Métiers d’Art Tribute To Great Civilisations
This coverage examines Vacheron Constantin's Métiers d’Art Tribute to Great Civilisations collection, specifically the four-piece chapter from 2026 created in collaboration with the Louvre Museum. The watches represent ancient civilizations through decorative crafts like stone carving, marquetry, micro-mosaic, engraving, and enamelling, with each dial featuring a central stone figure and surrounding artistic elements.
The collection features four watches: Buste d’Akhénaton, Lamassu de Sargon II, Athéna de Velletri, and Tibre de l’Iseum Campense, each reinterpreting an ancient work from the Louvre.
Decorative crafts employed include stone carving, marquetry, micro-mosaic, engraving, and enamelling.
The dials are constructed around a central stone figure and surrounding decorative elements, translating Pharaonic Egypt, the Assyrian Empire, Ancient Greece, and Imperial Rome into miniature compositions.
The Caliber 2460 G4/2 movement displays hours, minutes, day, and date through four apertures, leaving the dial's center open for artistic expression.