Vacheron Constantin
Overseas Automatic (2nd Generation)
47040/B01A-9094
The Overseas at its most refined — 42 mm of Geneva sport-watch authority.
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Overview
The Vacheron Constantin Overseas ref. 47040/B01A-9094 is a second-generation expression of the maison's flagship sport line, pairing a 42 mm stainless steel case with a crisp black dial. Powered by the in-house Calibre 1226, it represents the mature evolution of a lineage that traces its roots to the 1990s. The reference occupied the Overseas catalogue from 2004 until 2016, bridging the original design era and the thoroughly redesigned third generation that followed.
History
The Overseas line was conceived as Vacheron Constantin's answer to the luxury sport-watch category that had flourished since the 1970s, drawing on the integrated-bracelet aesthetic while asserting the maison's Genevan identity. The second generation, introduced in the early 2000s, refined the case architecture and upgraded the movement suite across the range. Reference 47040/B01A-9094 sat at the core of that generation as the principal time-and-date automatic, remaining in production for over a decade. Its discontinuation coincided with the sweeping 2016 redesign that introduced the now-iconic interchangeable-strap third-generation Overseas.
Notable points
- The 42 mm stainless steel case follows the Overseas's signature cross-motif bezel, an allusion to the Maltese cross that is central to Vacheron Constantin's heraldry.
- Calibre 1226 is a self-winding movement developed in-house, reflecting the maison's commitment to manufacture status even within its sport offering.
- The black dial variant is among the most legible and enduringly popular configurations of the second-generation Overseas.
- A production span of roughly twelve years — 2004 to 2016 — makes this reference one of the longer-running individual configurations in the Overseas catalogue.
- The second-generation Overseas occupies a distinct collector chapter: more architecturally resolved than the first generation yet predating the interchangeable-strap system that defines the current line.
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