{"product_id":"vacheron-constantin-patrimony-historiques-chronograph-as07919","title":"Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Historiques Chronograph","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHoly Trinity\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e of watch brands: Rolex, Patek Philippe, and Vacheron Constantin.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eGenerally 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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Patrimony line is to Vacheron as the Calatrava line is to Patek Philippe — classic, understated and timeless. This particular Patrimony from the 2000s is a complicated masterpiece: Housed in a 36mm 18K white gold case, it features a sapphire crystal, a signed, 18K white gold crown, a date corrector, and a polished bezel. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBut what if you wanted to access the incredible designs and beautiful movements of the mid-20th century without paying eye-watering auction prices?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThat’s what Vacheron Constantin’s Historiques collection is for: Each reference is a contemporary reissue of a vintage Vacheron timepiece. Beautiful to behold, they’re \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ehaute horlogerie\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e watches without the worry that comes with fragile dials and discontinued movements.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis particular Historiques timepiece, a Reference 47101\/000J-4, dates to circa the late 1990s - early 2000s and features a beautifully sized 36mm 18K yellow gold case with faceted \u003cem\u003eteardrop\u003c\/em\u003e lugs, a sapphire crystal, a signed crown, and a polished, stepped bezel. Inside you'll find a gorgeous \u003cem\u003eopaline silver\u003c\/em\u003e dial with applied indices, an outer tachymeter scale, a 1\/5th-seconds track, a yellow gold ‘pencil’ handset, and a dual-register chronograph with 30-minute and running seconds totalizers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePowering this impressive movement and visible via a sapphire exhibition caseback is the Vacheron Constantin Calibre 1140 hand-wound chronograph movement, a highly finished version of the Lemania 2310 that many know as the Omega Calibre 321 of Speedmaster fame.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ehis gorgeous, vintage-inspired chronograph from one of the Holy Trinity of watchmaking is simply an incredible timepiece in every sense. A truly stunning object to behold.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHow can you go wrong?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vacheron Constantin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40021405597783,"sku":"40991157","price":16950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/AS07919_40991157_VACHERONCONSTANIN_PATRIMONYHISTORIQUESCHRONOGRAPH_47101-000J-4-6.jpg?v=1667505659","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/vacheron-constantin-patrimony-historiques-chronograph-as07919","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}