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From the depths of South Africa’s platinum mines, Vacheron Constantin forges two modern classics 
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The small batches of these watches, including platinum versions of the Malte Perpetual Calendar Chronograph and tonneau-shaped Malte Tourbillon Regulator, are largely spoken for; collectors set about hoarding them when they were still a gleam in the designer’s eye. But if you’re lucky enough to hold or even own one, its allure is evident. The weight of the platinum makes the watch feel as if it was hewn from the bowels of the earth. What’s most beguiling is the detail etched into the faces—the feathered texture is so striking that it almost distracts from its time-telling. But to fixate on that is to ignore what Vacheron Constantin has wrought: watches that look good enough to stop time. |
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