Vacheron Constantin Presents The World's Most Complicated Watch (Ever), Ref. 57260

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Coinciding with the brand’s 260th anniversary, Vacheron Constantin presented what is simply the world’s most complicated watch ever produced. The former “record” of number of complications was set at 36 and Vacheron Constantin has now raised the bar to an incredible 57!!!
It took 8 years for the Atelier Cabinotiers of the brand, a department dedicated to bespoke watches, to develop this unique timepiece after a savvy collector placed this very special order. The project evolved during this period of time and presented some real challenges that were each time tackled with a fresh and new approach to the development of these complications, which naturally have to all function together.
Domique Bernaz in charge of the Ateliers Cabinotiers and Retail Director of the brand explains us the behind the scenes of this outstanding performance. And TheWATCHES.tv is the only media to have actual footage of this extraordinary watch, so enjoy this exclusive look at the Reference 57260 and please find the exhaustive and impressive list of complications on our website.

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19 июн 2024

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8 лет назад

I'm glad that we still have collectors willing to commission pieces like this. Amazing.

@WATCHESTVcom 8 лет назад

+ginge82 As you say, amazing!!! And yes it's fantastic that there are still people passionate to challenge great brands on such exciting and crazy projects.

@nomennescio3507 8 лет назад

I thought the same! these kinds of projects prove that watchmaking is still a sector in development!

@StefanConstantinDumitrache 8 лет назад

+Domenico Alberto Ghio I think it will always be. Achieving such complexity mechanically in an age when all these functions can be built in a 5$ electronic watch/device is what proves the level of human skill, craftmanship and intelligence.

@bobbykotick1163 6 лет назад

ITS NOT A WATCH ITS A FUCKING CLOCK

@robertlozyniak3661 4 года назад

@@StefanConstantinDumitrache I have yet to see a $5 electronic watch that gives sunrise/set times, etc.

3 года назад

Fun fact: this watch took eight years to design and make by three different watch makers, 10 patents were filed in the process of making it work, the design drawings in total weigh 16 kg, 85 prototypes were made (that were all functioning watches on their own), and the project cost millions of dollars.

@osiris1309 6 лет назад

You don't pay for the watch, you pay for the heart, blood and soul poured into the creation. Much respect.....

@WATCHESTVcom 6 лет назад

Nicely said!!!

3 года назад

You dont pay for the watch...

@LimitedWard 3 года назад

Fun fact: this also happens to be world's thinnest watch with 57 complications!

@limhongwei3378 7 лет назад

I lost my watch at a party once. An hour later I saw some guy stepping on it while he was sexually harassing some woman at that party. Infuriated, I immediately went over, punched him and broke his nose. No one does that to a woman, not on my watch.

@3000spills 6 лет назад

nice one!!!

6 лет назад

you should really be punched for making this joke alone............ . . i still upvote this tho...

@iLL3571 6 лет назад

Classic

@skdragon8845 6 лет назад

I guess it was some cheap ass casio

@Wishwader 6 лет назад

^^^ It took multiple edits to craft that RU-vid message.

8 лет назад

"- so what time is it? - uuuuh..... wel.... ummmmm....give me a moment..."

@superlameusername362 6 лет назад

I don't have that much time. Goodbye!

@NEWHOT-editing 6 лет назад

let's see it's..... תמוז?

6 лет назад

It's 9001 o' clock.

6 лет назад

if you can have this watch made, you have people who can tell you lol

6 лет назад

Call me tomorrow.

8 лет назад

It is amazing, fantastic work....... But let's be honest, it's a clock not a watch.

@Hephaestus_God 8 лет назад

+Christopher Elstob ever heard of a pocket watch? this is just a thicker version

8 лет назад

Taylor G i've seen smaller tanks....it's not really a carry around watch unless you strap it to your back.

@StefanConstantinDumitrache 8 лет назад

+Christopher Elstob true that.

@WATCHESTVcom 8 лет назад

+Chris Haha, good one!!!

