Vacheron Constantin Overseas - References, Prices and Owners' Reviews

Vacheron constantin Overseas 1st generation (1996-2004) midsize (35 mm), sigma dial (tritium) blue sunray finish dial, second version of the bracelet with the smaller Maltese cross and "butterfly" clasp that I personally prefer. The watch is equipped with the Girard-Perregaux 1310 automatic ultra-thin caliber, COSC certified. The result is a watch with an impeccable finish and a really pleasant wearing comfort, sport chic par excellence and therefore usable in almost all circumstances of everyday life. In this price range, to my knowledge there is no equivalent with this quality of finish, and if we compare to the recent Overseas that I have tried, the quality is at least as good, for a price almost half as high overall... For the size if you have small wrists like me (14.5-16.5 cm) the midsize is ideal (equivalent to a vintage Datejust 1601 for example), otherwise opt for the 37 mm. There is a Lady version also in 24 mm.

By chance, while passing through a boutique, charmed by the fitting of an Overseas Silver dial, I like sports watches. A telephone number left at random, it commits to nothing… and then a phone call seven months later! The 3-hand date matte black dial had arrived. Ouch. I cracked. My entry into the Holy Trinity. A legendary name, the oldest watch manufacturer in the world, a sublime movement, the hallmark of Geneva… totally unreasonable. No more rationality here. The Maltese cross is everywhere, in the design of the bezel and also the steel bracelet. A luxurious sports watch with enveloping comfort, which knows how to be forgotten, discreet and less ostentatious and identifiable than its famous sisters, unobtainable and almost inaccessible… magnificent with its rubber bracelet. The only regret is that there is no stop second. While the brand offers it on the classic Patrimony. Who knows…

Owning a Vacheron Constantin is a form of privilege; it is wearing a history, fine watchmaking and even art. This watch combines all of this at the same time, if not more. It is present on the wrist both by its weight and by its appearance, which turns the eyes of connoisseurs. Neither too flashy nor too common, it is the ultimate alliance of chic or classic pleasure. For my part, I opted for two bracelets: rubber or steel