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'''Métiers d'Art "Les Masques 2007"''' is a luxury [[wristwatch]] set by [[Vacheron Constantin]].

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Within the series [[Vacheron Constantin Métiers d'Art|Métiers d'Art]] [[Vacheron Constantin]] presented the limited edition "Les Masques" as a three-year collection of 25 sets of four watches, each for a different continent: America, Asia, Africa and Oceania. The pictures shown on the dial are reproductions of works of art from the collection of Jean Paul Barbier-Mueller. This consists of over 7,000 artifacts from a variety of ancient cultures and civilizations in human history and is now the world's largest private collection of primitive art.

Each watch is equipped with a mechanical [[self-winding]] movement (Calibre [[VC 2460]] G4; [[Geneva Seal]]). Measured are hours, minutes, day of the week and date, without hands, but by four windows arranged around the mask motif. Each of the four cases is made of a different material.

The edition of [[2007]] was the first collection and includes masks from Alaska, China, Congo and Indonesia.

Due to the clever game with transparency in conjunction with a special glass processing each miniature sculpture seems to float in space. In addition, short prose poems in [[gold]] letters from the pen of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Butor Michel Butor] surround each sapphire dial in the form of an endless spiral. Mysteriously they appear only in a certain light.

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'''Reference:'''
:China, 18ct [[yellow gold]]
:Alaska, 18ct [[white gold]]
:Congo, 18ct [[rose gold]] 5N
:Indonesia, [[platinum]] 950

'''Movement:'''
:[[Self-winding]] movement [[VC 2460]] G4, 28,800 A/h
:[[Geneva Seal]]
:Power reserve 40 h

'''Case:'''
:18ct [[yellow gold]] / [[white gold]] / [[rose gold]] / [[platinum]]
:D 40 mm, H ca. 12 mm
:[[Sapphire crystal]] with [[anti-glare treatment]]
:[[Sapphire crystal]] transparent back
:[[Waterproof]] to 30 m

'''Dial:'''
:Sapphire blue dial
:Spiral text in gold
:Mask in gold

'''Functions:'''
:Hours, minutes, day of week, date

'''Bracelet:'''
:Hand-sewn alligator leather strap with [[folding clasp]] in 18ct gold or platinum

'''Limited edition:'''
:25 Sets of four watches, so in total 100 pieces
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== Literature ==
* [[Das ZEITGEFÜHL-Uhrenbuch]]; Author: [[Gerd-Lothar Reschke]]; ISBN 3-938607-61-0

== Video ==
* [[Vacheron Constantin Métiers d'Art "Les Masques 2007" Video]], 5:30

== Weblinks ==
* [http://www.thehourlounge.com/index.php?module=Thread&action=view&threadid=1420&id=1420 Métiers d'Art Les Masques: The Face That Reflects The Soul's Movements], ausführlicher Beitrag von Alex Ghotbi in The Hour Lounge


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