@drunkenroundtable 7 лет назад

It's certainly blurring the line between the two. How big can a watch get before it becomes a clock?

@ApriliaRacer14 7 лет назад

Presented by a man with the most complicated eyewear frames....

@pat8593 4 года назад

lmao pretty distracting

3 года назад

Lol, random laugh here

@safesurfing9486 6 лет назад

This is not just a watch... Its a tribute to the intelligence that nature possesses... I feel so honored to have seen this!

@WATCHESTVcom 6 лет назад

Thanks for this nice comment! Have a great day

@safesurfing9486 6 лет назад

🔺😉

@gulfmen86 8 лет назад

To impress watch lovers... show them this watch. To impress women... put this watch in your pants.

6 лет назад

great watch to wear around neck with a fat silver diamond studded chain

@WATCHESTVcom 6 лет назад

Hahaha ;)

4 года назад

Flayva flay would love to have this clock. It would be a upgrade from his $10 watch he wears

4 года назад

I love my 2 lbs gold chain that I wear now an then hard to stand up straight though. I carved a dragon out of a large slab of mammoth ivory wrapped around a saki barrel with diamonds and rubies. Only weights another half a pound. Looks kool though.

@Anama_7 3 года назад

You need to have a strong neck to wear that

@boryshacker 4 года назад

-"How many complications do you want?" -"Yes"

@navis5284 3 года назад

It's complicated...

@RaulEdu33 3 года назад

Well executed meme 💯👌

@JoseLuisOchoaPadilla Месяц назад

I would _like_ your comment, but the _likes_ number is the answer... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

@arsaeterna4285 6 лет назад

the heartbeat of that tourbillon is fucking beautiful

@pwn1966 8 лет назад

That is simply jaw-dropping incredible...I hope there is going to be a much longer documentary film on this watch where we can see the interior movement in detail and perhaps have the engineers who worked on it interviewed....nonetheless this was a great video and thank you for showing us this historic piece.Just amazing.....PS It may be slightly crass to ask but I'm just curious as to how much this must've cost this collector in the end....8 years is a long time to have three engineers dedicated to this one project,so obviously,it must be astronomically high.Can you imagine if this ever sent up for auction what it would fetch?

@WATCHESTVcom 8 лет назад

+Paul William Nagy Everyone is speculating about the price and it can only be very very impressive, but I didn't even ask the question!!!!

3 года назад

If more than two zeroes its not worth it

3 года назад

@Mateyhv1 lmao you're funny

@freedomofspeech5935 2 года назад

Im the guy who bought it and it cost me toodowla pipty

@carmelpule6954 8 лет назад

All I can say is that I am breathless. Man can never compete with nature as far as micro-miniaturisation , but these ingenious people are having a go. When young I was in a team in a drawing office of Chatham Dockyard putting together the proposal drawings to build submarines. When there is little room to play with, coordination with other people is of utmost necessity. I can say that the team who planned this marvellous piece of engineering had many sleepless nights. Congratulations , there are so many intelligences necessary to make such a masterpiece.

@samadrid6321 8 лет назад

Does it have an ETA movement? I wouldn't know where to get a NATO strap to fit this thing. It probably requires a fifty millimeter.

8 лет назад

lol. 50mm. That is funny

@mohammadamin9061 7 лет назад

Are you a clown in a circus ?

@samadrid6321 7 лет назад

mohammad amin Number one, clowns are scary. Number two circuses are going out of style and popularity. Number three, we're just having a bit of fun.

@mohammadamin9061 7 лет назад

Apologize for my comment.But, I was looking for a more subjective view of the most complicated movement in the world.Please let us know what do you think about this movement.

@dustyowl99 7 лет назад

he was just kidding lol

@mr1est 4 года назад

I love how this timepiece is more a science tool than a timepiece in itself. Thanks a lot for showing it to us ! Also, your channel is awesome !

