Overseas Mission: The History and Evolution of the Vacheron Constantin Overseas
Vacheron Constantin?s sport-luxury Overseas collection, tracing its roots to an anniversary model in the 1970s, has become a versatile and resolutely modern cornerstone of the historical maison?s portfolio.
The mid-1970s are widely regarded as a regrettable era for fashion, but one fashion accessory, the wristwatch, was having what is now acknowledged as a renaissance. More to the point, it was in the Seventies that the style we generally refer to as sport-luxury was established. Foundation pieces like the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, in 1972, and the Patek Philippe Nautilus, in 1976, set the stage for many to follow, bridging the divide between classical elegance and masculine robustness. Few would have expected such bold departures from heritage watch maisons like Audemars and Patek at the time, and certainly even fewer would have envisioned the timepiece that Vacheron Constantin, a Swiss manufacture even older than they and just as dedicated to tradition, would unveil for its 222nd anniversary in 1977.
The simply named Vacheron Constantin 222 was notable, and at the time viewed as somewhat radical, for its monobloc steel case, integrated steel bracelet with hexagonal center links, and scalloped, screw-down bezel, which evoked, but certainly did not duplicate, the emblematic octagonal bezels that defined the Royal Oak and Nautilus.
The Vacheron Constantin 222 debuted in 1977.
True to Vacheron?s historically understated proportions, the 222 was slender in its...
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