10 Best Vacheron Constantin Sports Watches: Rating The Overseas Chronograph to Overseas Ultra Thin

Vacheron Constantin isn't known specifically for sports watches, but when it comes to ultra luxury watchmaking, Vacheron is surprisingly accomplished in the sports watch class. From the 1960s Vacheron "Thunderbird" to the Overseas Chronograph, Vacheron Constantin sports watches have proved to be enduring, alluring, and competitive with the best from Patek Philippe and Audemars Piguet. Tonight's show is a guide to the ten best Vacheron sports watches from the 1960s to the present day. If there is one watch that defines Vacheron Constantin sports watches in the modern era, it's the Overseas Chronograph. Originally launched in 1999, the Overseas Chrono shared the basic Overseas' inheritance of design cues and proportions from the 1977 Vacheron 222 sports watch. The first two generations of Overseas Chronograph were powered by the Frederic Piguet 1185, an haute horlogerie automatic chronograph caliber also found in the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Chronograph from 1997 to 2021. While the first Overseas Chrono was petit at 37mm, the second-generation model was a substantial 42.5mm in diameter. For 2016, the Overseas model line celebrated 20 years since the 1996 launch of the collection. To mark the occasion, Vacheron watchmakers and product planners took the Overseas far upmarket. No longer bargain alternatives to watches like the Patek Philippe 5711 or Royal Oak 15400, the Overseas became a true peer to these watches. Changes included the Overseas' first collection of in-house mov