World's 1200 Top Watch Brands & Watchmakers: V

VACHERON CONSTANTIN is a Swiss manufacture of prestige watches and a brand of the Richemont group. It employs around 400 people worldwide, most of whom are based in the manufacturing plants in Geneva and Vallée de Joux. Previous Vacheron Constantin watch owners include Napoleon Bonaparte, Pope Pius XI, the Duke of Windsor and Harry Truman.

The company was founded in 1755 by Jean-Marc Vacheron, an independent watchmaker in Geneva, Switzerland. This makes it one of the oldest watch manufacturer in the world with an uninterrupted history. Besides being a young businessman, Vacheron was also a talented craftsman. In 1770 his company created the first complication, and nine years later he designed the first engine-turned dials. The son of Jean-Marc Vacheron, Abraham, took over the family business in 1785. During this period the company was able to survive the French Revolution (1789–1799). Later, in 1810, Jaques-Barthélemy Vacheron, the grandson of the founder, became the head of the company. He was the first to initiate the company's exports to France and Italy. Later, Jaques-Barthélemy realized that he was not able to handle his business alone. In order to travel overseas and sell the company's products, he needed a partner. Consequently, in 1819 François Constantin became the associate of Vacheron. The company continued its activity under the name Vacheron & Constantin. François Constantin traveled around the world and marketed watches. Thus he helped the company to open new markets. The main market was North America. The company's motto (which remains today), "Do better if possible and that is always possible," first appeared in Constantin's letter to Jaques-Barthélémy. The letter was dated July 5, 1819. The first boutique in Geneva was opened by Vacheron Constantin in 1906. This store can be seen today on Quai de l’Ile. During the Great Depression Vacheron & Constantin found itself in a difficult situation and the only one to bring hope was Charles Constantin. He became the head of the company in 1936 and it was the first time since 1850s that a representative of the Constantin family received the position of Vacheron & Constantin's president.

During World War II the company's sales decreased considerably. However, Vacheron & Constantin was able to come back on the watch market due to Georges Ketter. To outline the beginning of the 3rd century of its watchmaking the company created Patrimony—the world's thinnest mechanical watch at that time which was only 5.25 mm thick.In 1970 the "&" was dropped from Vacheron & Constantin. In 1979 Vacheron Constantin made Kallista, one of the most expensive wristwatches. Its initial price was $5 million, but today the watch is valued at about $11 million. Kallista had 118 emerald-cut diamonds. It took about 6,000 hours for the watch masters to make this watch and about 20 months for jewelers to enrich the watch. When Jacques Ketterer died in 1987, Vacheron Constantin changed hands. However its sales increased and today the company produces about 20,000 timepieces per year. In 1996 the entire share capital of the company was bought by Richemont Group.

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• VACHERON CONSTANTIN - founded in 1755. Awarded the Hallmark of Geneva in 1909. Swiss luxury complicated timepieces since 1755, is the oldest watch manufacturer in the world in continuous operation.
• VACHERON CONSTANTIN - Wikipedia.
• 4 New Vacheron Constantin Egerie Moon Phases Come With Diamonds & More Diamonds - "Vacheron Constantin likes to live on the extremes of haute horology. If it’s not making watches with the world’s most complicated, it is creating decorative pieces that take years to make, involving a workshop full of top artisans. The latest result of this commitment to high watchmaking is the new Egerie collection of ladies’ moon phase watches set with diamonds and decorated with enameling, engraving, and a special gold filigree technique called tapisserie. The result is what Vacheron refers to as the art of Belle Haute Horlogerie."
• billionaire commissioned Vacheron Constantin to create the world’s most complicated watch - "With 63 different complications, 2,877 parts, and 31 hands, it took the watchmaker a year just to assemble the multi million dollar timepiece."
• Breaking Down The Brand Vacheron Constantin - "A Member Of The Illustrious 'Holy Trinity Of Watchmaking' With A History Dating Back To 1755."
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• The Vacheron Constantin Les Cabinotiers 'Berkley Grand Complication,' With 63 Complications, Is The New Most Complicated Watch In The World - "Nine years after setting the record with the ref. 57260, Vacheron has done it again."
• Vacheron Constantin Les Cabinotiers Westminster Sonnerie “Tribute to Johannes Vermeer” Pocket Watch (Live Pics) - "A commissioned open-face pocket watch with tourbillon, sonnerie and magnificent miniature painting."
• Vacheron Constantin Recreates A 100-Year-Old Vintage Watch Using Original Tools & Components - Forbes.
