New beater...?
Hi guys, I am considering a "new" beater.. aka daily watch. what are your thoughts on: Vacheron Constantin automatic, chronometre, model 42040/423A from 2003 It is only 37mm, which is perfect for me. U appreciate your comments Best Hans...
Go for it!
I am the owner of the blue dial Arabic Overseas Chronometer and I love it. While I wouldn't classify any VC as a "beater," this one works well whether I'm wearing a suit or dressed casually. Enjoy it! Bill...
Great... :-)
Thankyou Bill, With beater, did I think of a watch I can wear with suit or with jeans without worrying. I will not use it for gardening or repairing the car. Who said G chock Best Hans P.S.Nice with blue dial
Don't worry about a little abuse...
I've had three of the 1st Generation Overseas Chronometers and will likely always have one in the collection. They are wearable in any situation... VC Overseas at 6,964m On Piste OS Chronograph down the trail...
Wauw.. you only missed out on..
... scuba diving and the Sahara And the watches really look good in any situation Best Hans
It's a fairly robust watch.
It houses a Girard Perregaux movement that is the same one G-P puts in its sports watches. When I owned one, I never worried about its being bumped, and it was frequently bumped quite vigorously without ill effect. I would not dare to do that sort of thin...
Great insights about the watch..
.. about the clasp and bracelet do I understand it was solved on the 2nd generation. However, I think I prefer the more robust GP caliber. Best Hans
Go for it, I use mine as my daily watches
I prefer the Gen 1 OS watches due to their size: 37mm for the chronometer and 40mm for the chronograph. I'm usually dressed pretty casually, so these make great daily watches for me, I just recently changed from the silver dialed version to the blue milit...
Glowing in the dark...
Hi Dan, Thankyou for your insights. Especially on the dial colour, as I actually prefer white dials but on this watch prefer the darker variants. On the lume, wauw. Didn't actually see it in the dark yet, but that was one of my thoughts, if the lume was b...
The Overseas is always a good choice
At least IMHO. I think the Overseas, either first or subsequent generation, from the time only to the dual time to the chronograph (and now the perpetual chrono) makes a superb all around watch. Not a "beater" as Bill pointed out and as you already seem t...