“Cornes de Vache” Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, Limited edition of 36 made for Hodinkee Ref. 5000H. Stainless Steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, pulsometer graduated to 30 Pulsations, with stainless steel Vacheron Constantin buckle. Accompanied by box, certificate of authenticity an valid warranty.
Case: Stainless steel two-body, polished, screwed-down case back, overhanging teardrop lugs in with sapphire back.
Dial: Anthracite Grey opaline dial with applied white gold indexes and Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register, outer minute track with pulsometer scale. White gold bâton hands.
Movement: Cal. 1141, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 21 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, beryllium balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Signed with Geneva hallmark.
Reference: 5000H/000A
Limited Edition of 36 For HODINKEE
Circa: 2017
Diameter: 38.5mm Thickness: 11mm
More about Vacheron Constantin:
In 1954, Vacheron Constantin introduced a chronograph with unusual lugs. The reference 6087 was fitted with rather large lugs in the shape of a cow horns, hence the French nickname “Cornes de Vache". According to the Vacheron Constantin archives, a total of only 36 examples of Reference 6087 were produced from 1954 to 1959. Of these, 26 examples were in yellow gold, eight in pink gold, and two in platinum, made on special order. Various types of dials were used for these watches: with telemetric scale; with tachometric scale; and without scale. Ref. 6087 is considered one of the most spectacular wristwatch chronographs of all time.
In 1954, Vacheron Constantin introduced a chronograph with unusual lugs. The reference 6087 was fitted with rather large lugs in the shape of a cow horns, hence the French nickname “Cornes de Vache". According to the Vacheron Constantin archives, a total of only 36 examples of Reference 6087 were produced from 1954 to 1959. Of these, 26 examples were in yellow gold, eight in pink gold, and two in platinum, made on special order. Various types of dials were used for these watches: with telemetric scale; with tachometric scale; and without scale.
In 2015, during the celebration of its 260th anniversary and 60 years after the introduction of the original reference, Vacheron Constantin releases a new Cornes de Vache in white gold with the caliber 1142 also known as the Lemania 2310. This particular chronograph calibre has been used by Vacheron Constantin for decades but this new watch has a new finish and are stamped with the Geneva hallmark.
Our watch is the Limited edition of 36 made by Vacheron Constantin for Hodinkee in 2017 and has some twist. The case is in stainless steel which is quite unique for a Vacheron Constantin chronograph but also for a high-end maker hand wound chronograph. The watch is also fitted with an anthracite opaline dial with a pulsometer dial. To keep it as an homage to the original version, they also limited the watch to 36 examples similar the total production of reference 6087. The watch is complete and comes with two unworn HODINKEE straps. This is a truly a beautiful watch and a great collector item.