• Vacheron Constantin, Rolls-Royce Unveil Unique Bespoke Collaboration - "In a fusion of horology and automotive excellence, Vacheron Constantin and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars joined forces to present a unique creation: Les Cabinotiers Armillary Tourbillon. The highly complex watch is a bespoke piece that is designed to fit into the interior of a custom one-off Rolls Royce Amethyst Droptail. Both the car and the watch were created for a single collector of luxury automobiles and watches." Forbes.
• Vacheron Constantin Unveils Panda Dial Overseas Chronograph - "The new watch, with frosted/satin finish on the bracelet and case, and a high-polished bezel, boasts a black-and-white panda dial that boasts a silvery white toned statin-finished dial with black subsidiary dials and an outer rich black seconds flange. The markers are made of 18-karat white gold and the hours, minutes, seconds and chronograph counter hands are all coated in Super-LumiNova for easy readability in the dark."
• Vacheron Constantin Unveils Updated Legendary 222 Watch - "It was 45 years ago in 1977 that the oldest continually operating Swiss watch brand, Vacheron Constantin, unveiled the 222 watch - better known by collectors as the Jumbo. It was designed by Jorg Hysek and created in celebration of the 222 anniversary of the brand. Now, to celebrate 45 years of that distinctive sporty-chic watch, Vacheron Constantin unveils the new 222 timepiece in 18-karat yellow gold."
• Vacheron Constantin’s New Long-Awaited Sports Watches Are Rugged Enough for Mt. Everest - "The prototype that inspired the latest models scaled Mt. Everest with adventurer Cory Richards in 2019."
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• Berkley Grand Complication - "Bespoke pocket watch crafted in 18k white gold. This masterpiece boasts 63 separate complications, 245 jewels, 2,877 components, and a weight of a staggering 960 grams – over two pounds. Nine years after setting the record with the ref. 57260, Vacheron has done it again."
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• ÉgÉrie COLLECTION - "Égérie is our new collection entirely inspired by and dedicated to women, the coming together of Haute Couture and Haute Horlogerie, two worlds sharing the same passion for excellence and beauty. With such priceless sources of inspiration, Égérie will inspire you to make each moment more precious than the one before."
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• Fiftysix COLLECTION - "A name and a date evoking an iconic model by Vacheron Constantin dating from 1956. This modern, elegant and relaxed collection with its resolutely cosmopolitan style expresses its personality through the contrast between the classic dial and the daring case. The latter is notably inspired by the Maltese cross-shaped emblem of the Maison that is also picked up on the openworked pink gold oscillating weight."
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• HISTORIQUES 222 - "A true icon of the 1970s, the 37 mm ‘Jumbo’ 222 is a contemporary reissue of the historic model. With its monobloc tonneau-shaped case topped with a grooved bezel, this timepiece with integrated strap continues to showcase its robust, functional, and sporty spirit with timeless elegance, thanks to the purity of its lines and finesse of its curvature. The case is decorated with a Maltese cross at 5 o'clock and has an open caseback, allowing the caliber to be admired in full view with an oscillating weight specially redesigned for this model."
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• HISTORIQUES COLLECTION - "In tribute to the uninterrupted creativity displayed by Vacheron Constantin since 1755, the Historiques line provides contemporary reinterpretations of iconic models from the heritage of the Maison. These legendary creations are now revived through Fine Watchmaking models blending rigorous technical sophistication with daring aesthetics."
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• MALTE COLLECTION - "Since 1912, the Manufacture has associated the emblematic curves of the Malte collection with the most prestigious watch mechanisms. Bearing the name of a watch component that has become the Vacheron Constantin emblem, this collection encompasses timepieces featuring harmoniously pleasing lines. The powerful design of the tonneau (barrel) shape sets a perfect stage for technical excellence."
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• MÉTIERS D'ART COLLECTION - "Celebrating decorative techniques applied in watchmaking and jewelry, the watches in the Métiers d'Art collection find their inspiration in art, history, and culture. Enhanced by the Manufacture's master craftsmen, these genuine works of art demonstrate a creativity that is open to the world and know-how that has been passed down from generation to generation."
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• MÉTIERS D'ART Kalla Duchesse - reference: 81750/S01G-9198. Kalla Duchesse Métiers d'Art watch 36 × 45 mm in 18K white gold set with 837 baguette-cut diamonds and 1 round-cut diamond, certified Hallmark of Geneva. Fully paved dial and bracelet, diamond-set crown. Vacheron Constantin Manufacture hand-wound mechanical movement 1400.
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• OVERSEAS COLLECTION - "The Overseas collection, reinvented in 2016, conveys the spirit of travel. This openness to the world, inherited from François Constantin, has remained at the core of the Maison’s philosophy ever since its founding. Designed in a spirit of casual elegance and comfort enhanced by their interchangeable strap/bracelet system, Overseas timepieces are the perfect daily companions."
