Vacheron Constantin has given its ultra-popular Overseas collection the minute-repeater treatment. The watchmaker just unveiled the new Overseas Grand Complication Openface, the first minute repeater in the Overseas collection. And one thing’s for certain with this new model: Vacheron Constantin has certainly made a rather complex iteration of its luxury sports watch. It all starts with the caliber on Ref. 6510V/110T-128C. Here, the watchmaker chose to incorporate the Calibre 2755 QP, which was first seen back in 2005 and is one of Vacheron’s more intricate creations. With 602 components, the hand-wound movement is just 7.9 mm thick and has about 58 hours of power reserve. For the minute repeater, Vacheron Constantin created a proprietary centripetal regulator that controls the cadence of the mechanism, allowing the hammers to be struck at precise intervals. You’ll also find a perpetual calendar date, day, month, and leap-year cycle indications—which requires no correction before 2100—and a tourbillon. As often is the case with..
