Vacheron Constantin Overseas Guide: Every Reference, Three Generations, Specs and Prices

The Vacheron Constantin Overseas is Vacheron's steel sports watch: an integrated bracelet, a bezel shaped around the brand's Maltese cross emblem, a screw-down crown, 150 m of water resistance and, since 2016, a tool-free system for swapping between a steel bracelet, a leather strap and a rubber strap. The family has run through three generations. The 1996 original was a 37 mm watch that took its cues from the 222 of 1977; the 2004 second generation grew to 42 mm and added a chronograph and a dual time; the 2016 third generation is the current one, built around in-house calibres that carry the Hallmark of Geneva. Today the line runs from the 33 mm quartz 1205V and the 37 mm 2300V, through the 41 mm self-winding 4500V and 4520V, the Dual Time 7900V, the 42.5 mm Chronograph 5500V, the Moonphase Retrograde Date 4000V, to the Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin 4300V and the Tourbillon 6000V. This guide covers the specifications, every reference with a dated ask, the three generations, how the Overseas compares with the Royal Oak 15510ST, the Nautilus 5811 and the Historiques 222, how it wears, prices in 2026 and what to check before buying. Bizak & Co. sources the Overseas to order; the Overseas collection lists the references we can seek.

Last reviewed on October 24, 2026 by Filip Biczak. Prices are dated observations, not quotes.

Vacheron Constantin Overseas 4500V and 4520V specifications

Sources: the Hallmark of Geneva, the Poinçon de Genève that the Overseas in-house calibres carry, is described on the official Poinçon de Genève site and administered by TimeLab, the Geneva laboratory of horology and microengineering; the Swiss made rules that apply to the watch are set out by the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry. Vacheron Constantin's own site blocks automated checks from our end, so we have not deep-linked its product pages; current specifications and list prices should be confirmed on vacheron-constantin.com or at a boutique.

Which Vacheron Constantin Overseas references exist, and what do they ask?

Vacheron's reference codes carry useful information. The first four digits name the model and calibre family, the letter V marks the Overseas, the three characters after the slash describe the bracelet or strap and the letter after them the metal (A for steel, R for pink gold, G for white gold, T for titanium, M for steel with a gold bezel), and the final group identifies the dial. All figures above are dated asks that will move, and the listings are brand new unless marked pre-owned. The Vacheron Constantin collection holds the wider catalogue, including the Patrimony, the Traditionnelle and the Historiques 222.

The 1996 original: where the Overseas came from

Vacheron Constantin's first steel sports watch with an integrated bracelet was the 222 of 1977, made for the brand's 222nd anniversary in the same decade that produced the Royal Oak and the Nautilus. It had a 37 mm tonneau-shaped case, a notched bezel, a Maltese cross at 5 o'clock and a bracelet that flowed from the case. The 222 was discontinued in the mid-1980s, and after the 333 and the Phidias Vacheron returned to the idea properly in 1996 with the Overseas. The first-generation Overseas, reference 42042 in steel, kept the 37 mm size and the notched bezel, which was now cut as a ring of stylised Maltese crosses, and added a soft-iron inner case to protect the movement from magnetism and 150 m of water resistance, both unusual in a watch from a Geneva house of that period. The movement was the calibre 1310, an automatic based on a Girard-Perregaux ebauche, with a date at 3 o'clock. A chronograph joined the line in the late 1990s. The name explained the intent: this was the Vacheron for travel, built to be worn rather than kept.

What changed in the 2004 second generation?

The second-generation Overseas of 2004 is the one most people picture when they think of the pre-2016 watch. The three-hand model grew to 42 mm as reference 47040, with a more sculpted bezel in which full and half Maltese crosses alternate, broad luminous hands and markers, and a dial with a sunray finish. It ran on the calibre 1226, built on a Jaeger-LeCoultre base, and kept the soft-iron shield, the screw-down crown and the 150 m rating. Two complications arrived alongside it: the Overseas Chronograph 49150, a 42 mm column-wheel chronograph with a date between 4 and 5 o'clock on the calibre 1137, and the Overseas Dual Time 47450 with a second time zone, a day and night indicator and a power reserve display. Smaller cases, including the 36 mm 47560 with or without a diamond bezel, covered the ladies' range. Second-generation watches are the value entry into the family today: our catalogue listed a 49150 chronograph at US$17,824 and a blue-dial 49150 at US$21,999 on October 24, 2026, sourced to order, less than any current steel three-hand Overseas on the same day. The trade-offs are an outsourced base calibre, a solid case back, no interchangeable straps and a case that wears larger than its 42 mm because of the bezel.