@ricklett1688 6 лет назад

I had to stop the video some 5-6 times simply to read all the complications.

@jthaneyphotographer 7 лет назад

It would be so cool to interview all the brilliant people who created it!

8 лет назад

Good interview. Good insight into the process and the relationship with the client.

@woodtvnetwork 8 лет назад

What a mind blowing piece of engineering. A watch like that is just inspiration for other makers to try and top that. I can't wait to see what comes in the future.

@WATCHESTVcom 8 лет назад

+woodtvnetwork Yes but the bar has been raised quite high with this achievement!

@paradisegunshot 8 лет назад

Beautiful piece, the attention to detail is painstakingly astounding!

7 лет назад

What are 57 complications among friends?

7 лет назад

Oh my, amazing project and video!

@chetanchauhan4294 8 лет назад

I love this channel...for classic watch reviews, yes, but also for the amazing background score in all the videos. Its amazing :)

@WATCHESTVcom 8 лет назад

+Chetan Chauhan Always a good combination!!!!

@psehanabish3932 4 года назад

Beautiful art of work. I know that, I might be never able to touch this, but from my heart I am requesting you to make a brief documentary on this masterpiece. Respect for the group who created this beauty ⏱️

@WATCHESTVcom 4 года назад

Will unfortunately be a bit complicated now, but would indeed be a fantastic tribute to all those involved in this rather crazy accomplishment!! Best to you

@Bass.Player 8 лет назад

Amazing talent required to made this sort of thing. Outstanding!

8 лет назад

I completely understand that having that many complications is a huge undertaking and practicality does not have too much credence(only one person will have the watch at a time and it will most likely sit behind thick glass somewhere in a mansion) but that thing could not fit in any pocket. In Short way too big.

@WATCHESTVcom 8 лет назад

+Charles Walhingford It is indeed big, but for that level of complexity there's just no other way.

6 лет назад

It's a briefcase watch.

@paulsedyps84 6 лет назад

It's more of a mantle clock

@Yarach 8 лет назад

This is one for the history books. Incredible craftsmanship.

@aaronsung6208 8 лет назад

Amazing! Its hard to even think of any function related to the measurement of time that is not included in this watch!

@robertlozyniak3661 4 года назад

I don't think it has a countdown timer.

8 лет назад

Quite easy to do with computer code, but they did it with mechanical gears ! You guys are great, chapeau !!

@RizzyWow 7 лет назад

I love how there's books which are still sealed in the bookshelf.

3 года назад

They are decorarive, just as the watch

8 лет назад

What an astonishing piece! I doubt that it will be worn though :( I know it would be a shame to scuff it, but nobody will ever see this watch again. Would have loved to hear the chiming, but nevertheless a top quality video as always!

8 лет назад

What a piece of art simply stunning.

4 года назад

Beautiful piece of art!

@jimdandy4329 Год назад

thank you for your dedication to time

@Blank-km4qr 6 лет назад

3:25 are you trying to give the poor bastard a heart attack😂

@Marginal391 2 года назад

Beautiful. Thank you :-).

@bobr4987 2 года назад

I think this rivals the Antikythera mechanism in complexity. A work of art as well!

@staffansvahn 8 лет назад

Amazing!

@jesperlippert3977 4 года назад

This is amazing, love it ! Check out Jens Olsens world clock, not for the pocket ;-) but the most complicated watch ever built.

3 года назад

No, thank you. I like simplificated watches

@lazarcoco7767 8 лет назад

Bye bye patek....Welcome Vachron Constantin 57260. Just one word amazing! ( Good video i like the music and the relaxing ) Have a good day.

@WATCHESTVcom 8 лет назад

+Lazar Coco Thanks a lot and indeed amazing!

8 лет назад

+Lazar Coco yes sure this watch may be much more complicated than the patek but the patek stands as the most beautiful of the two. forever

@dxxa95 6 лет назад

Well the Patek Philippe is way older.

