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Lot Essay
With Vacheron Constantin Certificate of Origin dated 21 July 1998.
The name "Verger Frères", a synonym for watches, clocks and jewellery of unparalleled creativity and design, inevitably evokes the ever popular Art Deco period. The celebrated house was founded in Paris in 1872 by the talented jeweler and watchmaker Ferdinand Verger (1851-1928). His sons Georges and Henri, as gifted as their father, joined the firm which, in 1911, was renamed Verger Frères, introducing the famous trademark "VF" in a lozenge-shaped stamp, the acknowledged mark for the most esteemed Art Deco pieces. In the years to follow, the manufacture reached its peak, excelling in the production of the most creative designs of the period. Verger Frères creations are distinguished by their innovative use of precious materials and the outstanding workmanship of their watches, clocks, stands, jewellery and frames. Although often associated with Vacheron & Constantin, Verger also worked with all of the great houses of the time, among them Van Cleef & Arpels, Janesich, Lacloche, Ostertag, Jaeger and Boucheron in Europe, and Tiffany, Black, Starr & Frost, Spalding & Co. and J. E. Caldwell in the United States, just to name some.
Verger's partnership with Vacheron & Constantin started as early as 1879 when Ferdinand became the agent of the Genevan firm in Paris. The combination of the watch manufacturer's technical know-how and Verger's outstanding creativity and skilfulness resulted in the creation of extraordinary watches and clocks, such as the present wristwatch, standing out by its superb design and quality.
The shutter system, patented by Verger in 1928, Patent No. 656.483 for an "Opening Case for Watches or like Articles", requested on 26 June 1928, granted on 2 January 1929 and published on 8 May of the same year, allows two covers to close so perfectly that the two case sides show hardly any difference, neither visible nor tangible. Two years after, Verger's new invention for "Montre lames pivotantes formant cran protecteur", patent no. 695683, was requested on 10 March 1930, granted on 21 July 1930, and publied 24 Octorber 1930, allows the sliding of shutters, such as the present watch.
The Shutter watch was reissued in 1997 by Vacheron Constantin with the new name "Jalousie", the French word for "Shutter".
The name "Verger Frères", a synonym for watches, clocks and jewellery of unparalleled creativity and design, inevitably evokes the ever popular Art Deco period. The celebrated house was founded in Paris in 1872 by the talented jeweler and watchmaker Ferdinand Verger (1851-1928). His sons Georges and Henri, as gifted as their father, joined the firm which, in 1911, was renamed Verger Frères, introducing the famous trademark "VF" in a lozenge-shaped stamp, the acknowledged mark for the most esteemed Art Deco pieces. In the years to follow, the manufacture reached its peak, excelling in the production of the most creative designs of the period. Verger Frères creations are distinguished by their innovative use of precious materials and the outstanding workmanship of their watches, clocks, stands, jewellery and frames. Although often associated with Vacheron & Constantin, Verger also worked with all of the great houses of the time, among them Van Cleef & Arpels, Janesich, Lacloche, Ostertag, Jaeger and Boucheron in Europe, and Tiffany, Black, Starr & Frost, Spalding & Co. and J. E. Caldwell in the United States, just to name some.
Verger's partnership with Vacheron & Constantin started as early as 1879 when Ferdinand became the agent of the Genevan firm in Paris. The combination of the watch manufacturer's technical know-how and Verger's outstanding creativity and skilfulness resulted in the creation of extraordinary watches and clocks, such as the present wristwatch, standing out by its superb design and quality.
The shutter system, patented by Verger in 1928, Patent No. 656.483 for an "Opening Case for Watches or like Articles", requested on 26 June 1928, granted on 2 January 1929 and published on 8 May of the same year, allows two covers to close so perfectly that the two case sides show hardly any difference, neither visible nor tangible. Two years after, Verger's new invention for "Montre lames pivotantes formant cran protecteur", patent no. 695683, was requested on 10 March 1930, granted on 21 July 1930, and publied 24 Octorber 1930, allows the sliding of shutters, such as the present watch.
The Shutter watch was reissued in 1997 by Vacheron Constantin with the new name "Jalousie", the French word for "Shutter".