Ahead of SIHH 2018, we get a glimpse of a new complication on the Overseas

By Chris Hall

The Vacheron Constantin Overseas is, literally as well as practically, a pretty good choice for a traveller – especially if you’re the “turn left when you enter the plane” kind of chap. Even in its basic form, the steel case – which combines a certain sturdiness with quite modest actual dimensions – and swappable bracelet or straps lend the watch a luxurious “go-anywhere” vibe. 
Halfway through 2016 Vacheron Constantin added a set of worldtimers to the collection, further reinforcing this jet-set idea. And now it has filled out the range with a Dual Time model, which like the World Timer is available in blue and white dial variants. No brown this time. 
The watch uses a fourth, arrow-tipped central hand to display the hours in your second timezone of choice – moving away from the previous format which used a six o’clock subdial to show hours and minutes for the second timezone. On the white dial version it’s picked out in red; on the blue one the arrow tip is filled with luminova. At nine o’clock is an AM/PM indicator and at six is a radial date indicator, which bites right though the minute track and leaves just enough room for the “Swiss Made” at the base of the dial. 
The second timezone hour hand is adjusted by the crown at the second position, which explains the use of a ...