The Gentleman Magazine Issue 18 | December 2019 | Page 6

OVERSEAS: BACK TO BLACK
The Overseas collection treats itself to a total black look.
Two new timepieces are available in a black lacquered dial
beautifully framed by the shimmering gleam of the steel case.
Launched in 2018, the Overseas dual time model equipped
with the 5110 DT self-winding Manufacture movement enables
simultaneous reading of two time zones, complete with date
and day/night indication. The Overseas Lady quartz, appears
with diamonds on its bezel to light up the path of its hands,
while the date is displayed at 3 o'clock. Following the Overseas
Chronograph and the Overseas Automatic black dial success,
the novelties unveiled today enrich the black dials references,
highly sought after by collectors.
Overseas dual time
While travel is often associated with escapades and getting
away from it all, it nonetheless requires careful scheduling. It is
in this spirit that Vacheron Constantin designed the Overseas
dual time watch as part of a collection specifically dedicated
to the spirit of travel. Everything in this timepiece has been
designed to take account of the variable factors punctuating
globetrotters’ daily lives, interpreted in a practical, useful and
resolutely stylish manner. The readability of the new black
dial, the smooth adjustment of the functions, along with the
wearer comfort ensured in all circumstances thanks to its three
interchangeable bracelet/straps, make this Overseas dual time
the ideal companion around the world.
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Throbbing at the heart of the watch is the self-winding
Manufacture 5110 DT calibre, derived from the 5100. Its
distinctive feature lies in the simultaneous reading of two
time zones. In addition to the traditional central hand-type
time indications for local time, a fourth hand tipped with a
red arrow displays the ‘home’ time, coupled with a day/night
indicator. The date hand appearing on a sector at 6 o'clock is
synchronised with local time, corrected by means of a push-
piece. The two 12-hour zones are adjustable via the crown
in both directions. Beating at a frequency of 4 Hz (28,800
vibrations per hour), this 234-component 5110 DT calibre has
a comfortable 60-hour power reserve thanks to its two barrels
wound by a 22-carat gold oscillating weight adorned with a
wind rose and visible through the transparent sapphire crystal
caseback.
The primary concern to offer a timepiece that is practical on
any occasion is met by legibility. Set against the new translucent
black-lacquered dial, the contrasting displays involving
luminescent 18-carat gold facetted hour-markers and hands
are all the more striking. And since this is a high-precision
"instrument", a double minutes and seconds scale has been
placed around the rim. On the 41 mm steel case, emblematic
of the collection with its hexagonal bezel, the crown and the
date pushpiece are secured so as to ensure that the watch is
water-resistant to 150 metres.
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