Join HSNY on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 for a virtual lecture on Vacheron Constantin’s Calendar Watches: An Exploration of Time & Space with Christian Selmoni, Vacheron Constantin Heritage & Style Director, and Suzanne Wong, Editor-in-Chief of WorldTempus (Geneva, Switzerland).
February’s lecture will take place via Zoom and will begin at 1PM ET (GMT -5) to accommodate local time in Switzerland (GMT +1). There will be no in-person gathering for the February lecture.
Beyond seconds, hours and minutes, the calendar organizes our days, weeks and months. With that in mind, it makes sense that calendars were among the earliest complications added to clocks and watches. Understanding the calendar complication can lead to a deeper understanding of what makes a mechanical watch tick, and the effort that goes into designing and manufacturing them.
At the February 2022 meeting of the Horological Society of New York, Vacheron Constantin Heritage & Style Director Christian Selmoni will explore the very notion of time through the medium of calendar watches. Join Selmoni for a deep dive into the stories behind the Maison’s calendar watches and their roots in astronomy. Watch journalist Suzanne Wong will join Selmoni in uncovering the innovations Vacheron Constantin has developed in this field through timepieces such as Celestia, Planetaria and more.