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• PATRIMONY - "Circular perfection, a quest for essentials: the Patrimony collection is the epitome of stylistic pureness. Reflecting a deliberately minimalist approach striking a beautiful balance between taut lines and curves, it asserts its personality through slender cases radiating an elegance inspired by 1950s Vacheron Constantin models."
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• Patrimony Contemporaine pocket watch - "Vacheron Constantin revisits its past and the golden age of the pocket-watch by presenting a model with a pure, classic and timeless design, bearing the prestigious Poinçon de Genève (Hallmark of Geneva). Making no concessions to the current vintage craze, this pocket watch sets the tone of authentic contemporary dandyism. This distinctive attitude is admirably embodied in the refined gesture of taking out of one’s pocket a supremely understated and sensually curved model, equipped with the Manufacture-made hand-wound 4440 movement - and housed inside a brown leather pouch sliding along a leather cord strap or fitted on an original chain with pink gold links. 21st century elegance is no longer just about showing one’s hand, but also about choosing (or not) to reveal hidden depths. Enshrining a new form of modernity, the pocket watch is propelled to the ranks of a beautiful, iconic object. Attached to a pocket, worn on a chain or placed on a desk like a table clock... It is all about a wish to look at time differently rather than simply wearing it on the wrist."
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• QUAI DE L'ILE COLLECTION - "The name of this collection stems from the historical site of Vacheron Constantin. Located at the heart of Geneva, this crossing place between the left and right banks of the Rhone - home to the famous 19th century master cabinotiers - has been transformed into a bustling urban hub. The latest newcomer to the Quai de l’Ile collection, a contemporary expression of horological traditions, is a stainless steel model in which blue makes a noteworthy entrance on the dial punctuated by luminescent indications, as well as on the leather and rubber straps."
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• Traditionnelle COLLECTION - "The Traditionnelle collection is the supreme expression of the most demanding Geneva Haute Horlogerie traditions inherited from the 18th century. Imbued with history and a sense of rigorous discipline, Traditionnelle timepieces showcase technical refinement conveyed through eminently horological characteristics. From the simplest to the most complicated, these models pay tribute to craftsmanship and know-how passed on from generation to generation."
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• VAER - since 2016. "Our bestselling watches are tried-and-true timepieces tested for all conditions - from the office to the ocean and everywhere in-between."
• Hands-On: Vaer D5 Pacific Anacapa Dive Watch - "Crafted from stainless steel, the Vaer D5 Pacific series features the same twisted lug profile that unites the rest of the brand’s dive watches, and it is finished with largely brushed surfaces, along with wide high-polished bevels that run down either side of its case."
• VAKIO - by Issey Miyake.
• VALBRAY
• V.01 LIMITED EDITION WATCH
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• VALENTINO TIMELESS
• ROSE COLLECTION
• ROSIER COLLECTION
• VALIMA
• VALJOUX - Swiss manufacturer of mechanical watch movements. It is known primarily for chronograph ébauche movements that are used in a number of mid- to high-range mechanical watches: The company has been a part of ETA for a number of years and is a member of the Swatch Group.
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• VAN CLEEF & ARPELS - founded in 1906. "With the Poetry of Time, Van Cleef & Arpels has introduced the distinctive dimension of dreams and emotion to the measurement of time. The Maison’s jewelry and watchmaking savoir-faire comes together to depict a moment of grace, luck or beauty in each creation."
• Alhambra Timepieces
• Cadenas
• Charms
• Extraordinary Dials Collection
• Pierre Arpels
• Poetic complications
• VAN DER BAUWEDE
• VAN ESSER
• VAN REE - "Personal DNA Watch." The first watch ever to store the DNA of its owner.
• VANNEN - limited edition artist watches.
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• Vario - since 2016. "As we all know, there is no better statement of your sophistication than a smart looking wrist watch. Ivan's watch design journey began when he couldn't find a watch strap that shouts out his personality and thus Vario was born in 2016."
• The Navi Single Hand is Vario’s ode to the sea & taking it easy - "Though we often laud microbrands for having the freedom to explore all sorts of stylistic choices, many of them work themselves into their respective niches, executing one style of watch to a tee. And there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that – but if variety from a single brand is what you’re after, then Vario may be the micro for you. WWI-era-inspired pilot’s and trench watches? Check. Reversible, rectangular dress watches? Check. Modern, Art Deco-inspired GMTs? Check again. The Singaporean brand is back with a curious proposition, the Navi Single Hand, inspired by both maritime adventure and, just kinda chilling? I can certainly get on board with that."
• VASTO
• UNIVERSO TOURBILLON
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• VCXO
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• Vector Luna - "The smartwatch with a 30-day battery life."
