My fascination with Vacheron Constantin Malte watches has been well-documented on this blog.

And the delightful watchmaker continues to oblige me. Here comes the Vacheron Constantin Malte Power Reserve & Date. The idea behind this watch is to combine in one timepiece both the power reserve and date complications. And it also has that Malte simplicity I love so much.

As you can see from the picture, this watch comes in 18 carat white or pink gold. Unusually for me, I actually prefer the white gold version. You can probably see why.

And check out the hand-stitched alligator mississipiensis leather. I prefer the brown.

Specs. Movement: Vacheron Constantin 1420 movement. Manual wound. 20 jewels, 28,800 v/ph. Power reserve: circa 40 hours.