Vacheron ConstantinMétiers d’Art Tribute to Great Explorers Yellow Gold Watch Set 47070/000J

Description

Vacheron Constantin’s limited Métiers d’Art series includes four watches dedicated to the voyages of great explorers. Each timepiece features a 40mm case in 18K yellow gold, housing an extraordinarily detailed dial that pays tribute to historic expeditions through hand-crafted enameling and engraving.

Part of the series is the Vacheron Constantin ref. 47070/000J-9085, depicting Christopher Columbus’s expedition through hand-crafted enameling and engraving. The dial, which represents the map utilized by Columbus in 1492, is hand-engraved in gold and finished with Champlevé enamel.

The Vacheron Constantin ref. 47070/000J-9086 features a hand-decorated Grand Feu enamel dial with miniature painting depicting Marco Polo’s journey from Venice, across the Silk Road, and onward toward Central Asia and China. The dial’s geographic storytelling includes landmasses, seas, deserts, mountain ranges, and architectural motifs that reference encounters along the journey.

Also part of the series is the Vacheron Constantin ref. 47070/000J-9076 commemorating Ferdinand Magellan’s circumnavigation of the globe. The dial depicts Magellan’s route from Spain into the Pacific Ocean, with references to South America and Southeast Asia. Subtle shifts in color distinguish land, sea, and navigational paths.

The Vacheron Constantin ref. 47070/000J-9084 honors the maritime voyages of Chinese admiral Zheng He through a dial presented as a historical map, illustrating his route from Nanjing and the South China Sea towards India, the Arabian peninsula, and the East African coast.

All dials move away from a conventional hour-and-minute layout, using wandering hours at the top of the dial and a retrograde minute hand that returns after each sweep. Vacheron Constantin powers this display with its in-house Caliber 1126AT, finished to Geneva Seal standards. The series places emphasis on narrative and handcraftsmanship, presenting each watch as a horological work intended for collectors.

Each timepiece from this Vacheron Constantin Métiers d’Art Set comes with official documentation and the manufacturer’s presentation box.