There is no edition of Replica Watches and Wonders without one or more Vacheron Constantins of the highest watchmaking. The latest creation, belonging to the Excellence Platine collection, is a perfect example of this.

There are fifty examples of a new reference which houses the caliber 3200 presented in 2015 on the occasion of the 260th anniversary of the oldest manufacture in the world in a 42.5 mm and 11.7 mm thick platinum case.

The combination of the degree of complication and the overall size of the caliber, whose thickness stops at 6.7 mm, is technically sublime and the level of finishing is equally excellent. Obviously, it complies with the requirements of the Geneva Hallmark.

The caliber 3200

Manually wound and with 65 hours of autonomy when fully wound, the movement combines a Tourbillon, located at twelve o’clock, and a monopusher chronograph whose 46-minute totalizer is located at three o’clock while the power reserve is located in a register dedicated place at six o’clock.

The caliber 3200 is inserted in an assembly in which not only the case and crown but the dial, deployant buckle and even the stitching on the blue strap are in platinum.

The specifications require a dedicated chapter of which we try to summarize the main ones together with the decorations; it is an integrated caliber in which the main plate is skeletonized to offer the tourbillon the right visibility on the dial, while the graduation at 1/5 of a second suggests an operating frequency of 2.5 Hz.

The chronograph starting system is particularly carefully designed: it does not activate unless a precise minimum pressure is exerted on the button, thus avoiding involuntary activation of the central hand. To achieve this result, the maximum guaranteed clearance between the gear teeth is no more than 30 microns. The chronograph is reset using two hammers instead of one.

It is a caliber designed to offer the best user experience as well as exemplary finishes, which include polishing processes even on the moving parts and in contact with each other. An authentic masterpiece for authentic collectors.