VACHERON CONSTANTIN

Brand: Vacheron Constantin
Model: 222
Year: 1975
Reference: 46003
Dial: Champagne
Case No.: 547XXX
Movement: Automatic winding
Cal: Vacheron Constantin 1120
Material: Steel and 18kt gold
Bracelet-Strap: Steel and 18kt gold
Size: 34 mm
Notes: Steel and 18kt gold watch, champagne dial with gold markers, baton spheres, date window at three o'clock. Flat mineral crystal.

Launched in 1977, the Vacheron Constantin ref.
44518/415, known as the 222, was introduced on the occasion of the company's 222nd anniversary.
sion. Contrary to what some people think, its design
was not the work of the famous Gerald Genta, but of a
young Jorg Hysek, who designed it when he was only 24 years old.
The reference was available in different sizes:
a 34-mm “mid-size” case, a 24-mm
quartz version and a 37-mm “jumbo” case.
The watch was offered in stainless steel, gold
yellow, white gold and a two-tone combination,
thus responding to different tastes.
According to factory records, over the eight
years of production, less than
700 pieces were made in steel, about 150 in yellow gold and
less than 100 in steel and yellow gold.
This 34 mm specimen belongs to the rarest com-
bination of metals produced and, according to
experts, could be further revalued in
time, both from a historical point of view and with an
increase in value.