Officially presented earlier this year, the new Vacheron Constantin Overseas Gray automatic replica watch is offered in a masculine, yet compact 42 mm steel case and looks like a great competitor to the huge Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore.
First presented in its current form five years ago in 2004, the Overseas was initially available in gold and steel. Now the choice of materials also includes titanium. That is why it is called the Overseas Gray.
In a couple of months Vacheron Constantin, the brand that shares its title of the Greatest Swiss manufacture of all times with such living legends as Audemars Piguet and Patek Philippe, will start selling a new edition of its Overseas model range of sporty watches.
The model will be sold both as a chronograph, as well as a simpler three-hander. Both versions will be equipped with magnetically shielded in-house automatic movements.
Well, to be frank, the presence of the light-weight material is limited only to the steel fake Vacheron Constantin Overseas watch’s bezel — the rest of the Overseas Gray body is made of stainless steel, which seems to be brushed to achieve that grayish look.
Even the elaborated titanium bezel, which is actually (please, correct me if I am wrong here) a stylized Maltese cross, doesn’t quite save the situation. I guess the case is just too big comparatively to the bezel and the dial itself.
Like a pink Bentley with chromed wheels, it screams “Look at me, you, punks! I’m so rich I can even buy this monstrosity just to piss you-off!” Or something like that.
The watch’s dial is also made of some gray-colored metal. Together with a lot lighter hour, minute and second hands as well as the “3”, “6”, “9” and “12” numerals made of polished white gold and covered with SuperLuminova, the choice of materials provides for a high-contrast highly-legible layout.
The look is great, even the Vacheron Constantin replica Overseas Gray Automatic Chronograph doesn’t look too busy with details and you can actually tell how much time have passed without putting too much strain on your eyes.