Elite Traveler Fall 2023

INSPIRE TOP WATCHES

VACHERON CONSTANTIN TRADITIONNELLE TOURBILLON RETROGRADE DATE OPENFACE The name of this watch from the longest continually operating Swiss watch brand says it all. The 18-karat pink gold 41mm watch is powered by a mechanical 242-part, self-winding movement made in-house by the brand. The dial is open-worked, allowing for viewing of some of the fi nely fi nished movement parts (the rest are visible from the sapphire caseback), as well as the large tourbillon at 6 o’clock. The watch alsoo ff ers a retrograde date display from 9 o’clock to 3 o’clock on the dial. When the date arrow hand reaches the last day of the month, it jumps back to the fi rst day to start its trek again. The watch carries the Hallmark of Geneva Seal. $162,000, vacheron-constantin.com

Tourbillons A tourbillon escapement compensates for errors in timekeeping duetothee ff ects of gravity on the watch. Rest assured — these are not your grandfather’s tourbillon watches