These timepieces at Watches and Wonders 2024 set new world records in horology

Vacheron Constantin’s bespoke watch with 63 complications, Piaget's super thin tourbillon timepiece, and IWC Schaffhausen’s ultra-precise moonphase display that redefines the concept of perpetuity made history at this year's Watches and Wonders.

The one-of-a-kind Vacheron Constantin Les Cabinotiers – The Berkley Grand Complication is the world’s most complicated watch. Weighing at 980g and boasting an unprecedented 63 complications and 2,877 components, it takes over the previous record holder – the Reference 57260 from 2015, which featured 57 complications, also made by Vacheron Constantin. Both bespoke creations were commissioned by American insurance magnate, philanthropist, and watch connoisseur, William R Berkley.

Visible on both sides of the watch, the Calibre 3752 is a technological marvel that incorporates a split-seconds chronograph, alarm, and other astronomical indications, such as a sky chart that displays the stars and constellations as seen from Shanghai in real time, as well as an accurate moonphase that won't need adjusting for over 1,000 years. It also includes a complex triple-axis tourbillon regulator that can be admired at the back of the watch.

Housed within a polished white gold case measuring 98mm in diameter and 50.55mm in thickness, each component, including its 31 hands and even those hidden within the movement, is meticulously finished by hand. As much a kinetic art piece as it is a feat of micro-engineering, it’s easy to see why it took over a year for the watch assembly alone.

The transparent sapphire case revealing the flying tourbillon of the Piaget Altiplano Ultimate Concept Tourbillon.

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