiar [[Maltese Cross]] logo. After the death of Catherine Etiennette ([[1883]]) and Laure ([[1887]]), Vacheron & Constantin was converted into a stock company. The company continued to win awards and medals, including the Swiss National Exhibition in [[1896]] and a first prize in the precision competition from the [[Geneva]] Observatory that same year. The first Vacheron & Constantin movement to earn the [[Geneva Hallmark]] was produced in [[1901]]. | In [[1875]] Philippe-Auguste Weiss was engaged as a director and Jean-Francois Constantin returned to the executive level of the [[manufacture]] and the company moved into the vicinity of the Quai des Moulins. The company's name again became **Vacheron & Constantin** in [[1880]], as it would be known for over a century, and established the now-familiar [[Maltese Cross]] logo. After the death of Catherine Etiennette ([[1883]]) and Laure ([[1887]]), Vacheron & Constantin was converted into a stock company. The company continued to win awards and medals, including the Swiss National Exhibition in [[1896]] and a first prize in the precision competition from the [[Geneva]] Observatory that same year. The first Vacheron & Constantin movement to earn the [[Geneva Hallmark]] was produced in [[1901]]. |
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| {{wst>image_cr|Vacheron Constantin|Métier d'Art|Vacheron Constantin Métiers d'Art, presented at the 250th anniversary in [[2005]]}} | {{wst>image_cr|Vacheron Constantin|Métier d'Art|Vacheron Constantin Métiers d'Art, presented at the 250th anniversary in [[2005]]|270px}} |
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| ==== The first wristwatches ==== | ==== The first wristwatches ==== |
