Vintage in Vogue

VACHERON CONSTANTIN Historiques Cornes de Vache 1955

When this watch was first launched in 1955, it was Vacheron's first waterresistant chronograph. It was powered by one of the greatest chronograph movements of all time, the Lemania 2310. Reference 6087, as the Cornes de Vache was then known, was also the last stopwatch on the wrist to be made by Vacheron till 1989. The elegance of the chronograph speaks of the design codes of the day, but it's the unique cow horn-shaped lugs that make it distinctive - reinforced by its name which translates to 'cow horns' in French. Only 36 pieces (28 in yellow gold, 6 in rose gold and 2 in platinum) of Ref 6087 were produced. It's not hard to see the appeal. Vacheron reintroduced the model in 2015 in a larger platinum case - 38.5 mm wide versus 35 mm in the original - and fitted it with an improved in-house hand-wound movement. The watch is water-resistant up to 30 metres. A pink gold version followed in 2016. The latest reissue, unveiled in 2019, is exactly the same as the previous two re-makes apart from a less expensive stainless steel case. At S$60,000 it's a third cheaper than the platinum version. Instead of crocodile leather, the steel model has a retro dark brown calf leather strap carved by Serapian, a Milanese luxury leather maker.

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