All those who have never heard of Luigi Pirandello's "Six Characters in Search of an Author", raise your hand. That's quite a show of hands! Where is this going? I'll explain...
At end March this year, Vacheron Constantin announced the creation of the Cercle 250. This autumn, the company will present the half-dozen corporate patrons who will form the heart of the initiative and its commitment to safeguard time-honoured skills and heritage.
These five watchmakers are endowed with spirits of curiosity, technical supremacy and progressive thinking. They lead the mechanical industry by example: exploring theunknown while ensuring that stability and accuracy remain the prime elements of their creations. Meet five examples of horological brilliance as different as day and night—all bound to write their own chapters of watch history.