Luxury Watches: Vacheron Constantin’s New Overseas Collection is Vegan-Friendly
A Vacheron Constantin watch is a masterpiece that transcends its individual components. From a simple sketch and technical drawings, a world of shapes, colours, and textures is born. The intricate fusion of complex mechanical engineering and design, the meticulous attention to detail, and the artisanal intelligence behind each piece evoke a sense of grace and spark emotions.
Based on a formal mathematical study, Vacheron Constantin timepieces are thus endowed with a touch of soulfulness and elegance representing the ultimate expression of artistic talent. The classicism of the Traditionnelle collection, the minimalism of the Patrimony watches, the allure of Égérie, and the sporty-chic spirit of Overseas Collection all vividly illustrate this alchemy within which artistry is inspired by geometrical shapes, expressed through Vacheron Constantin’s 2024 theme.
The new Vacheron Constantin Overseas collection introduces a striking feature-intense green dials. This unique addition, along with the interchangeable straps in pink gold, sets these four new models apart from the rest of the collection.
In perfect harmony with the spirit of travel, this new hue can now be found on the dials of the 35 mm gemset, 41 mm date, 42.5 mm chronograph and 41 mm dual time models. Water-resistant to 150 metres, each of these new timepieces is equipped with a top-quality self-winding calibre featuring meticulous finishing.
The movements feature an oscillating weight engraved with the collection’s emblematic compass rose. The pink gold bracelet with a folding clasp is easily adjustable on these four models, just as on all Overseas watches. It can be replaced with a green rubber strap, interchangeable pin buckle.
GORGEOUS NEW COLOURS
By endowing the dials of four pink gold models with an intense green colour, the Maison has enhanced the adventurous vocation of the Overseas collection.
This new hue breaks with the classic colour codes of Overseas watches: black, silver, pinkish beige and the emblematic blue. Combining the deep brilliance of pink gold with the intensity of green, these new timepieces bring a fresh aesthetic to Vacheron Constantin’s sporty-chic watches.
To accentuate the intensity of this new colour, they have lavished meticulous care on the finishing touches. Against a translucent lacquered backdrop playing on depth effects, the centre is graced with sunburst satin-brushing, while the flange is delicately velvet-finished, ensuring a luxurious and detailed aesthetic.
The legibility of the models is ensured by the contrast between the gold hour-markers and hands highlighted with Super-LumiNova® and the dark dial colour. Featuring a lighter-shaded double minutes track — or a single one on the gemset model — they enable accurate readings of the minutes and seconds.
The finishes of the integrated rose gold bracelets with polished and vertical satin-brushed links evoking the shape of a Maltese cross harmoniously match those of the dials, topped by a circular satin-finished bezel.
CHIC YET SPORTY
This new introduction of intense green dials covers different models in the Overseas collection.
In keeping with the collection’s sporting vocation, these new models with open sapphire crystal casebacks are water-resistant to 150 metres thanks to a screw-down crown. A soft-iron casing ring provides anti-magnetic protection for the movements.
These timepieces feature various calibres with High Watchmaking finishes, all self-winding with an 18K pink gold oscillating weight featuring the collection’s emblematic compass rose.
Robust, sturdy and beating at a frequency of 4 Hz (28,800 vibrations per hour), they have a comfortable power reserve.
Q&A with Christian Selmoni, Style & Heritage Director
Why did you introduce this intense green colour into the Overseas collection?
“The Overseas watches are a collection that lends itself admirably to new colour experiments. This was obvious when the brand introduced a pinkish-beige hue on certain ladies’ models, and more recently with a gold-toned dial. From there, it made sense to ask whether the men’s timepieces could also adopt colours other than white, black and the emblematic Overseas blue. The first tests largely confirmed what we suspected, particularly with the colour green, a shade already appearing on some of the watches in the Traditionnelle collection. We chose a deep green exuding hints of plants and forests. A sort of call to Nature that makes a perfect fit with the Overseas spirit of travel and exploration.
Steel Overseas watches were not chosen to adopt this new dial colour?
“We initially opted for pink gold models. This intense green colour acts as a revealer, enhancing the brilliance of the gold while ensuring exceptional legibility of the watch’s functions. The complementary nature of these four references is truly striking when placed side by side and it could well be that this new colour will become as iconic as blue within the collection.”
What about the versatility of Overseas watches?
“Versatility is a hallmark of the collection and doubtless a much-appreciated quality of Vacheron Constantin’s sporty-chic models. These watches must be able to adapt to all circumstances of active life. Within this context, it is a question of ensuring impeccable functionality for models that must also blend elegantly into their environment, however diverse that may be. In this respect, tool-free bracelet/strap interchangeability plays a key role. Whether the wearer opts for an integrated bracelet with a folding clasp enabling length adjustment — also without tools for the first few millimetres… they can choose a style that is casual, classic or sporty. Each combination adds a personalized touch, making it a different model every time.”
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