[WTS] The Watch That Won France

Theos Haberdashery | 13 E. 7th St., NY NY 10003 In 1972 the French government awarded Vacheron Constantin the Diplôme du Prestige de la France, and the brand commemorated it with this asymmetric rectangular case design, engraving MCMLXXII on every caseback produced. The ref. 37010 is the modern continuation of that original piece, made into the early 2000s. The trapezoid case and angled Roman numerals create a subtle visual tension that reads completely differently depending on the angle. White...