Vacheron Constantin Overseas Dual Time Luxury Watch Review

This Vacheron Constantin Overseas Dual Time is a stainless steel blade pointed straight at the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak and the Patek Philippe Nautilus. With VC's world-class finish and a complicated caliber from Jaeger-LeCoultre in the engine room, this flagship sports watch is leading the line against Vacheron's traditional haut-de-gamme rivals. Vacheron Constantin enjoys a special relationship with the U.S. market. From the railroad chronometers of the late 19th century to the 1919 and 1921 "American" models to this Vacheron Constantin Overseas Dual Time, the link between VC and the USA has been inextricable. The very name "Overseas" pays tribute to Francois Constantin's pivotal 1819 voyage to build his brand in the USA, and the engraved image a full-rigged ship acknowledges the seminal event on the case back of each Overseas Dual Time. In part because of that solid engraved case back, the massive 42mm stainless steel Overseas Dual Time feels more substantial than a typical large steel sports watch. Unfettered by any need to visually recapitulate decades of history, the progressive style and scale of the Overseas ensures that each element is designed with interdependent intent as part of a cohesive vision. For an example of what can happen when watchmakers try to reconcile vintage-style proportions with modern case dimensions, look no further than the awkward lug-to-bracelet asymmetry on the Rolex Deepsea… …Vacheron faces no such constrains. Every facet of the tapere