Communicating, informing, explaining, knowing and making known, sharing, listening... dialogue is part of what makes Vacheron Constantin tick. Today, the Web is an indispensable communication tool, not only for conveying information but for exchanging and sharing opinions, views etc. For a long time, Vacheron Constantin aficionados have been calling for a discussion forum where they could freely exchange impressions on the brand and on Watchmaking Excellence in general. Vacheron Constantin has decided go ahead with this idea and create The Hour Lounge, an independent discussion platform for open and easy dialogue among the brand’s enthusiasts. Vacheron Constantin has turned to Alexandre Ghotbi, a well-known moderator in the watch world, to run The Hour Lounge. Passionate about watches from a very early age, he has been the moderator for Vacheron Constantin’s column on www.ThePurists.com for the last five years. The launching of this forum is further evidence of Vacheron Constantin’s dynamism in the area of new technologies to offer even better service to its clients and lovers of Haute Horlogerie. After winning a Webby Awards last year for the quality of its institutional site (ahead of such companies as Mercedes Benz, Sony, Google and l’Oréal), Vacheron Constantin continues to surprise and demonstrate its boldness/foresight with the creation of this discussion forum.