Vacheron Constantin

I previously had an opportunity to see the 222 in yellow gold last year in January at the Los Angeles boutique:

Love the size but it was a little too flashy and monotone for my tastes:

Fast forward to Friday, I finally had the opportunity to see it’s sibling dressed in steel at a non-AD:

The bracelet has this great tapered design but those of us with smaller wrists won’t be able to appreciate that once it’s on the wrist:

I love the thinness of the design at just under 8mm (7.95mm):

VC did a stunning execution of their calibre 2455/2:

Overall, I was quite impressed with this iteration!🤌 But for now, it’s only a dream!😢

I only had the chance to try on the yellow gold version and was disappointed by the shape on my wrist: it didn't fit very well.

The one question that you raise is with the comment that smaller wristed wearers will not be able to appreciate the tapered bracelet. What was the issue there?

You would think that there wasn’t any taper at all from the size. You wouldn’t appreciate it until you flipped your wrist over. It’s similar to my Alpine Eagle XPS, which only has a slight taper compared to the 222:

I have placed my request in January 2025 and still waiting.

They were arguing that it would be cheaper rather than going through a boutique. I responded that there were plenty of VC pieces I would want to own!

Plus, one can easily tell it’s EWC by the rug!😉

I wonder if someone is hoarding them...🤔

I never buy over retail because the consumer fuels that market and I don't want to be part of it.

I cannot even begin to understand what goes on in the minds of the people who are buying those.

But for me I much prefer the first and second generation of the Overseas to the 222, I had and I don't remember why I sold a Vacheron Constantin 42052/423A black military dial and I still miss it.