The Moon & the Solar of Vacheron Constantin’s Abroad Perpetual Calendar Extremely-thin

The Abroad by Vacheron Constantin — extra particularly, the Perpetual Calendar Extremely-thin—was first launched in 2016. Since then, the Maison has been slowly bolstering the road, slowly tinkering with the main points. A pink gold case in 2018, a blue lacquered dial in 2019, then a skeletonised white gold iteration in 2021.

Now in 2025, they’re introducing two recent updates: a golden-toned dial and a burgundy lacquered dial. Cold and warm, heat and sharp.

We’ll begin with the fancier-looking one, the one that appears prefer it’s been licked by the flames of the open solar earlier than returning a balmy mass of time-telling gold. Pink gold makes up the 41.5mm case, triple-blade folding clasp bracelet, and sunburst satin-finished dial. Solely a slight contact of blue on the dial’s markers disrupts the tone-on-tone concord.

This element intrigues us significantly as a result of it not solely looks like a callback to the ‘90s, but in addition to the Crusades. As a result of excessive worth of lapis lazuli again then, solely the wealthiest may afford the uncommon synergy of blue and gold. This could possibly be a refined nod to the interval when the Maltese Cross existed, which, in fact, Vacheron Constantin has ties with. However then once more, it may simply be a visible pairing the Maison thought appeared cool, and we’re simply considering an excessive amount of into issues.

If the golden-toned mannequin reminds one of many solar, it’s solely honest to liken its burgundy counterpart to the moon. Simply as a rising moon bathes the evening sky right into a dim plum, the burgundy lacquer dial model distils that melancholy right into a 41.5mm white gold case. The moon part disc at 6 o’clock appears to be like significantly dreamy (and fittingly so) set in opposition to the sunburst satin-finished dial and velvet-finished flange.

Beneath the floor, the center of the watch stay equivalent of its predecessors. The self-winding calibre 1120 QP/1 nonetheless drives the perpetual calendar, displaying the date, day of the week, month, and bissextile year throughout 4 registers, all inside a motion of simply 4.05mm thick. Which means the brand new additions to the Abroad Perpetual Calendar Extremely-thin assortment gained’t be getting an improve to its thinness, however at 8.1mm, who’s actually complaining?