Vacheron Constantin's Métiers d'Art Tribute to the Animal Kingdom

Vacheron Constantin, the Swiss watchmaker with over 270 years of history, has launched the Métiers d'Art Tribute to the Animal Kingdom, a collection of six concept watches created through its One of Not Many Crafts Programme. The initiative invites six artists from disciplines rarely associated with watchmaking—featherwork, glass, origami, paper, wood, and embroidery—to adapt their crafts to the scale of a watch dial. Each watch is housed in a 42-millimetre case and powered by the Calibre 2460 G4, whose peripheral display system leaves the dial's center clear to showcase the artwork. The collection includes Feather Snake, featuring a serpent made from over 200 fragments of seven rare Lophophore feathers, a piece that took approximately 250 hours to create; Glassoctopus, a sculpted glass octopus; Oraygami, with six micro-origami folds depicting manta rays; Papercroc, an embossed crocodile on paper; Woodenwings, a falcon rendered in wood veneers; and Tigerbroidery, a tiger crafted from layered gold threads. Christian Selmoni, Maison legacy and style director, emphasized that the programme expands the creative vocabulary of métiers d'art within watchmaking, encouraging thinking beyond established categories. The collection reflects a broader reflection on the evolving nature of craftsmanship, where centuries-old practices are translated into miniature works balancing artistic exploration with mechanical precision.