Vacheron Constantin Royal Eagle Chronograph Luxury Watch Review

http://www.thewatchbox.com With all due respects to Franck Muller, Vacheron Constantin OWNS the tonneau case. Sorry Franck, but since VC debuted its first tonneau in 1912 - before most watchmakers even embraced the wristwatch - Vacheron's tonneau watches have stood as the definitive examples of the breed. The Vacheron Constantin Royal Eagle Chronograph in stainless steel carries the VC tonneau tradition into the 21st century. Launched in 2002 as a complement to the Overseas line, the Royal Eagles were designed as all-purpose formal/casual accessories for a younger crowd than the traditional Vacheron Constantin clientele. The Royal Eagle Chronograph combines a sports watch-style full bracelet, steel construction, automatic movement with date, and chronograph with refinement that few workaday dive watches can approach. The fusion of "work and play" cues in a single model is the clearest declaration of VC's intent for the Royal Eagle Chronograph to be worn the way younger watch collectors are accustomed to wearing their Omega, Rolex, and Panerai models: all the time. Each contour of the supple steel bracelet is finished with the exacting attention-to-detail befitting a charter member of the Swiss horology "holy trinity." All sheer edges are drawn and beveled; all links are elaborated with contrasting finish; play is minimal and the links pull no hair. A superb double-deployant clasp secures the Royal Eagle and offers only a VC Maltese Cross icon at the junction of the depl