The 2016 third generation: in-house calibres and interchangeable straps

At the January 2016 Geneva salon Vacheron rebuilt the Overseas from the case out, and the current family dates from that launch. Three things define it. First, the calibres are Vacheron's own: the 5100 in the 41 mm 4500V, the 5300 in the 37 mm 2300V, the 5200 column-wheel chronograph in the 42.5 mm 5500V, the ultra-thin 1120 in the Overseas Ultra-Thin and the 1120 QP in the Overseas Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin 4300V, with the 2460 WT in the Overseas World Time. Each carries the Hallmark of Geneva and a 22 ct gold rotor decorated with a wind rose, the compass motif that runs through the generation. Second, the straps interchange: every third-generation Overseas comes with a quick-change system that lets the owner swap the steel bracelet for an alligator strap or a rubber strap without tools, and the steel models are supplied with all three. Third, the case was redrawn, with a slimmer six-sided bezel whose rounded corners trace a Maltese cross, a transparent case back and a 41 mm diameter for the three-hand watch in place of 42 mm. The soft-iron ring, the screw-down crown and the 150 m rating were kept.

The generation then filled out. The Overseas Dual Time 7900V of 2018 put the calibre 5110 DT in the 41 mm case, with a second time zone hand, a day and night indicator and a pointer date; it replaced the 47450. The Overseas Tourbillon 6000V of 2019 brought the calibre 2160, a thin automatic tourbillon with a peripheral rotor and about 80 hours of reserve, to the 42.5 mm case, first in steel and then in pink gold, with skeleton versions and titanium cases following. The Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin gained a skeleton version in 2020. The Everest Chronograph 5510V paired titanium with steel in a limited run. More recently the catalogue has added the Overseas Moonphase Retrograde Date 4000V, a 41 mm watch with a retrograde date and a moon phase, and the Cardinal Points series of Dual Times in titanium. Over the same period the three-hand, chronograph and dual time references moved to the 4520V, 5520V and 7920V numbering with a bracelet code of 210 rather than 110, which marks a revised bracelet and clasp; the listings we hold describe the same 41 mm case and the same calibre 5100 in the 4520V as in the 4500V, so the change is in the bracelet rather than the movement. Confirm the exact bracelet generation with the seller, because both numbers are offered new side by side.

Overseas 4500V vs Royal Oak 15510ST vs Nautilus 5811: which steel sports watch?

The three are the integrated-bracelet watches most often cross-shopped, and the comparison turns on what each brand did with the format. The Royal Oak is the original and the one with the deepest secondary market; its calibre 4302 has the longest reserve of the three and its case is the thinnest in steel, but it is rated only to 50 m and the bracelet is fixed. The Nautilus now exists only in precious metal in the three-hand size, since Patek retired the steel 5711 in 2021 and launched the 5811 in white gold the following year; it is the thinnest and the most expensive by a wide margin. The Overseas is the one built for use: deepest rating, three straps in the box, a screw-down crown and a steel price that has stayed closer to list than either rival. Our Royal Oak vs Overseas comparison and the Patek Philippe vs Vacheron Constantin guide go further into the two rivalries.

Overseas vs Historiques 222: modern or reissue?

In 2022 Vacheron reissued the 222 as the Historiques 222, a 37 mm yellow gold watch, reference 4200H/222J, that reproduces the 1977 case, the notched bezel, the Maltese cross at 5 o'clock and the flat bracelet, with the calibre 2455/2 behind a sapphire back and a water resistance rating of 50 m. A steel version, 4200H/222A, followed. The 222 and the Overseas are therefore two answers to the same brief from the same house, forty years apart. The 222 is the collector's choice: a faithful reissue, a vintage profile at 37 mm and under 8 mm thick, and a price that sits above the steel Overseas despite the simpler movement. The Overseas is the owner's choice: a longer reserve, 150 m against 50 m, a screw-down crown and three straps. On October 24, 2026 our catalogue listed the steel 222 at US$58,950 and the yellow gold 222 at US$85,372, sourced to order, against US$22,999 to US$36,069 for a steel 41 mm Overseas on the same day. Someone who wants the 1970s shape at 37 mm and does not need the water resistance should look at the 222; someone who wants a Vacheron to wear every day, swim in and travel with should look at the Overseas, and the 37 mm 2300V gives the smaller size without the reissue premium.

