In 2016, Vacheron Constantin introduced Phase 3 of the Overseas line with a completely redesigned case. A perpetual calendar model was introduced as well. The chronograph was available with a leather or rubber strap for the first time in 2007 with a limited edition for the USA.
1222, nearly the same movement used by Audemars Piguet in the Royal Oak Ref. The Overseas Dual Time was added in 2006 with Cal. 1137 movement remained similar to the previous model. The Overseas Chronograph was updated as well, though the Cal. 1126 (based on the JLC 889) with an anti-magnetic soft iron case like the IWC Ingenieur and Rolex Milgauss. The new versions were streamlined with a new bracelet and larger 42 mm case as well as the updated Cal.
Phase 2 of the Overseas line appeared in 2004. 49140) was launched in 1999 featuring the F. 1310, while later versions measured 35 mm (Ref. 42050 measured 37 mm and was powered by Cal. All Overseas watches feature a trademark Maltese Cross bezel, with eight points like the Royal Oak but no exposed screw heads, though the bracelet is a three-part link design quite different from the 222 or competing models. 333 model followed in the 1980s, along with the Phidias from the 1990s, before Vacheron Constantin returned to the style of the 222 with the 1996 Overseas. It was available in 37 mm, 34 mm, and 25 mm (quartz) versions (as well as a square-case variant) through the mid-1980s.Īn octagonal Ref. 222 featured a scalloped bezel, a plain dial with baton markers, and the distinctive Maltese Cross at lower right on the case. 1120, the same basic movement also used by Audemars Piguet and Patek Philippe. The Vacheron model aped the Royal Oak with an extremely flat case thanks to the ultra-thin Jaeger-LeCoultre-derived Cal. Young designer Jörg Hysek created a very similar design, complete with screws from the caseback to the bezel “sandwiching” the case for water and shock resistance and an integrated bracelet of flat links. Vacheron Constantin followed the same basic template for their “project 222”, introduced in 1977. He went on to design similar watches for Patek Philippe (the Nautilus) and IWC (the "Jumbo" Ingenieur SL). Designed by Gerald Genta, the Royal Oak provided a template for other Swiss luxury watch makers to follow. In 1972, Audemars Piguet shook the watch world by introducing the Royal Oak, a premium-priced steel sports watch with an integrated bracelet and “porthole” styling.
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