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History Vacheron & Constantin

The eldest in the world sentinel manufactory of Vacheron & Constantin, activity of which was not interrupted from the moment of its foundation in 1755, marked the 250-years in 2005. Today a watch is easily soiled Vacheron Constantin often compare to the cars of Rolls Royce - implying exclusive, costliness and exceptional reliability. History of brand began in the middle of XVIII age in Geneva, when the young man of 24 years by name Jean-Mark Vasheron decided to open the own sentinel workshop. So House which after two with a half ages will become one of known in the world of the High sentinel art appeared.

«Kabinot'e» (so in those years named sentinel masters, workings not on factories, but on itself) Jean-Mark collected only for two dozen clock-works in a year, but orders grew, all new prominent customers appeared, and gradually he attached sons to the business - senior Lui-andre and junior - Ibragima.

Already soon among the permanent clients of house of Vacheron was weigh the French emperor's court, including Napoleon and him both wives (Josephine and Maria-Louisa), and the self name Genevan sentinel of workshop became character of refinement and riches. The Napoleon's blockade, barriering England from a mainland, helped not only Vasheron and his sons but also to open all of the Genevan watch-makers for the products new markets.

Appearance easily soiled in its present kind took a place a bit later, in 1810, when the grandchild of Jean-Mark Vasheron became at the head of company - Zhak-bartelemi. Exactly at him successful businessman Fransua Konstanten joined in with a firm, and the brand of Vacheron appeared in 1819 & Constantin. In the same year on light a motto appeared easily soiled - in a letter, sent Fransua Konstantenom Zhaku-bartelemi Vasheron, words appeared: «Always to aim to do it is better, and it is possible always».

A watch-maker Vasheron was concentrated on the production of clock, and Fransua Konstanten, globe-trotter, in departures on the world influenced an auction network. Dandy, successful businessman, gambler and in general extremely eccentric personality, Fransua traveled all over on Europe with the special trunks, by the hours filled up to the top. He suggested the commodity to the representatives of aristocratic families of Farntsii, Russia, Italy, Germany and Austrian - Hungary, with a different journey extending being of the trade mark in Europe and in the world.

1839 a year is another important date in history of company. This year George-august Lesho, accepted in on work as an engineer-developer, accomplished revolution in technology of sentinel production, beginning to utilize a pantograph - and simpler speaking, special machine-tool, allowing to organize the mass production of details of clock - and already soon from a Swiss sentinel manufactory a company grew into a progressive sentinel factory, engaged in the complete cycle of production of clock. And today a complete cycle to take the liberty not many sentinel factories can. Uniqueness of watch Vacheron Constantin for that time consisted in that, in spite of complete production cycle (which would result in falling of quality of watch), they remained high-fidelity and progressive. Their progressiveness consisted of that the watch of Vacheron Constantin was made so popular in XIX age complications (complication) which entered in the fashion of Brege. On the factory of Vacheron & Constantin produced a pocket and worn on the arm clock with repeater, turbine, marine chronometers, chronographs, jeweler watch with enamel pictures, jewels and pictures of giol'she, and also the rarest for XIX age clock with a digital indication.

Famous «Maltese cross», inalienable part of logotype of Vacheron Constantin appeared in 1880. In actual fact a cross from a logotype which was fastened to the drum for a management character of his motion.

Well and finally the present type of logotype of brand was formed already in 1970, when the sign of «&» disappeared from the name of brand.

In 1906 the first boutique of famous brand was opened in Geneva (he exists until now). Conception of firm shops of brand is simple - in them rarely there are windows and bars, but in place of them are flowers, arm-chairs, a lot of tree and feeling of cabinet of person of reputation, which loves old times and good things.

A company outlived both World wars successfully (having time to co-operate, probably, with all of large rulers of that time). After the Second World Vacheron Constantin to the Maltese order has no relation is the styled image of detail of clock-work, continued traditions of innovation in work. In 1955 were made one of the thinnest clock in the world, the thickness of caliber of which made only 1,64 mm! Since a company every a few years necessarily presented some technological novelty, regularly getting rewards on international exhibitions.