@doposud 6 лет назад

patek philip created to 175 th anniversary most complicated watch with around 1300 movement parts and this was for 260th anniversary ... ? .... ? ... most complicated creation of watch but not most complicated watches ..... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-I1L15xehfEA.html

6 лет назад

Armando Marcial Alonzo Vacheron Constantin is around 100 years older than the Patek.

8 лет назад

Amazing achievement. The watch might be too big, but guess it had to be to fit all those complications, and if that's what the owner wanted... Very nice that VC has a department to make those bespoke watches, gives you the opportunity to create your dream watch from your favorite maker. Wish others brads had the same...

@WATCHESTVcom 8 лет назад

+Ivan Radenkovic VC really try to contain the size as much as possible, but as you say with that many complications and components!

@user4241 2 года назад

It isn't; for me, that's a good size for a pocket watch.

@gshockbabe6144 Год назад

Vacheron does it again!

@watchesaliswiss714 8 лет назад

thank u for the video marc and all the team-(im zergat ali)

@ethangonzales442 2 года назад

What a beautiful beautiful time piece just imagining all the work it took my god

@mohammadamin9061 7 лет назад

Amazing 57 complications.No one else can do such a marvel.

5 лет назад

Magnificent piece of art.

6 лет назад

Wow, this watch(I mean this art piece, engineering miracle, and mechanical beauty) makes Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime look like a toy. Deep respect for the developers.

@azlandtheamerican 3 года назад

I wish I could see the movement behind this masterpiece

@tonytostada 7 лет назад

now thats a watch that flavor flav can add to his collection of necklace clocks.

@WATCHESTVcom 7 лет назад

Hahaha, good one!!!!!

4 года назад

Cool. That should be converted into a wristwatch and then Shaq could wear it:D

8 лет назад

thanku so much😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 i appreciate for ur quick response.. .really thanku😍😍😍😍😍

5 лет назад

Marc, what is the name of the music of this episode (beginning at 0:23), please? And also the music at the end, starting at 5:50. TQ.

6 лет назад

Fantastic!

3 года назад

Fantastic thank you

@AlTheEngineer 7 лет назад

And I thought Patek had the most complicated watch. WOW this thing is nuts! I can only dream of one, haha!

8 лет назад

Saludos de Venezuela! xD se que no tengo el dinero, pero sería genial tener alguna de estas piezas!

@lefroy1 4 года назад

When the dimensions are the same as a classic bedside mechanical alarm-clock, it's probably the point a timepiece should no longer be called a 'watch'.

3 года назад

True

8 лет назад

Amazing

@nateblubaugh729 8 лет назад

I first caught wind of this on hodinkee and I was absolutely stunned. I thought to myself "Henry Graves and now this!". I suppose it's like Henry Graves to the thousandth power.

@WATCHESTVcom 8 лет назад

+Nate Blubaugh Absolutely, to the thousandth as you say!!!

@nateblubaugh729 8 лет назад

TheWATCHES.tv Indeed.

@SnazzyZubloids 8 лет назад

Wal-Mart has these on clearance right now for $19.97

@Playsinvain 6 лет назад

I don`t think that is the same watch, Mike. Not sure though.

@nobravenewworldhk 6 лет назад

here in china, they have for sale for $9.99...take that Wal-Mart

@muhammadaashirlatif2538 7 лет назад

Holy Grail for watch maker...wonderful. .

@robertlozyniak3661 4 года назад

I would think that the "holy grail" would be to go full circle, and make a mechanical watch with the functionality of a $10 digital sports watch. Notice I said *digital* sports watch: no hands allowed, just jumping numbers!

4 года назад

Outstanding!

3 года назад

AMAZING!

8 лет назад

does anyone know what the music at the end of the video is? or is it just some unknown short tune...?

@WATCHESTVcom 8 лет назад

+Dusan Veselka Yes, that's right, a sort of unknown tune...

2 года назад

What an incredible frikadelle this is.

