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- An all-750/1000 5N pink gold version matching the collection’s iconic blue-lacquered dial, with a sunburst satin finish.
- A self-winding in-house movement: Calibre 5200 equipped with a column-wheel adorned with a Maltese cross-shaped screw and featuring an oscillating weight in 916/1000 gold
- An elegant and versatile timepiece delivered with three bracelet/straps enabling tool-free interchangeability
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Reference
5500V/110R-B952
Calibre
5200
Developed and manufactured by Vacheron Constantin
Mechanical, self-winding
22K gold Overseas oscillating weight
30.6 mm (13¼’’’) diameter, 6.6 mm thick
Approximately 52 hours of power reserve
4 Hz (28,800 vibrations/hour)
263 components
54 jewels
Hallmark of Geneva certified timepiece
Indications
Hours and minutes
Small seconds at 9 o’clock
Date
Column-wheel chronograph (30-minute and 12-hour counters)
Case
18K 5N pink gold
42.5 mm diameter, 13.7 mm thick
Soft iron casing ring ensuring anti-magnetic protection
Screwed-down crown and quarter-turn screw-lock push-pieces
Transparent sapphire crystal caseback
Water-resistant tested at a pressure of 15 bar (approx. 150 metres)
Dial
Translucent blue-lacquered, sunburst satin-finished base with velvet-finished flange, snailed counters
18K 5N pink gold hour-markers and hours & minutes hands highlighted with blue Super-LumiNova®
Bracelet
18K 5N pink gold (half Maltese cross-shaped polished and satin-brushed links), secured by a 18K 5N pink gold triple-blade folding clasp with push-pieces and comfort-adjustment system
Additional straps
Blue calfskin leather with light-grey stitches
Blue rubber
Buckles
Each additional strap comes with a 18K 5N pink gold buckle
Model exclusively available from Vacheron Constantin boutiques.
