Reference 57260

The Vacheron Constantin Reference 57260
Manufacturer	Vacheron Constantin
Also called	57260
Type	Pocket watch
Display	Analogue (2 dials)
Introduced	2015
Movement	Mechanical

The Vacheron Constantin Reference 57260 is a single highly complicated mechanical pocket watch, featuring 57 complications.^[1]^[2] The watch was assembled by Vacheron Constantin and introduced in 2015. The company claims that it is the most complicated mechanical pocket watch ever created.^[3]—followed up by Patek Philippe Calibre 89 assembled in 1989 and featuring 33 complications. The Reference 57260 took eight years to assemble.^[4]^[5]^[6] The watch has 2826 parts and 31 hands, weighs 957 grams, and spans 98mm.

Price

The price agreed between the company and the client is confidential and has not been officially disclosed; however, various sources estimate the price to be in excess of $10 million. It was built for a single client, whose personal details are kept confidential and is only described as "A major watch collector".^[7]

Technical specifications

Reference: 57260/000G-B046^[8]
Material: White gold
Diameter: 98 mm
Thickness: 50.55 mm
Caliber: 3750
Diameter: 72 mm

Thickness: 36 mm
Number of components: Over 2,800
Number of jewels: 242
Frequency: 2.5Hz / 18,000 vibrations per hour
Power reserve: 60 hours
Number of complications: 57

Fifty-seven complications by function

Time measurement (6 functions)

Hours, minutes, seconds, average solar time (regulator)
Three-shaft tourbillon
Tourbillon regulator with spherical balance spring
12-hour time zone, second hours and minutes time zone
24-city display for each time zone
Day/night indication for 12-hour time zone

Perpetual calendar (7 functions)

Gregorian perpetual calendar
Gregorian day name
Gregorian month name
Gregorian retrograde date
Leap year and four-year cycle display
Number of the day of the week (ISO 8601 calendar)
Week to view (ISO 8601 calendar)

Hebrew calendar (8 functions)

Hebrew perpetual calendar and 19-year cycle
Hebrew day number
Hebrew month name
Hebrew date
Hebrew secular calendar
Hebrew century, decade and year
Age of Hebrew year (12 or 13 months)
Golden number (19 years)

Astronomical calendar (9 functions)

Seasons, equinoxes, solstices and signs of the Zodiac indicated by the hand on the sun
Star chart (for the owner's city)
Sidereal time hours
Sidereal time minutes
Equation of time
Sunrise times (for the owner's city)
Sunset times (for the owner's city)
Length of day (for the owner's city)
Length of night (for the owner's city)

Lunar calendar (1 function)

Moon phases and age (one correction every 1,027 years)

Religious calendar (1 function)

Date of Yom Kippur

3-column wheel chronograph (4 functions)

Retrograde seconds chronograph (one column wheel)
Retrograde split-seconds chronograph (one column wheel)
Hours counter (one column wheel)
Minutes counter

Alarm (7 functions)

Alarm with its own gong and gradual striking
Alarm strike / silence indicator
Choice of normal alarm or carillon striking alarm indicator
Alarm mechanism coupled to the carillon striking mechanism
Alarm striking with choice of Grande or Petite Sonnerie
Alarm power-reserve indication
System to disengage the striking mechanism when alarm barrel fully unwound

Westminster carillon striking (8 functions)

Westminster carillon chiming with 5 gongs and 5 hammers
Grande Sonnerie passing strike
Petite Sonnerie passing strike
Minute repeating
Night silence feature (10 p.m. to 8 a.m.)
System to disengage the striking barrel when fully wound
Indication for Grande or Petite Sonnerie modes
Indication for silence / striking / night modes

Others (6 functions)

Movement power reserve indicator
Power-reserve indication for the striking train
Winding crown position indicator
Dual barrel winding system
Time setting in two positions and two directions
Secret mechanism (opening of the button for alarm arbor)

Other complicated pocket watches

Patek Philippe Calibre 89 (1989) — 33 complications
Patek Philippe Henry Graves Supercomplication (1933) — 24 complications

References

↑ Pulvirent, Stephen (September 17, 2015). "Vacheron Constantin Unveils the Most Complicated Watch Ever Made". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
↑ "Vacheron Constantin ref.57260 – the World's Most Complicated Watch with 57 Complications". monochrome-watches.com. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
↑ McSpedden, Bani (September 18, 2015). "Vacheron Constantin's $10m Reference 57260 hailed as most complicated watch ever". afr.com. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
↑ Foster, Jack (September 17, 2015). "Introducing The Vacheron Constantin Reference 57260 With 57 Complications (The Most Complicated Watch, Ever)". hodinkee.com. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
↑ Naas, Roberta (September 17, 2015). "Vacheron Constantin Unveils the World's Most Complicated Watch, Ref. 57260, with 57 Complications". forbes.com. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
↑ Shilova, Anna (September 17, 2015). "Vacheron Constantin создала уникальные часы с 57 усложнениями" (in Russian). vedomosti.ru. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
↑ McSpedden, Bani (September 18, 2015). "Vacheron Constantin's $10m Reference 57260 hailed as most complicated watch ever". afr.com. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
↑ "NEWS: PRESENTING THE VACHERON CONSTANTIN REF. 57260. THE MOST COMPLICATED WATCH EVER MADE IN THE HISTORY OF HOROLOGY". watchcollectinglifestyle.com. September 17, 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-18.

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[1] Pulvirent, Stephen (September 17, 2015). "Vacheron Constantin Unveils the Most Complicated Watch Ever Made". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2015-09-18.

[2] "Vacheron Constantin ref.57260 – the World's Most Complicated Watch with 57 Complications". monochrome-watches.com. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-18.

[3] McSpedden, Bani (September 18, 2015). "Vacheron Constantin's $10m Reference 57260 hailed as most complicated watch ever". afr.com. Retrieved 2015-09-18.

[4] Foster, Jack (September 17, 2015). "Introducing The Vacheron Constantin Reference 57260 With 57 Complications (The Most Complicated Watch, Ever)". hodinkee.com. Retrieved 2015-09-18.

[5] Naas, Roberta (September 17, 2015). "Vacheron Constantin Unveils the World's Most Complicated Watch, Ref. 57260, with 57 Complications". forbes.com. Retrieved 2015-09-18.

[6] Shilova, Anna (September 17, 2015). "Vacheron Constantin создала уникальные часы с 57 усложнениями" (in Russian). vedomosti.ru. Retrieved 2015-09-18.

[7] McSpedden, Bani (September 18, 2015). "Vacheron Constantin's $10m Reference 57260 hailed as most complicated watch ever". afr.com. Retrieved 2015-09-18.

[8] "NEWS: PRESENTING THE VACHERON CONSTANTIN REF. 57260. THE MOST COMPLICATED WATCH EVER MADE IN THE HISTORY OF HOROLOGY". watchcollectinglifestyle.com. September 17, 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-18.