• Vector Luna smart watches - all models.
• Vector Luna MERIDIAN smart watch sport
• VENI VIDI VICI
• SPIRIT OF THE DRAGON COLLECTION
• VENTURA
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• VERDURA - since 1939. Bracelet watches.
• VERGO AVIUS
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• Vero - since 2014. "Made for every moment." At VERO Watch Company our watches are designed, assembled, regulated, and serviced in Portland, Oregon. Each piece is a work of craftsmanship.
• Vero Workhorse Chrono Hooligan Watch - "This relatively affordable quartz-based analog wristwatch is supposed to be a modern tool watch with a series of features that give it both style and 'instrument' qualities. It emphasizes a unique sense of American style but also a dedication to functionality as part of its story."
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• VERSACE - "Timeless and iconic, Versace timepieces are a must-have accessory for a refined look. The Versace Watches collection features classic or sporty designs boasting sophisticated functionalities, rich details and flawless style." Men's.
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• VERSACE - "Timeless and iconic, Versace timepieces are a must-have accessory for a refined look. The Versace Watches collection features classic or sporty designs boasting sophisticated functionalities, rich details and flawless style." Women's.
• Versus by Versace
• VESTAL WATCHES - founded in 1997.
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• VETTA WATCHES - since 1932.
• VIANNEY HALTER
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• Viceroy - founded in Switzerland in 1951.
• Viceroy - men's watches.
• Viceroy - women's watches.
• VICENTERRA
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• VICTORINOX SWISS ARMY - "Since 1989, we've been making watches right here in Switzerland. Each one is crafted and designed to strike the perfect balance between performance and timeless elegance. And by the time you put a Victorinox watch on your wrist, it's already passed over 100 quality control tests; so you know it will be ready for anything and appropriate for every occasion." All collections.
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• Alpnach Mechanical - "The finest traditional watchmaker’s art and Swiss precision are combined in this perfectly fashioned collection. These flawlessly manufactured small analog watches not only last a lifetime, but will also continue to enthuse future generations with their accuracy. A timeless investment in eternity."
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• I.N.O.X. - "The Mechanical Watch of a Lifetime." Meet our I.N.O.X. timepiece in its freshest guise: the I.N.O.X. Mechanical. This addition switches quartz for, just as its name suggests, mechanical movement in an expertly engineered delicate mechanism. The intricate guilloche pattern on the dial is not only a standout, timeless detail, it's designed to mimic a Swiss Army Knife handle. And to top all this off, Victorinox has created a first of its kind, wooden strap. Strong, durable and crafted onto a leather base, it's the perfect innovation that goes hand in hand with our environmental commitment.
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VIEREN - since 2020. "Modernist Automatic Watches to Power Your Time." Discover the new modern luxury watch microbrand celebrating life's moments in style. VIEREN is luxury on your wrist, making time move for you every day.
• VIGNELLI
• Vilam - women's.
• VILLEMONT
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• Vince Camuto - men's & women's.
• VINCENT BÉRARD
• LUVORENE 2
• TALISMANE PLATINE
• VINCENT CALABRESE
• VIP TIME
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• VITTORIUM
• VIVIENNE WESTWOOD - men's.
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• VIVIENNE WESTWOOD - women's.
• VIXA
• VOGARD - "The Time of Your World."
• VOILÀ
• SUPERSTAR CHRONOGRAPH
• VOLNA
• VON DUTCH
• VOSTOK WATCHES - founded in 1942. Russian military watches sold from Switzerland. Manufactured in Russia’s only watch factory Chistopol Watch Factory.
• VOUTILAINEN
• MASTERPIECE 6
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• VPC Watch - Venustas Per Constantiam - since 2023. "VPC stands for Venustas Per Constantiam. This loosely translates as beauty or charm through restraint. Now, that is not a very catchy brand name, is it? It wasn’t intended to be. It is a creed that we use to guide the choices we make. Both aesthetically, in terms of watch design, and philosophically, how we operate."
• VUILLEMIN RÉGNIER - since 1920.
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• VULCAIN - founded in 1858. "Manufacture. Acknowledged for its iconic models and its unique mechanical movements." Discover Vulcain's rich legacy through collections that embody a history of horological excellence.
• Vulcain - THE WATCH FOR PRESIDENTS - television commercial.
• Vulcain Introduces New Dial Variants in the Skindiver Nautique Line - "Vulcain has just announced a total of four new variants of the Nautique Skindiver, and they strive to offer a little more variety than the initial drop from last spring. New dial variants include options in orange, brown, and green, as well as a new reference with a bronze case and black dial, and a very striking variant in yellow gold plate with a dial in a dark shade of blue."