Vacheron Constantin — 222
222
“222”
Produced 1977–1980. The original Vacheron Constantin 222, launched in 1977 for the Maison's 222nd anniversary, set the integrated-bracelet sports-watch language that later led into Overseas.
Open in The Dial Atlas
Reference222
BrandVacheron Constantin
Family222
Produced1977–1980
StatusDiscontinued
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Vacheron Constantin — 11 min readVacheron Constantin Overseas: The Integrated Sports Watch That Chose TravelA connected history of the Overseas, from the 1977 222 and Jorg Hysek's integrated-bracelet design to the 1996 Overseas, chronograph and dual-time expansion, the 2016 interchangeable-strap reboot, high complications, and the current 4520V generation.
1970s steel sports watches — 8 min readThe Steel Luxury Class of the 1970sGenta drew two of them. The rest of the 1970s filled in around the Royal Oak: Vacheron's 222, Girard-Perregaux's Laureato, Piaget's gold Polo and Rolex's forgotten Oysterquartz.
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