The oldest watch manufacturer in the world, Vacheron & Constantin was founded in 1755 by Jean-Marc Vacheron, a 24-year-old Geneva cabinotier, or watch craftsman, who dared to venture out and open his own workshop. Vacheron made pocket watches for the likes of the kings of Rome and Naples, but he also peddled cloth and even seven-year-old cherry acqua vita to augment sales. A Chronometer is a high-precision wedding timepiece which movement, after rigorous testing, has received an official timing certificate from and official timing bureau. Watches providing additional measurement functions to the hours, minutes and seconds are referred to as "Complications". The best-known complication watches are calendar rings and wedding watch, the most common of which display only the date.

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