Vacheron Constantin
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Luxury watchmaking |
| Founded | 1755 in Geneva, Switzerland 1819 (as Vacheron & Constantin) 1970 (as Vacheron Constantin) |
| Founder | Jean-Marc Vacheron |
| Headquarters | Plan-les-Ouates, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland 46°09′57″N 6°06′02″E / 46.16597°N 6.10054°E |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Laurent Perves (CEO) |
| Products | Mechanical watches, clocks |
Production output | Around 20,000 (2018) |
Number of employees | Around 1,200 (2018) |
| Parent | Richemont (since 1996) |
| Website | vacheron-constantin |
Vacheron Constantin SA (French pronunciation: [vaʃəʁɔ̃ kɔ̃stɑ̃tɛ̃]) is a Swiss luxury watch and clock manufacturer founded in 1755. Since 1996, it has been a subsidiary of the Swiss Richemont Group. Vacheron Constantin is one of the oldest watch manufacturers in the world with an uninterrupted watchmaking history since its foundation in 1755. It employs around 1,200 people worldwide as of 2018, most of whom are based in the company's manufacturing plants in the Canton of Geneva and Vallée de Joux in Switzerland.
Vacheron Constantin is a highly regarded watchmaker. The Vacheron Constantin pocket watch No. 402833 (1929), which was owned by King Fuad I of Egypt, ranks as one of the most expensive watches ever sold at auction, fetching US$2.77 million (3,306,250 CHF) in Geneva on April 3, 2005. In 2015, Vacheron Constantin introduced the pocket watch Reference 57260, which currently holds the title of the most complicated mechanical watch ever made, with 57 horological complications. In 2024, Vacheron Constantin unveiled Les Cabinotiers - The Berkley Grand Complication, a pocket watch featuring 63 complications, surpassing the previous record set by Reference 57260 with 57 complications. This model includes the very first Chinese perpetual calendar.