Homo Faber 2024
The Journey of Life
Vacheron Constantin is participating in the 2024 edition of the Homo Faber Biennial, a celebration of contemporary craftsmanship, taking place in Venice from 1 to 30 September.
VACHERON CONSTANTIN
AND THE LOUVRE
At Homo Faber 2024, Vacheron Constantin has chosen to celebrate the art of restoration by inviting the Louvre Museum’s cabinet-making workshop.
Artistic partners since 2019, the two institutions strive to promote the transmission of skills and heritage conservation.
THE ART OF RESTORATION
CONSERVE, PRESERVE AND TRANSMIT A RICH HERITAGE
The restorers from the cabinetmaking workshop at the Louvre Museum are presenting the work they carried out on a mahogany-veneered oak display case with gilded bronze appliqué decoration dating from 1822 and crafted by the famous cabinetmaker Jacob-Desmalter.
ENSURE THE ENDURING EXISTENCE FOR ITS WATCHES
Dedicated to creating watches made to last through the centuries, Vacheron Constantin is committed to maintaining all the watches it has produced since its origins in 1755. This art of restoration, passed on from generation to generation for almost three centuries in the Maison workshops.
THE AMERICAN 1921: AN ICON REBORN
During the 2024 edition of the Homo Faber Biennial, Vacheron Constantin will present the unique American 1921 model reproduced in 2021 for the 100th anniversary of the watch.
In order to reproduce the hand-crafted operations performed back in the day, artisans had to work with some historical tools from Vacheron Constantin’s Heritage.
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