How does the Vacheron Constantin Overseas wear?

The Overseas case is short for its diameter. The bezel sits inside the first bracelet link and the strap or bracelet meets the case almost under it, so the 41 mm 4500V wears closer to a conventional 40 mm watch and suits wrists from about 16.5 cm (6.5 inches) upwards. At about 11 mm it is thicker than a Royal Oak or a Nautilus, and the difference is felt under a tight cuff rather than seen. The bracelet is the part owners talk about: half-Maltese-cross links that are brushed on top and polished on their bevels, with a folding clasp, and a weight that balances the case rather than pulling it round the wrist. On the rubber strap the same watch becomes light and sporty; on the alligator strap it passes as a dress watch under a jacket. The 37 mm 2300V wears like a 36 mm round watch and fits wrists from about 15 cm, which is why it is bought by men who find the 41 mm too wide and by women who want the full mechanical movement rather than the quartz 1205V. The 42.5 mm Chronograph and Tourbillon are the large watches of the family and suit wrists above 17.5 cm. Across the range the dials are legible in daylight and fair at night, as the luminescent material is confined to the hands and markers; the blue dials shift between navy and a brighter blue under different light, which is a large part of their appeal.

How much is a Vacheron Constantin Overseas? Retail and dealer prices in 2026

• Retail. Vacheron Constantin publishes list prices through its boutiques and its website rather than in a public catalogue, and they move with currency and periodic adjustments. In recent years the steel 41 mm three-hand Overseas has carried a US list price in the high US$20,000s to low US$30,000s, the steel Chronograph and Dual Time sit above it, the 37 mm 2300V and the quartz 1205V below it, and the pink gold, perpetual calendar and tourbillon references run from several times the steel price upwards. Confirm the current figure with a boutique before comparing it with a dealer ask.
• Secondary market. Through 2025 and 2026 the steel Overseas has traded close to retail: unworn full sets with all three straps around or a little above list, pre-owned examples below it, and second-generation 47040 and 49150 watches lowest of all. The Overseas has not carried the sustained premium of the steel Royal Oak or the old steel Nautilus, which is a point in its favour for a buyer and a point against it for a speculator. Blue dials have asked more than silver or black on the same reference, and gold complications ask well above steel because they are made in far smaller numbers. Overseas references appear regularly in the watch sales at Phillips and Sotheby's, which are the public record for the rarer dials and complications.
• Bizak catalogue asks. On October 24, 2026 our sourced catalogue listed the steel 41 mm Overseas from US$22,999 to US$36,069 depending on dial and bracelet generation, the 37 mm steel 2300V at US$24,999, the steel quartz 1205V at US$14,099, the steel Dual Time from US$25,999, the steel Chronograph from US$30,999, the steel Moonphase Retrograde Date at US$50,199, the pink gold 41 mm from US$46,786, the Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin from US$63,999, and the Tourbillon from US$107,635, all brand new and sourced to order.

Those figures describe what we saw that day and will move. Ask for a dated quote for the exact reference, dial, bracelet generation and strap set. Where an ask sits far below the others for the same reference, as with the black-dial 4500V, confirm the card date and whether all three straps are present; our Patek Philippe price guide and Audemars Piguet price guide explain how dealer asks are built for the two rivals.

Is the Vacheron Constantin Overseas a good buy?

As a watch to own, it is the most complete of the three great integrated-bracelet sports watches: an in-house calibre with the Hallmark of Geneva, 150 m of water resistance, a screw-down crown, three straps and a quick-change system that the Royal Oak and the Nautilus still do not offer on their core steel models, from the oldest watch manufacture in continuous production. As a store of value it has been steadier and quieter than its rivals. A steel Overseas bought new has generally held close to its price rather than jumping above it, and a pre-owned one bought below list has lost little. The references with a collecting story are the first-generation 42042, as the watch that started the line and the only one at 37 mm until 2016; the second-generation 49150 chronograph, which is the most affordable complicated Overseas; the first steel Tourbillon 6000V/110A, as the watch that put a Geneva-sealed tourbillon in a steel sports case; and the skeleton Perpetual Calendar and the Everest, which were made in small numbers. For a buyer choosing between a steel Overseas and a steel Royal Oak at roughly double the ask, the honest summary is that the Vacheron is the better watch for the money and the Audemars Piguet is the easier watch to sell. Our guide to COSC and the Patek Seal explains where the Hallmark of Geneva sits among the certifications, since Vacheron does not submit the Overseas to the COSC chronometer test but certifies the movement and the cased watch through the Geneva hallmark instead.

