Beauty & Style | Monday 8 June, 2015 1:53 pm |

Vacheron Constantin, the world’s oldest Haute Horlogerie manufacture recently held an elite and exclusive Collector’s Dinner at the Chedi Hotel in Oman in collaboration with its retail partner Mistal in the country. This exceptional event heralded the unveiling of Vacheron Constantin’s New Harmony line and was graced by the brand’s CEO, Mr. Juan-Carlos Torres and Managing Director of Mistal Mr. Dharmesh Khimji. The event which hosted the very first reveal of the new collection in the region was attended by niche collectors and VIP guests from the country.

The Harmony Collection
On the occasion of the 260th anniversary of its founding, the Manufacture Vacheron Constantin unveiled the first models of a new collection called Harmony. Issued in limited editions, these eminently contemporary timepieces feature a new cushion shape and a design inspired by one of the brand’s first wristwatch chronographs introduced in 1928. At the heart of these generous cases with their reinvented aesthetic beat new calibers – entirely designed, developed and produced in-house – focused on monopusher chronographs. Representing elegant horological complications that are some of the most highly sought after and most complex to produce, the monopusher chronograph models are complemented by a ladies’ double-pusher chronograph. A trio of dual-time watches housing a new in-house movement rounds off this unusual range of timepieces. Like the other most recent creations from the Manufacture, these special editions bear the prestigious Hallmark of Geneva.

Harmony features an entirely reinvented cushion shape and is an eminently contemporary interpretation of horological excellence that draws inspiration from the architectural lines and distinctive design of the first wrist chronographs made by the Manufacture in the late 1920s. Through its perfectly balanced three-dimensional “shape-in-shape” approach, Vacheron Constantin once again demonstrates its expertise as a watchmaking sculptor. This is achieved through a sophisticated case construction dedicated to precision, readability and comfort on the wrist, while pervaded by a disarming apparent simplicity. Moreover, this new generous and boldly distinctive silhouette complements the existing range of round or tonneau-shaped cases characterizing the classic collections by the Maison.

The timepieces exhibited at the event from the Harmony collection and other Vacheron Constantin collections included the following:

• Harmony Dual Time Small Model (Reference 7805S/000G-B052):This mechanical self-winding timepiece features a Caliber 2460DT developed and crafted by Vacheron Constantin, comes in an 18K White Gold case, bezel set with 88 diamonds. The limited edition watch has the 260th anniversary inscription engraved on the back.

• Harmony Dual Time (Reference 7810S/000G-B050/B051): This mechanical self-winding timepiece features a Caliber 2460DT developed and crafted by Vacheron Constantin, comes in an 18K White Gold or 18K 5N Pink Gold case and has the 260th anniversary inscription engraved on the back.The limited edition watch also has a second time zone in pink and white gold versions.

• Métiers d'ArtSymbolique des laques(Reference 33222/000R-9701): The Métiers d'ArtSymbolique des laques 2012 Edition "Hanani" is a manual-winding, 18K 4N pink gold, black maki-e dial with a Mississippiensis alligator strap and an 18K 4N pink gold buckle that arrives in a prestige model box.

• Métiers d'Art La symbolique des laques (Reference 33222/000R-9704): The Métiers d'Art La symbolique des laques 2012 Edition "Tsukimi" is manual-winding with an 18K 4N pink gold, black maki-e dial and a Mississippiensis alligator strap also with an 18K 4N pink gold buckle.

• Patrimony TraditionnelleCalibre 2755 (Reference 80172/000P-9589): A manual winding Platinum 950 timepiece, this watch comes with a silvered opaline black painted minute-track dial, power reserve on the back of the watch and boasts of a diameter of 44.00 mm. It has a dark blue Alligator Mississipiensis strap complemented by a deployant buckle and arrives in a prestige model box.

• Métiers d'art (Reference 86222/000G-9833): This Métiers d'art Women’s watch is round with automatic movement from the UniversInfinis – Cavalier line. In White Gold, with a dial engraved with Cavaliers also in 4N Pink Gold, White hand-engraved Mother of pearl (Pinctada Maxima) and gold marqueterie, 4N Pink Gold Tessella and an Alligator Mississippiensis Strap. The timepiece has an open buckle in White Gold and comes in a luxury box.

• Métiers d'Art (Reference 86222/000G-9774): This is a Métiers d'Art timepiece with the "Les UniversInfinis" dove pattern, self-winding caliber 2460, 40mm case, 18K White Gold, engraved champlevé enamel, guilloché and diamond-set dial. It also flaunts a black Alligator Mississippiensis strap, ardillon buckle and arrives in a luxury box.

“Vacheron Constantin, has a rich age-old legacy that attaches to it an element of supreme prestige that can only do justice in the wrists of the most elite aristocrats,” said Mr. Dharmesh A. Khimji, “Mistal, being the exclusive distributors in the Sultanate of this much sought after designer label, is a matter of great honor to us. We deliver the same class of brilliance through our services as these unique watches conjure to captivate their wearers. ”

About Mistal
Enhancing each unique timepiece and awe-inspiring piece of jewelry, taking it to the zenith of its glorious creation with a niche dedicated to protect its individuality, Mistal, a part of the Ajit Khimji group, is labeled as the most exquisite designer boutique in the Sultanate of Oman. Conceptualized and brought into exuberating life by a Paris based architect and designer Kristian Gavoille, Mistal radiates an aura of opulence with facilities for a completely private shopping experience for the discerning clients. Drawing inspiration from the picturesque Wadi Mistal in Oman, this showroom embodies the beauty, architecture and resulting majestic appeal of the country’s traditions and is dedicated to the ‘haut monde’. Their showrooms at SABCO Commercial Centre, Qurum and flagship store at Darsait redefine the concept of fine shopping as it showcases some of the most wondrous and luxurious brands the world has known.