What these four luxury watches have in common is the steel case and a black dial – as well as the fact that it’s hard to get hold of one of these watches!
Luxury brand, steel watch and a black dial – that’s a good starting point for a top seller. This rightly applies to these 4 black watches from the four big brands Vacheron, Patek, Audemars and Fake Rolex
Of course, you first have to take a look at the object itself. The GMT watch obviously belongs to the species of sporty travel wristwatches. The respective local time and the reference time can be read simultaneously from the dial. Life on the move over long distances is made easier by the hour hand, which can be moved back and forth step by step. The home time hand stands out clearly from it with its red arrowhead. So that you don’t call home at the wrong time, an additional indication lets you know whether it is currently showing the hours from midnight to noon (AM) or those in the second half of the day (PM). Incidentally, all settings can be easily made using the unlocked and pulled screw-in crown.
The pusher at “4”, however, has a direct effect on the hand date. Logically, it slavishly follows the local time hour hand in both directions. This means that world travelers are always correctly informed in this regard. The associated mechanics can be found under the dial of the in-house automatic caliber 5110 DT.
The function of the cadrature can be seen by looking at the front of the six millimeter high clockwork:
This raises the question of competition. When it comes to top luxury, connoisseurs immediately think of the Patek Philippe Aquanaut Travel Time, reference 5164A and the Patek Philippe Nautilus Travel Time Chronograph, reference 5990/1A.
The problem with these steel icons is that you can hardly get them in the normal way at the always non-binding public price. If you want immediate service here, you have to go to the gray or parallel market and shell out significantly more.
In the broader segment at an officially significantly lower price level, the Vacheron Constantin Overseas Dual Time is flanked by the Rolex GMT-Master II.
Regardless of whether it is a Rolex Pepsi, reference 126710BLRO, or a Rolex Batman, reference 126710BLNR, in steel: the availability is just as bad as the Patek Philippe models with a black dial. As a result, you have to wait or pay a hefty price premium. And it doesn’t look like the situation will change significantly in the foreseeable future.
Finally, we should also remember the “good old”, 39 millimeter Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Dual Time”, reference 26120ST. However, their old time zone system has no way of adjusting the central hour hand independently of the minute hand. Anyone who travels with it will almost inevitably lose the exact minutes when landing in New York or Beijing, for example, because the pair of hands have to be turned back or forward.
Other features of this Vacheron Constantin Overseas
Consequently, Vacheron Constantin fills a gap, because at 20,300 euros the price can definitely be considered moderate.
Black dial
The hands for hours and minutes filled with Super-LumiNova luminous material contrast well with the dark dial. They are made of white gold.
Three bracelets to choose from
As usual, Vacheron Constantin offers the Overseas with three bracelets: steel, alligator leather and rubber. The latter two bracelets share a triple folding clasp, which is also included. Thanks to a sophisticated system, changing the strap and clasp yourself is child’s play.
The Geneva Seal applied to the entire watch can be seen as an expression of quality. According to him, the maximum rate deviation after seven days must not be more than one minute.
