{"id":66505,"date":"2026-10-04T18:27:29","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T16:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/?p=66505"},"modified":"2026-10-04T18:27:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T16:27:34","slug":"vacheron-constantin-glassoctopus-meets-simone-crestanis-talent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/en\/vacheron-constantin-glassoctopus-meets-simone-crestanis-talent\/","title":{"rendered":"Vacheron Constantin Glassoctopus meets Simone Crestani&#8217;s talent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A tiny octopus, hand-sculpted in transparent glass, takes <strong>centre stage<\/strong> on the dial of a Vacheron Constantin watch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The M\u00e9tiers d\u2019Art Tribute to the Animal Kingdom \u2013 Glassoctopus is the outcome of a collaboration between the Maison and Italian artist Simone Crestani, created as part of Vacheron Constantin\u2019s <strong>One of Not Many Crafts Programme<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/vacheron-constantin-simone-crestani-roma-5.jpg\" alt=\"vacheron constantin simone crestani roma 5\" class=\"wp-image-66478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/vacheron-constantin-simone-crestani-roma-5.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/vacheron-constantin-simone-crestani-roma-5-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The project brings an art form <strong>rarely associated with<\/strong> the Maison\u2019s M\u00e9tiers d\u2019Art tradition\u2014glass sculpture\u2014into haute horlogerie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The collaboration is also being celebrated in Rome, where <strong>Vacheron Constantin\u2019s boutique<\/strong> on Via dei Condotti is hosting twelve of Crestani\u2019s works from September 29 through October 31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"glassoctopus-i-e-a-glass-octopus-on-the-dial\">Glassoctopus: i.e., a glass octopus on the dial<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Vacheron Constantin and Simone Crestani unveiled their collaboration in Venice in early September, as part of <strong>Homo Faber<\/strong>, the international venue for exceptional craftsmanship and contemporary creativity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Glassoctopus, Crestani has brought <strong>transparent glass<\/strong> into an object so delicate as it is small.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/vacheron-constantin-7630A_000R.jpg\" alt=\"vacheron constantin 7630A_000R\" class=\"wp-image-66488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/vacheron-constantin-7630A_000R.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/vacheron-constantin-7630A_000R-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>At the dial\u2019s centre, <strong>a tiny octopus appears<\/strong> to drift through an underwater world. Crestani shaped its tentacles and suckers one by one, using tools developed specifically for the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The result is a <strong>unique piece<\/strong> in which the sculpture is far more than a decoration: it is the dial\u2019s defining trait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"crestani%e2%80%99s-glass-sculpture-downsized-to-watchmaking-scale\">Crestani\u2019s glass sculpture downsized to watchmaking scale<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The project\u2019s major challenge was applying Crestani\u2019s sculptural language <strong>to a size<\/strong> he is not usually used to.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/vacheron-constantin-7630A_000R-uno-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"vacheron constantin 7630A_000R uno\" class=\"wp-image-66490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/vacheron-constantin-7630A_000R-uno-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/vacheron-constantin-7630A_000R-uno-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/vacheron-constantin-7630A_000R-uno.jpg 1067w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>He traditionally uses glass to evoke the <strong>natural world<\/strong>, drawing on forms found in both the plant and animal kingdoms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Glass also lets him explore the interplay of <strong>light and volume<\/strong>, giving his creations an almost weightless, feather-like appearance.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/vacheron-constantin-simone-crestani-roma-10-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"vacheron constantin simone crestani roma 10\" class=\"wp-image-66468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/vacheron-constantin-simone-crestani-roma-10-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/vacheron-constantin-simone-crestani-roma-10-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/vacheron-constantin-simone-crestani-roma-10.jpg 1067w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Glassoctopus\u2019s artistic touch reveals Simone\u2019s talent. Crestani has <strong>hand-shaped every detail<\/strong> with incredible precision and skill, and the result is a tiny three-dimensional sculpture glued to the dial so precisely that it looks like one piece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That is what makes the collaboration <strong>so compelling<\/strong>: Crestani\u2019s distinctive craft remains unmistakable, and so does it when it meets watchmaking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"introducing-new-ideas-into-haute-horlogerie\">Introducing new ideas into haute horlogerie<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Glassoctopus is part of Vacheron Constantin\u2019s <strong>One of Not Many Crafts Programme<\/strong>, which brings the Maison\u2019s watchmaking expertise into dialogue with artists and craftspeople from other disciplines.