I am glad to see Vacheron Constantin is beginning to gain some love by watch collectors online. As one third of the holy trinity of haute horology, Vacheron Constantin has been viewed as the poor cousin of Patek Philippe and Audermars Piguet. I could never understand this, sure Patek Philippe is high-end, it could be claimed Audemars Piguet has built its reputation on the Royal Oak and the Royal Oak Offshore. Yes, Patek Philippe has the Nautilus and Aquanaut, but they have so much more.

Off the top of my head, I cannot think of another Audemars Piguet timepiece despite looking around their boutiques in Hong Kong and Europe. There is the Code 11.59, released in 2019, it is certainly not the most popular Audemars Piguet offering. What I have seen looking through boutique windows is that Vacheron Constantin is a magnificent timepiece collection. The steel sports watch with integrated bracelet is the Overseas Automatic, this is the timepiece receiving the most love at the moment, collectors are now finding the Overseas desirable after the Royal Oak and Nautilus are mostly unattainable.

The Patrimony Minute Repeater Ultrathin is an elegant timepiece with a minimalist dial, this is my choice. The off-set petite minute hand at the 8 o’clock position is a decent style. I could never afford the precious metals that they use for this outstanding timepiece, but I can still enjoy the styling. The Patrimony Ultrathin Perpetual Calendar is a pretty decent complication, the Patrimony Retrograde Day-Date is interesting. There are self-winding and manual-winding options, I think I would prefer the manual-wind model.

The Traditionnelle has a Twin-Beat Perpetual Calendar, tourbillon, Calendar Chronograph, Day-Date, Complete Calendar, Self-Winding, Manual-Winding, and Ultra-Thin models. The Fiftysix has a Tourbillon, Complete Calendar, Self-Winding, Hand-Winding models, or one could argue movements and complications. The Historiques is probably the collection most suited to my tastes, when people discuss Vacheron Constantin, they nearly only discuss the Overseas Automatic. The Overseas Automatic is the steel sports watch that is the poor cousin of the PP Nautilus or AP Royal Oak. It is starting to get some love but I just love the simplicity of the Patrimony with the petite seconde.