@realblackbetty2204 8 лет назад

VC, my fav watch company!!!

@jhonat..6825 8 лет назад

EXCELLENT VACHERON CONSTANTIN

3 года назад

Chief Brody: "We're gonna need a bigger pocket."

@STohme 6 лет назад

Outstanding achievement

@forgottenautos8461 4 года назад

I'm going to need to get my shirt cuffs tailored for this one.

@YamamotoTV2021 3 года назад

I just have a quick question: What if Yom Kippur falls on a date that isn’t listed on the timepiece? Thank you.

2 года назад

how do you set this watch?

@tamalkundu4300 6 лет назад

Technological marvel aside, that is not a pocket watch. It's a table clock without proper apparatus to make it sit on a table. Either way, sublime content as ever.

8 лет назад

it's incredible!

@82danielrider 5 лет назад

WOW that´s awesome

@Ibetiwon 8 лет назад

I think Too Live Crew wore this around their necks!

@WATCHESTVcom 8 лет назад

+Ibetiwon Possible...

@nobravenewworldhk 6 лет назад

if they did, it would've choked them to death instantly.

@mbcommandnerd Год назад

THAT’S FREAKING INSANE!!! It’s, like, EVERY COMPLICATION IN EXISTENCE (plus some brand new ones) IN ONE WATCH!!! Here’s a summary: Dual time zones An alarm that can play literally any chime you can think of (Westminster, Grand/Petite Sonnerie, regular single-gong strike) Hourly (and possibly quarter-hourly too) striking with Westminster or Grand/Petite Sonnerie Minute repeater 3-column wheel chronograph with split seconds (two second hands) Full-fledged Gregorian perpetual calendar Full-fledged Hebrew perpetual calendar Full-fledged astronomical perpetual calendar (including sunrise, sunset, night length, day length, moon phases, equation of time, and a whole lot more) Yom Kippur date indication Dual power reserve indicators Hand adjustment system Pop-out crown for winding the alarm mechanism And that’s just a small fraction of what this thing is capable of!

8 лет назад

I know this is terribly gauche and un-gentlemanly ... but I really want to know what the watch ended up costing! 8 years of R&D, watchmakers working on it full time, 56 f***ing complications in one watch?!

@WATCHESTVcom 8 лет назад

+baustard We didn't even ask, let's keep it magical!!!

@szelle63 8 лет назад

+baustard Bloomsberg estimated that it cost roughly $5 Million USD to make, based off Similar bespoke projects. I think that sounds about right.

@WATCHESTVcom 8 лет назад

+ZDogg Agreed! That's our guess too.

@alexp3752 7 лет назад

If you owned this watch and dropped it, you'd have a stroke or a coronary. If it weren't yours and you dropped it, you'd probably have to change your pants and find a new job elsewhere.

@CLaw-tb5gg 6 лет назад

If you have the money to spend $5m on a watch, then it's probably no great loss other than as an object. And presumably VC still have all the plans and could produce another relatively quickly, and a lot more cheaply.

@yiannismerianos 8 лет назад

oops! they did it again! incredible piece , the tourbillon cage is stunning😨 tradition and commitment at it's best. I'm pretty sure that a wrist watch ,is hiding behind a corner .

@WATCHESTVcom 8 лет назад

+yiannis merianos Did you notice the spherical balance spring?

@yiannismerianos 8 лет назад

+TheWATCHES.tv yes! but the the pop out pouser caught my eye!

@WATCHESTVcom 8 лет назад

+yiannis merianos That one is for the alarm clock and the feel is just splendid, so smooth!

@yiannismerianos 8 лет назад

TheWATCHES.tv I want to spend some time with it alone☺

@WATCHESTVcom 8 лет назад

+yiannis merianos Yes, I fully understand, it was quite a privilege!!

8 лет назад

0:50 ,breathless.

2 года назад

The best is still the Marie Antoinette's Breguet 1160, just 23 complications, however, it was made in 1783, that was more than 2 centuries ago :)!

