Vacheron Constantin's Historiques Triple Calendriers and Historiques American 1921
Vacheron Constantin’s Historiques collection, comprised of modern-day understanding of notable 20th-century timepieces from its 260-plus-year history, adds 3 more to the steady this year, two motivated by Vacheron Constantin calendar watches from the 1940s, regarded by brand as the golden age for the complication — the Historiques Triple Timing 1942 and Historiques Triple Calendrier 1948 — and 1 feminine model originated from the heyday of Art Deco, the Historiques American 1921 Small Model. Both Triple Calendar versions evoke their nineteen forties predecessors with their utilization of aesthetic elements common of that era, like the “triple gadroon” casebands on the round instances, “claw-type” lugs, and two-tone dials. The two are driven by manual-winding, in-house-made movements and have extremely thin bezels framing their box-type sapphire crystals above the dial. Like almost all watches produced by this kind of venerable, Genevan produce, all Vacheron Constantin Historiques mod...
