Vacheron Constantin Caliber 3750 57260

Vacheron Constantin Caliber 3750

Vacheron Constantin Caliber 3750 57260

ManufacturerVacheron Constantin
Caliber Number3750
TypeMechanical, manual-wind
Diameter
72mm
Thickness36mm
Jewel Count
242
Total Parts
2,826
Beat Rate
18,000 vph, 2.5Hz
Power Reserve
60 hours
Lift Angle
Unconfirmed
Hand Count
31
Functions57 complications (see below)
Country of ManufactureSwitzerland, Swiss made
Known Models
Grand Complication Reference 57260 (ref: 57260/000G-B046) (Add your watch to the comments below… jk)

The Vacheron Constantin caliber 3750 is found in the record breaking Reference 57260 grand complication pocket watch. This movement was built by three watchmakers and was announced in 2015.

Six calibers in one…

Vacheron Constantin Caliber 3750

Jewel Count:

This watch has the highest number of functional jewels in the world with a jewel count of 242. This is a Swiss made caliber with a Geneva certified hallmark.

Complications List:

As mentioned above, the Reference 52760 has 242 jewels that are actually used. This high jewel count helps to keep the friction minimal in the watch’s 57 complications (including four calendars).

  1. Hours, minutes, seconds, average solar time (regulator)
  2. Three-shaft tourbillon
  3. Tourbillon regulator with spherical balance spring
  4. 12-hour time zone, second hours and minutes time zone
  5. 24-city display for each time zone
  6. Day/night indication for 12-hour time zone
  7. Gregorian perpetual calendar
  8. Gregorian day name
  9. Gregorian month name
  10. Gregorian retrograde date
  11. Leap year and four-year cycle display
  12. Number of the day of the week (ISO 8601 calendar)
  13. Week to view (ISO 8601 calendar)
  14. Hebrew perpetual calendar and 19-year cycle
  15. Hebrew day number
  16. Hebrew month name
  17. Hebrew date
  18. Hebrew secular calendar
  19. Hebrew century, decade and year
  20. Age of Hebrew year (12 or 13 months)
  21. Golden number (19 years)
  22. Seasons, equinoxes, solstices and signs of the Zodiac indicated by the hand on the sun
  23. Star chart (for the owner’s city)
  24. Sidereal time hours
  25. Sidereal time minutes
  26. Equation of time
  27. Sunrise times (for the owner’s city)
  28. Sunset times (for the owner’s city)
  29. Length of day (for the owner’s city)
  30. Length of night (for the owner’s city)
  31. Moon phases and age (one correction every 1,027 years)
  32. Date of Yom Kippur
  33. Retrograde seconds chronograph (one column wheel)
  34. Retrograde split-seconds chronograph (one column wheel)
  35. Hours counter (one column wheel)
  36. Minutes counter
  37. Alarm with its own gong and gradual striking
  38. Alarm strike / silence indicator
  39. Choice of normal alarm or carillon striking alarm indicator
  40. Alarm mechanism coupled to the carillon striking mechanism
  41. Alarm striking with choice of grande or petite sonnerie
  42. Alarm power-reserve indication
  43. System to disengage the striking mechanism when alarm barrel fully unwound
  44. Westminster carillon chiming with 5 gongs and 5 hammers
  45. Grande sonnerie passing strike
  46. Petite sonnerie passing strike
  47. Minute repeating
  48. Night silence feature (10 p.m. to 8 a.m.)
  49. System to disengage the striking barrel when fully wound
  50. Indication for grande or petite sonnerie modes
  51. Indication for silence / striking / night modes
  52. Movement power reserve indicator
  53. Power-reserve indication for the striking train
  54. Winding crown position indicator
  55. Dual barrel winding system
  56. Time setting in two positions and two directions
  57. Secret mechanism (opening of the button for alarm arbor)

Complications list source

Legibility is Key:

Is legibility your thing? Do you think having 57 complications would… complicate things? Vacheron Constantin doesn’t think so. Here’s what they had to say about it:

“Featuring a double dial, the Reference 57260 watch offers an elegant display with perfect readability … Considering the number of major complications on display, the front and back dials of the Reference 57260 watch rise to the challenge with a display that is exceptionally easy to read.” –source

Vacheron Constantin Reference 57260

Where can you buy a Reference 57260?

There is only one in the world. VC lists this timepiece as a one-of-a-kind custom-made piece, so you’ll have to wait for the current owner to put it up on eBay or something. No lowball offers!

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