46003, 222, Steel & Gold Type 1 HOD Limited Edition for Hodinkee 0 sports the early 'floating'

0 sports the early 'floating' islands and attentive hand finishing technique

this is one of the most beautiful and thoughtful executions of a pure split seconds from any manufacture

Created between 2001 and 2003

and a wider

000 watches across all lines before the transition to pink gold movements

46003, 222, Steel & Gold Type 1 HOD Limited Edition for Hodinkee 0 sports the early 'floating'A ref. 46003 mid size 222 in steel & gold. Vacheron Constantins answer to the Nautilus and Royal Oak, the 222 was in production for just eight years. The 37mm ref. 44018 jumbo and this 34. 5mm mid size ref. 46003 represent the core of the model. Powered by an ultra thin JLC 889 bauche, this 46003 is just 7mm thin. It sports a tritium dial, sigma signed, in a much brighter white cream tone than most examples weve seen.