@stevenbollinger9776 3 года назад

Very nice. So is the Patek Philippe Calibre 89. But they're not watches, not unless you're 12 feet tall or so. They're very nice portable clocks.

@AwkwardHypernerd413 6 лет назад

Good god, how do you set all those dials?

@Dbrockjohnson 3 года назад

Most complicated grandfather clock! Who’s gonna carry that thing

@cantworkitout 7 лет назад

one adjustment every 1027 for the moon phases... hory sheet... and i thought the one adjustment every 104 years for the perpetual calendar on my Citizen watch was amazing, haha

7 лет назад

didnt know Letterman does watches after his retirement

@bkatbamna 4 года назад

Amazing.

@davidchen5463 8 лет назад

Jurgen Klopp????? Is that you

@marcandredeschoux377 8 лет назад

+David Chen Haha, good one, so there seems to be something because you're not the first one to say this!!!

@davidchen5463 8 лет назад

Marc André Deschoux Lol. Really!!!! Damn, I thought I was original 😂😂😂😂

@ThomasWilliams89 8 лет назад

+David Chen Klopp and Sven-Goran Eriksson.

@miladirani4313 6 лет назад

David Chen 😂😂🤣🤣

3 года назад

Lol

@user-wi3gz8bd3h 2 года назад

What an amazing brand.

6 лет назад

is that a watch in your pocket..or you just glad to see me...

3 года назад

Looooool!

@iainnoonan4337 7 лет назад

Still the the Henry Graves watch is awesome, was made with out computers, just pure genius.

@WATCHESTVcom 7 лет назад

Big difference indeed!!

5 лет назад

A real masterpiece

7 лет назад

Would much rather the video spend less time talking and more time examining the watch in detail. Why not show and explain the functions, rather than just list them at the end?

@WATCHESTVcom 7 лет назад

I fully understand your point of view, but this was as close as we could get to this watch and were still the only ones having this access to it. But again, what counts the most for us is the people behind it and would love to pay better tribute to them. Best to you

@markr1461 4 года назад

@@WATCHESTVcom What an elegant response.

4 месяца назад

Beautiful as Vacheron Constantin is, along Longines, are my favourites brands

@StreetArtistsOfTheWorld 3 года назад

If aliens ever ask us: "How far have your race come mechanically / technically?" I say we give them one of these to examine. I bet it would surprise them!

@CrazyGopnik1 3 года назад

Yup

@ansar1809 3 года назад

How about space shuttle?., about 2.5 million moving components.

@CrazyGopnik1 3 года назад

@@ansar1809 a space shuttle is not fully mechanical is it? There is a difference between a Van Gogh and a computer printed picture, same goes to fully mechanical and electrical and internal combustion.

@ansar1809 3 года назад

@@CrazyGopnik1 well yeah it's not completely mechanical, but it is very technical and combines all aspects.

@CrazyGopnik1 3 года назад

@@ansar1809 I don't think you realize how many centuries it took for horology to reach this level. Space shuttles and jet engines took like 50 years to develop from basically nothing.

@lourivalantonio4539 4 года назад

Beautiful

4 года назад

Respect for the build and time consumed to make such a piece, but could somebody explain me the definition of a watch?

@timothygray6143 3 года назад

Its doesnt need to be defined because that would set constraints. The boundaries need to be pushed. In this case it is a pocket watch.

@tiempoderelojes1 2 года назад

it is a master piece, in the best way to say it, it is a monster, an engineering achievement, just hope that whoever has it knows to appreciate it... i dont think the collector who bought it knows really what he has... he just came like "ahhh i want 36 complications, ahhhh the most complicated watch on the world, ahhh ok"... he doesnt even knew what he wanted... i dont know, thats how i feel... usually rich people dont know how to value what they have, like art pieces, or this watch... you can buy the best, but cant buy class, intelligence, wisdom or education. And im not bitter 😅