• From 19th century pocket watches with jumping hours to present day creations, the Manufacture is well-known for mastering the creativity of time reading. A system known as “retrograde” that appeared at the end of the 18th century soon made its appearance in pocket watches. The retrograde function is defined by the motion of a hand on a scale which
draws the arc of a circle before instantly returning to its initial position to start the movement again. This incessant ballet of hands allows for the creation of dials that are both original and spectacular.

• In 1929, Vacheron Constantin developed its first “bras en l’air” movement for a pocket watch, whose case was manufactured by its Parisian partner Verger Frères. At the height of the Art Deco period, these watches would soon become sought-after by well-established jewelers looking to diversify their wares, as watches were increasingly being considered as jewelry pieces and fashion accessories. Thus, these watches entirely adopt the aesthetic codes of the era: the oval ring, a
case made of two types of gold, various animated dials.