THE VACHERON CONSTANTIN HISTORIQUES AMERICAN 1921 WATCH REVIEW

Vacheron Constantin’s Historiques collection premiered 13 years back in 2005

And it has never looked back since. The gathering honours their creative history (263 many counting) with contemporary versions of their legendary pieces. Inside it are the brand’s recommended watches, including the American 1921. The American 1921 made its debut in 2009 at SIHH. Its smart tribute not to one, but two vintage Vacheron Constantin references (one from 1919 and yet another - you suspected it - from 1921) by mixing the style of both watches into one. It's, as they say, “better late than never”. Here, we provide you with the facts and our ideas on which is among the most searched for after timepieces from Vacheron Constantin: the Historiques American 1921.

The very first factor worth mentioning concerning the Historiques American 1921 is its situation shape. Neither round nor square, its shape is better referred to as ‘cushion’ for apparent reasons. The style of the situation remains faithful towards the original of just about 100 years ago although more refined. Obtainable in either pink gold (as pictured), gold or platinum, the situation is entirely polished featuring a crown placed unconventionally at its top right corner. Its flatness helps to ensure that it doesn’t dig in to the skin, though at the fee for grip. While its positioning enables for simpler on-the-wrist winding, this type of practice isn't suggested - and not simply for insufficient grip. The situation measures an acceptable 40. mm x 40. mm, having a svelte height of 8 mm that enables it to simply slip under dress cuffs. Because of its broad, non-round shape, the timepiece has tremendous presence around the wrist. Additionally, it feels heftier than the usual round equivalent because of the extra quantity of gold required to build the situation. As the watch does seem to put on bigger, rapid lugs ensure that it may be worn even by smaller sized wrists with comfort and safety. It's important to note that this past year, in 2017, the company has released a smaller sized 36.5 mm form of American 1921, not only for daintier wrists, but additionally to look after the continuously growing interest in traditional situation sizes.

Just like intriguing because the situation form of the timepiece may be the dial

That is tilted 45 levels clockwise. Remember the way the American 1921 is definitely an homage to 2 vintage Vacheron Constantin references? Cushion situation aside, everybody had tilted dials - and even for good reason: these were driver’s watches. The dial around the American 1921 was created in a manner that allows time for you to be read easily with a driver with on the job the controls, or perhaps in digital age, both of your hands on the keyboard. Its appearance is surprisingly nuanced. From afar, the dial looks to become matte silver, but close up it seems to become quite textural, almost eggshell-like. The Breguet numeral hour markers and railroad-style minute track printed to the dial are inky and luscious they're matched superbly and fittingly with black oxidised gold Breguet hands. The seconds sub-dial is situated in the 3 o’clock position (4:30 on the conventional dial). Oddly enough, as the primary dial is tilted in an position, the seconds sub-dial remains aligned vertically as it might be on the regular watch. All of this does is provide the observer headaches because it makes studying the seconds very unintuitive. Possibly this design incongruence was Vacheron Constantin’s attempt for distinguishing the American 1921 in the watches that inspired it (both were built with a seconds sub-dial which was aligned using the primary dial).

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Ticking within the American 1921 may be the 127-part

21-jewel Calibre 4400 AS. The in-house designed hands-wound movement, that is now getting used in several other models, made its debut in (and together with) the American 1921 in 2009. Because of its large single barrel, the Calibre 4400 AS includes a generous 65-hour power reserve whilst beating in a modern 4 Hz. At 28.6 mm across, the movement is really a decent fit for that watch’s 40. mm x 40. mm situation size. That stated, we estimate that they fit better within the 2017 36.5 mm x 36.5 mm form of the timepiece. The movement’s thin 2.8 mm height is really a delight and it is a vital cause of the American 1921’s elegant situation profile.

Placed using the Geneva Seal, it's possible to expect a higher standard of finish around the Calibre 4400 AS. Interesting to notice that in 2009 if this model premiered, the Geneva Seal was just relevant towards the movement. At the end of 2011, the guidelines were updated so that they put on the whole watch, not only the movement. Therefore, all American 1921s built 2012 onwards are handled by the brand new Geneva Seal (note the Geneva Seal also marked on the rear of the situation). Peering with the azure very, the typical culprits is visible: textured Geneva waves at first glance of bridges polished chamfers around the edges with rounded, outward AND inward angles mirror-polished screw heads circular grained wheels not to mention, tight perlage around the base plate. Main point here: the Calibre 4400 AS might be simple, but it's reliable and gorgeously finished.

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