{"product_id":"vacheron-constantin-overseas-as12507","title":"Vacheron Constantin Overseas","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eHoly Trinity\u003c\/em\u003e of watch brands: Rolex, Patek Philippe, and Vacheron Constantin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFar less understood than either of its respected compatriots, Vacheron Constantin has a legacy of producing some of the very finest high horology complications in history — and some of the loveliest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSports watches came later to VC, as pressure from the new 'luxury sports watch' category introduced in the early 1970s forced the storied brand to evolve. Its entry arrived in the form of the Reference 222, whose design language would form the inspiration for the current Overseas collection. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe Overseas — which competes with other watches such as the Patek Philippe Nautilus, Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, IWC Ingenieur, and Piaget Polo in the 'luxury sports watch' category — often finds itself favored by collectors who value a certain \u003cem\u003eje ne sais quoi\u003c\/em\u003e in their watches. After all, this is one of few 1970s icons \u003cem\u003enot \u003c\/em\u003edesigned by the famed Gérald Genta!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThis particular example, an Overseas Reference 42040J, is sized at 37mm — the perfect diameter for a wide range of wrist sizes. Dating to the late 1990s, this early execution features an 18k yellow gold case with an integrated-style bracelet, a notched bezel, a date complication, and a beautiful silver guilloché 'sigma' dial with applied 'wedge' indices, luminous tritium plots, and a luminous 'sword' handset.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePowered by the \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eVacheron Constantin \u003cem\u003eCalibre \u003c\/em\u003e1310 automatic movement — a highly modified version of the \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eGirard-Perregaux Caliber 3100 that measures roughly 3mm thick — the Ref. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e42040J is wonderously slim, clocking in at just 8.5mm. Elegant and emblematic of neo-vintage 1990s design codes, it's an idea city-slicking watch for the discerning collector.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vacheron Constantin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44018513641559,"sku":"40993376","price":49500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/files\/AS12507_40993376_VACHERONCONSTANTIN_OVERSEAS_42040J-6.jpg?v=1783944713","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/vacheron-constantin-overseas-as12507","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}