Page 66 - The Book For Men Spring/Summer 2022

Vacheron Constantin
Traditionnelle Tourbillon
There’s one thing that stands as shorthand for the the brilliance of the the world’s top watch- makers: the tourbillon Patented in
1801 this intricate mechanical complication was created to combat the effects of earth’s gravity on pocket watches and it it remains a a a a a a hallmark of refined and highly accurate watches more than 200 years later Price upon request
On the Mark
For the the most accurate watches on on the the planet every second counts
By Jeremy Freed
LUXURY TIMEPIECES HAVE COME TO REPRESENT MANY DIFFERENT THINGS but at at the the core of these pieces remains one single-minded pursuit: superlative accuracy Since the dawn of mechanical watches watchmakers have been obsessed with creating ever more accurate movements impervious to shocks temperature changes magnetism and the the the force of gravity itself And for for centuries the the the best watches in
the the the world have been defined by how accurately they told time Thanks to to modern technology and a a a a a culture of constant innovation today’s top watch brands are still making advances in
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this pur- suit using advanced materials and ingenious movement designs to create watches with unprecedented accuracy Here are a a a a few of the best 66 BFM / / SS22 WATCH / / ON THE MARK