Vacheron Constantin Overseas Perpetual Calendar Review

I just spent time two days ago at the Vacheron NYC boutique. I looked and tried on both of these watches; the white gold burgundy dial and the rose with rose dial. I would never have even looked at the rose one from the photos as it looks like way too much gold. That was until I was sitting at breakfast with Alexander Schmiedt, the North American CEO of Vacheron and peeking out of his wrist was this rose gold model on blue rubber strap. I about fell out of my chair! This is the perfect example of having to see a watch in person versus just seeing photographs of it. At the boutique I saw both as I said. The burgundy is eye catching to be sure but gives off a totally different vibe. It is far more sportier and casual. It’s the colored dial which is the attraction and although nice I feel it’s a bit “fad-ish” and will not be timeless and less versatile with clothes and the allure will fade in time. How often will you reach for a burgundy dial watch once the novelty wears off? In the other hand the rose gold is not loud at all . It does not scream gold and is actually more subtle than the white gold burgundy. It is less showy actually. It is my preference of the two. What do you think?






















Images courtesy of Vacheron and Hodinkee