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/vacheron-constantin-simone-crestani-roma.jpg\" alt=\"vacheron constantin simone crestani roma\" class=\"wp-image-66466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/vacheron-constantin-simone-crestani-roma.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/vacheron-constantin-simone-crestani-roma-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/vacheron-constantin-simone-crestani-roma-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/vacheron-constantin-simone-crestani-roma-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/vacheron-constantin-simone-crestani-roma-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Founded in 1755, Vacheron Constantin continues <strong>to safeguard traditional skills<\/strong> in-house, including engraving, guilloch\u00e9, enamelling, and gem-setting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The programme <strong>builds on that heritage<\/strong> by introducing techniques from outside the conventional boundaries of watchmaking.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/vacheron-constantin-simone-crestani-roma-1.jpg\" alt=\"vacheron constantin simone crestani roma 1\" class=\"wp-image-66484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/vacheron-constantin-simone-crestani-roma-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/vacheron-constantin-simone-crestani-roma-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/vacheron-constantin-simone-crestani-roma-1-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/vacheron-constantin-simone-crestani-roma-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/vacheron-constantin-simone-crestani-roma-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Crestani is one of <strong>six craftspeople<\/strong> the Maison selected. His contribution brings glass sculpture into the M\u00e9tiers d\u2019Art tradition, while the other collaborations explore different creative domains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The programme\u2019s appeal lies in its power to <strong>bring expertise<\/strong> from entirely different fields to the exceptionally small canvas of a watch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"simone-crestani%e2%80%99s-work-is-on-display-in-rome\">Simone Crestani\u2019s work is on display in Rome<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The collaboration takes centre stage in an exhibition at Vacheron Constantin\u2019s boutique at <strong>29 Via dei Condotti<\/strong>, Rome, open from September 29 through October 31, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/vacheron-constantin-simone-crestani-roma-7.jpg\" alt=\"vacheron constantin simone crestani roma 7\" class=\"wp-image-66476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/vacheron-constantin-simone-crestani-roma-7.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/vacheron-constantin-simone-crestani-roma-7-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The exhibition features <strong>twelve of Crestani\u2019s works<\/strong>, including candelabras, pitchers, and decorative objects. Full-scale, these pieces offer a broader sense of his artistic language\u2014and the challenge of translating it into <em>Glassoctopus<\/em>\u2018s miniature world.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/vacheron-constantin-simone-crestani-roma-3.jpg\" alt=\"vacheron constantin simone crestani roma 3\" class=\"wp-image-66482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/vacheron-constantin-simone-crestani-roma-3.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/vacheron-constantin-simone-crestani-roma-3-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The exhibition is therefore more than a guide to the watch itself: it reveals the wide <strong>artistic vision<\/strong> from which the collaboration began.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"toughts\">Toughts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Glassoctopus shows what happens when an <strong>artistic discipline<\/strong> steps into a new, scaled-down territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Crestani\u2019s glass <strong>is not merely any add<\/strong>\u2013<strong>on ornamental piece<\/strong> on the dial. It was reimagined to meet haute horlogerie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That is the project\u2019s main trait\u2014and where the <em>One of Not Many Crafts Programme<\/em> is heading: to bring <strong>new expertise<\/strong> while preserving each craft\u2019s domain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/vacheron-constantin-7630A_000R-uno.jpg\" data-pswp-width=\"1067\" data-pswp-height=\"600\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"66491\" src=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/vacheron-constantin-7630A_000R-uno-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"vacheron constantin 7630A_000R uno\" class=\"wp-image-66491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/vacheron-constantin-7630A_000R-uno-1024x576.jpg 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The M\u00e9tiers d\u2019Art Tribute to the Animal Kingdom \u2013 Glassoctopus is the outcome of a collaboration between the Maison and Italian artist Simone Crestani, created as part of Vacheron Constantin\u2019s One of Not Many Crafts Programme. 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