The Abroad by Vacheron Constantin — extra particularly, the Perpetual Calendar Extremely-thin—was first launched in 2016. Since then, the Maison has been slowly bolstering the road, slowly tinkering with the main points. A pink gold case in 2018, a blue lacquered dial in 2019, then a skeletonised white gold iteration in 2021.
Now in 2025, they’re introducing two recent updates: a golden-toned dial and a burgundy lacquered dial. Cold and warm, heat and sharp.
We’ll begin with the fancier-looking one, the one that appears prefer it’s been licked by the flames of the open solar earlier than returning a balmy mass of time-telling gold. Pink gold makes up the 41.5mm case, triple-blade folding clasp bracelet, and sunburst satin-finished dial. Solely a slight contact of blue on the dial’s markers disrupts the tone-on-tone concord.
This element intrigues us significantly as a result of it not solely appears like a callback to the ‘90s, but in addition to the Crusades. Because of the excessive worth of lapis lazuli again then, solely the wealthiest may afford the uncommon synergy of blue and gold. This could possibly be a refined nod to the interval when the Maltese Cross existed, which, after all, Vacheron Constantin has ties with. However then once more, it may simply be a visible pairing the Maison thought appeared cool, and we’re simply pondering an excessive amount of into issues.
If the golden-toned mannequin reminds one of many solar, it’s solely truthful to liken its burgundy counterpart to the moon. Simply as a rising moon bathes the evening sky right into a dim plum, the burgundy lacquer dial model distils that melancholy right into a 41.5mm white gold case. The moon section disc at 6 o’clock seems to be significantly dreamy (and fittingly so) set in opposition to the sunburst satin-finished dial and velvet-finished flange.
Beneath the floor, the center of the watch stay similar of its predecessors. The self-winding calibre 1120 QP/1 nonetheless drives the perpetual calendar, displaying the date, day of the week, month, and intercalary year throughout 4 registers, all inside a motion of simply 4.05mm thick. Because of this the brand new additions to the Abroad Perpetual Calendar Extremely-thin assortment gained’t be getting an improve to its thinness, however at 8.1mm, who’s actually complaining?
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