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| Company type | Subsidiary |
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| Industry | Luxury watchmaking |
| Founded | 1755 1819 (became Vacheron & Constantin) 1970 (became Vacheron Constantin) |
| Founder | Jean-Marc Vacheron |
| Headquarters | Plan-les-Ouates, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland 46°09′57″N 6°06′02″E / 46.16597°N 6.10054°E |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Louis Ferla (CEO) |
| Products | Mechanical watches, clocks |
Production output | Around 20,000 (2018) |
Number of employees | Around 1,200 (2018) |
| Parent | Richemont (since 1996) |
| Website | vacheron-constantin |
Vacheron Constantin SA (French pronunciation: [vaʃəʁɔ̃ kɔ̃stɑ̃tɛ̃]) is a Swiss luxury watch and clock manufacturer founded in 1755.[1][2] Since 1996, it has been a subsidiary of the Swiss Richemont Group.[3] Vacheron Constantin is one of the oldest watch manufacturers in the world with an uninterrupted watchmaking history since its foundation in 1755.[1] It employs around 1,200 people worldwide as of 2018, most of whom are based in the company's manufacturing plants in the Canton of Geneva and Vallée de Joux in Switzerland.[4]
Vacheron Constantin is a highly regarded watch manufacturer.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10] The Vacheron Constantin pocket watch No. 402833 (1929), which was owned by King Fuad I of Egypt, ranks as one of the most expensive watches ever sold at auction, fetching US$2.77 million (3,306,250 CHF) in Geneva on April 3, 2005.[11] In 2015, Vacheron Constantin introduced the pocket watch Reference 57260, which currently holds the title of the most complicated mechanical watch ever made, with 57 horological complications.[12]
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- ^ "Father Time: Swiss Watches". Cigar Aficionado. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ Seymour, Alan. "Six Decades of Watchmaking Excellence". Sotheby's.
- ^ "World's oldest watchmaker opens boutique in Beirut". Executive Life. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ "5 reasons collectors love Vacheron Constantin | Christie's". www.christies.com. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "King Fouad Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 402833, case No. 251058". catalog.antiquorum.swiss. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- ^ "Vacheron Constantin reference 57260 - the most complicated watch". reference57260.vacheron-constantin.com. Retrieved 30 November 2018.