Buying a used Overseas: what to check

• Generation and reference. Read the full reference on the case back and the card. 42042 is first generation, 47040, 47450 and 49150 are second, and anything ending in V with a four-digit prefix of 4500, 4520, 2300, 5500, 5520, 7900, 7920, 4300, 4000 or 6000 is third. A 4520V and a 4500V look identical at arm's length; the bracelet code after the slash, 210 or 110, tells them apart.
• Strap set. A full third-generation set includes the steel bracelet, the alligator strap, the rubber strap and the matching clasps. Vacheron sells the straps separately, so a missing strap is a negotiating point rather than a deal-breaker, but price it in. Test the quick-change buttons; they should release cleanly and lock with a click.
• Guarantee card and papers. Vacheron's card carries the reference, the serial and the dealer stamp and date. Match the serial to the case. Vacheron does not reissue cards, so a watch without one should be priced as watch only.
• Case and bracelet finishing. The bezel has sharp transitions between brushed flats and polished bevels, and the bracelet links are brushed on top with polished edges. Soft, rounded transitions mean a prior polish. Check the bracelet for stretch by holding it by the clasp and looking for sag.
• Dial. The sunray dials should be even in colour and free of marks under raking light; the velvet-finished outer track should be intact. Luminous material on hands and markers should match in colour.
• Crown and water resistance. The crown should screw down smoothly and the watch should have had its seals tested if it has been swum in. A pressure test before purchase is cheap insurance on a 150 m watch.
• Movement. A calibre 5100 fully wound should run close to 60 hours, a 5300 about 44, a 2160 about 80. Second-generation calibres based on Jaeger-LeCoultre and Frédéric Piguet ebauches can be serviced more widely; the in-house calibres go to Vacheron's own network, so ask for the last service date and factor a service into the price if there is none.
• Price against the band. An unworn full set offered far below the other asks for the same reference deserves a question about the card date, the strap set and the bracelet generation before anything else.

Our authentication process describes what we inspect before dispatch, and the pre-owned collection shows how we describe condition.

Quick answers

How much is a Vacheron Constantin Overseas?

Vacheron's US list price for the steel 41 mm Overseas has sat in the high US$20,000s to low US$30,000s in recent years. Bizak's sourced catalogue listed the steel 41 mm Overseas from US$22,999 to US$36,069, the 37 mm 2300V at US$24,999, the quartz 1205V at US$14,099, the steel Chronograph from US$30,999 and the Tourbillon from US$107,635 on October 24, 2026, all sourced to order.

What is the difference between the Overseas 4500V and the 4520V?

Both are the 41 mm Overseas Self-Winding with the calibre 5100 and about 60 hours of power reserve. The 4520V carries the newer bracelet, shown by the 210 code after the slash in place of 110, and the two have been offered new side by side.

Is the Vacheron Constantin Overseas a chronometer?

Not in the COSC sense. The Overseas in-house calibres carry the Hallmark of Geneva, which certifies the origin, finishing and, since 2011, the accuracy, water resistance and power reserve of the cased watch in the Canton of Geneva, rather than a COSC chronometer certificate.

What are the three generations of the Overseas?

The 1996 original at 37 mm, reference 42042, with a notched bezel and a soft-iron inner case; the 2004 second generation at 42 mm, references 47040, 47450 and 49150; and the 2016 third generation at 41 mm with in-house calibres, the Hallmark of Geneva and interchangeable straps, references 4500V onwards.

Is the Overseas better than the Royal Oak?

It is rated deeper, has a screw-down crown, comes with three straps on a tool-free system and asks roughly half the Royal Oak 15510ST's secondary price in steel. The Royal Oak has the longer power reserve, the thinner case, the original design and the stronger resale market. Which is better depends on whether you are buying a watch to wear or a watch to sell.

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Tell us the reference, dial colour, metal, bracelet generation, condition and whether the guarantee card and all three straps are required, plus your budget and timing, through our sourcing enquiry form. We confirm the specific watch, photographs, card and final price before you commit. Catalogue entries: Overseas 4500V blue, Overseas 4520V blue, Overseas 37 mm 2300V, Overseas Dual Time 7920V, Overseas Chronograph 5500V, Overseas Tourbillon 6000V; browse the Overseas collection, the Vacheron Constantin collection, or sell or trade your Overseas.

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