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The watches of the well-known manufactories which are produced by limited series are the best bait for collectors. Limited Edition is usually dedicated to some memorable events in the history of the company or in a world history and frequently devoted to the well-known historical persons. Such items in time become really invaluable.
Of course, Limited Edition is a powerful marketing tool. Perhaps, each owner of a watch would dream that his watch existed in the only copy in the world and were made specially for him. However not everyone can afford to order such Piece Unique, as it is expensive, and needs time. Therefore almost each watch company has limited edition series which allows to become the owner of something exclusive for a driblet.
Vacheron Constantin. Patrimony Tribute to Great Explorers are unique watches with «traveling hour» system: in the bottom part of a dial right to left is drawn the minute scale on which the figure “is floating” - indicator of an hour. This limited series is produced in two variants devoted to memory of Fernando Magellan and the great Chinese traveler admiral Zeng He. There are in total 240 copies in honor of eight great travelers, 30 for each one. Watches from this limited series cost about 70 thousand dollars. Except for unusual time indication, watches feature a dial with a picture in style of ancient sea maps.