Swiss watch maker Vacheron Constantin launched Métiers d’Art, the Masks timepieces in 2007 to celebrate human history and culture; since then it has released the Les Masques collection as a set of four watches, one set released each year in a limited edition of 25 for 3 years.
This year sees the launch of the third and final set which is limited like the others to a 4 piece set of 25; the latest pieces are:
From left: OCEANIA – INDONESIA, ASIA – CHINA, AMERICAS – MEXICO and AFRICA – GABON.
The miniature masks were created by scanning the originals to get a three-dimensional image and then a prototype was given to an engraver who meticulously carved the masks to replicate the exact look of the ancient artifacts.
The final Métiers d’Art timepieces possess a VC 2460 G4 Calibre, a self-winding mechanism and a Poinçon de Genève Stamp. They are housed in 18K yellow gold for the China Mask, 18K white gold for the Indonesia Mask, 950 Platinum for the Mexico Mask and 5N 18K pink gold for the Gabon Mask.