{"id":15593,"date":"2021-09-20T12:06:36","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T10:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watchinsanity.it\/?p=15593"},"modified":"2026-02-26T10:18:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T09:18:53","slug":"vacheron-constantin-overseas-chronograph-everest-nato-per-lavventura","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watchinsanity.it\/en\/vacheron-constantin-overseas-chronograph-everest-nato-per-lavventura\/","title":{"rendered":"Vacheron Constantin Overseas Chronograph \u201cEverest\u201d: Born for Adventure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There are watches that love adventure. They are themselves an adventure. One of these is the\u00a0Vacheron Constantin<\/span><\/a> Overseas<\/strong>.\u00a0Born 25 years ago as heir to the legendary 222 \u2013 which was the first, true sports watch of the Maison, designed by J\u00f6rg Hysek<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 the Overseas immediately rewrote sportiness codes according to Vacheron Constantin:\u00a0new case design, integrated bracelet, fluted bezel with a decoration inspired by the Maltese cross, its symbol<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE OVERSEAS AND CORY RICHARDS<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Since 1996, the Overseas has gone through two major restylings,\u00a0in 2004 \u2013 bigger case and new bracelet<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 and\u00a0in 2016 \u2013 redesigned case<\/strong>. It fitted on the wrists of people who make adventure their bread and butter, like\u00a0the American mountaineer, explorer and photographer Cory Richards, who wore an Overseas Dual Time prototype during his 2019 attempt to climb mount Everest along the north-east ridge, a route that is considered the most difficult and dangerous<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The attempt unfortunately failed due to the severe weather conditions, which were also a good test for\u00a0the watch specially created by Vacheron Constantin as a unique piece for that expedition and which, at the end of 2019, was auctioned by Phillips in New York for over $ 100,000 \u2013 an amount that went to charity in support of the National Geographic Society<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HERE COMES THE VACHERON CONSTANTIN OVERSEAS \u201cEVEREST\u201d CHRONOGRAPH<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

That adventure on the Everest was too good, just as that watch designed for Cory Richards was too good to remain a unique piece. Thus,\u00a0two years after<\/strong>\u00a0Richards’ expedition to the top of the world,\u00a0Vacheron Constantin created the Overseas \u201cEverest\u201d limited editions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Two timepieces, a chronograph and a dual time watch<\/strong>\u00a0(the latter directly inspired by the one worn by Richards),\u00a0each made in 150 pieces<\/strong>.\u00a0Watch Insanity<\/strong>\u00a0had the privilege of getting a hold of the watch, the chronograph, which is the protagonist of an exclusive shooting which took place in its natural habitat: the mountains\u2019 severe and fascinating landscape. The best way to live and enjoy the watch for what it is: casual chic but, above all, a companion for adventure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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