In 2006 Vacheron Constantin set up a bespoke department called the Atelier Cabinotiers, a first for any watch brand - this specialised service enabled having abespoke watch made to the custommers specifications, from just a different dial to a watch with a proprietary movement.
Unfortunately the designs belonging to the clients the brand could not communicate on these creations.
Luckyly the owner of this watch has accepted to share.
The owner's original idea was to have a tourbiloon minute repeater but with no hands! The tourbillon for the visual pleasure and the minute repeater to tell time. However as the project advanced it was decided to add only one hand which would advance in 24h cycles, a moonphase indicator was also added.
The base movement would be that of the 2755 (minute repeater, tourbillon, perpetual calendar with power reserve indicator on the back plate) but modified for the new indications.
Vincent Kauffman the designer and the client started working together on some sketches of what the watch was to look like, in terms of case design and dial layout
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