Vacheron Constantin has opened “Explore All Possible Ways” at its 37 Old Bond Street boutique in London, a compact exhibition built around the maison’s long-running appetite for discovery.
Running from July 20 to August 1, the exhibition looks at exploration not just as travel, but as a way of thinking about design, craft and horological problem-solving.
It also arrives alongside the new Overseas Cardinal Points series, giving the theme a contemporary anchor within one of Vacheron Constantin’s most travel-minded collections.
At a glance
- Vacheron Constantin’s “Explore All Possible Ways” exhibition is open at 37 Old Bond Street in London from July 20 to August 1.
- The exhibition explores geography, culture and technical innovation through historic watches including early Overseas models, the American 1921 and the Shutter wristwatch.
- Its timing coincides with the new Overseas Cardinal Points series, which also centres on the idea of exploration.
Old Bond Street becomes a map of Vacheron Constantin’s travels
The geographic strand of the exhibition considers how Vacheron Constantin has approached watches made for movement, landscape and different ways of living.
Early Overseas models appear as part of that story, marking a shift away from the delicacy often associated with dress watches and toward pieces better suited to life beyond the formal salon.
The American 1921 brings a different kind of travel romance into the room, with its angled display and connection to the open-road mood of the Roaring Twenties.
The exhibition also considers how regional tastes shaped Vacheron Constantin’s work, including pieces informed by Asian motifs and created with specific cultural preferences in mind.
Cultural craft through lacquer, pearl and miniature art
For Vacheron Constantin, exploration has often meant looking closely at artistic traditions and translating them into watchmaking scale.
The Métiers d’Art pieces in the exhibition underline that point, showing how the maison has used decorative craft as a serious language rather than surface embellishment.
Among the techniques represented are Chinese lacquer on a pocket watch, mother-of-pearl marquetry-style mosaics, micro-painting, sculpture and engraving.
These are demanding disciplines in any format, but on a dial or case they become exercises in patience, control and proportion.
Precision and protection as forms of exploration
The technical side of the exhibition turns the idea of exploration inward, toward chronometry, materials and case construction.
Vacheron Constantin’s Chronomètre Royal is a key name here, tied to the maison’s history in precision watchmaking and competitive chronometry.
There is also room for more unusual thinking, including the 1929 Shutter wristwatch with adjustable shutters designed to protect the watch face.
It’s a reminder that innovation in watchmaking isn’t always about adding complexity to the movement; sometimes it’s about rethinking how the object survives daily use.
The Overseas connection
The exhibition’s link to the Overseas Cardinal Points series gives the historic material a present-day frame.
Overseas has long been Vacheron Constantin’s most natural platform for travel, and the Cardinal Points theme makes that connection more explicit.
Seen alongside archival and historically important pieces, the new series sits within a broader Vacheron Constantin habit of treating travel as both a practical demand and an imaginative prompt.
For collectors, the appeal of “Explore All Possible Ways” is the chance to see familiar names in a wider context, from the American 1921 to Métiers d’Art craftsmanship and technical outliers such as the Shutter.
For anyone passing through Mayfair before August 1, it offers a focused look at how one of Geneva’s oldest watchmakers has used exploration as a design brief, a cultural conversation and a technical challenge.
