VACHERON CONSTANTIN LES MASQUES WATCHES 2009

Vacheron Constantin introduced the Metiers d’Art Les Masques collection of timepieces, which featured the miniature reproductions of the primitive art masks which celebrated human culture and history.

This year, the creation of the final set- is limited to an exclusive four piece set of 25. “The miniature masks are created by scanning the originals to get a three-dimensional image, then a prototype was given to an engraver who meticulously carved the masks to replicate the exact look of these ancient artifacts.”

Oceania-Indonesia

Poem inscribed on the dial:
and the devouring of the months
the hasty passage of the months
resignation but vigilance
stammerings recognition
the slowness of the days and nights
to suffering and to evil
patience the resistance
I dance the duration the wait

Michel Butor

Asia- China

With my ornaments I surround
the emptiness opening in your eyes
and in your mouth a third
eye appearing on the forehead
to guide you in your labours
in the labyrinth of your lives
and those of your children
who continue your adventures

Michel Butor

Americas-Mexico

At regular intervals
during the dance I come and strike
the heart whose pulse
races at the screams
reverberating off the walls
that protect us from the ghosts
of felines and enemies
who venture onto our land

Michel Butor

Africa-Gabon

The line of my nose extending
between the eyebrows on my forehead
and on the other side to
my chin across my mouth
is like an arrow fired
by a bow towards the celestial heights
beyond the clouds
or naturally the bird
into which your soul changes

Michel Butor

Each of the four incredible time pieces is produced from a different metal: Yellow Gold, White Gold, Pink Gold, and Platinum.  This is an incredible collection as it related to both historic chronography and today’s modern design.