Vacheron Constantin
Traditionnelle Manual-Winding
82172/000R-9382
Classic Genevan dress watchmaking distilled into 38 mm of pink gold.
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Overview
The Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Manual-Winding reference 82172/000R-9382 is a dress watch that embodies the maison's long commitment to restrained, architecturally pure horology. Housed in a 38 mm 18k pink gold case, it pairs a silvered opaline dial with the hand-wound Calibre 4400 AS, placing mechanical transparency and finishing at the centre of the proposition. The reference sits firmly within the Traditionnelle collection, which draws its design language from Vacheron Constantin's classical pocket-watch and early wristwatch heritage.
History
The Traditionnelle line was conceived as Vacheron Constantin's most formally classical family, reviving the symmetrical case profiles and restrained dial architecture associated with the maison's eighteenth- and nineteenth-century work. Reference 82172/000R-9382 entered the collection in 2012 and has remained in production, a sign of the enduring appetite among collectors for a pure, unadorned manual-winding dress watch from one of Geneva's oldest manufactures. Its longevity in the catalogue reflects the Traditionnelle's role as a cornerstone reference rather than a limited or transitional piece.
Notable points
- Calibre 4400 AS is a manufacture manual-winding movement, offering a direct connection between the wearer and the watch's mechanics without the intermediary of an automatic rotor.
- The 38 mm case diameter occupies a considered middle ground — substantial enough for contemporary wrists yet faithful to the proportions of mid-twentieth-century dress watches.
- 18k pink gold lends the case a warm, slightly rosy tone that complements the cool luminosity of the silvered opaline dial.
- The silvered opaline dial surface catches and diffuses light gently, a finishing choice long associated with formal Genevan watchmaking.
- Membership in the Traditionnelle collection places this reference within a lineage that explicitly references Vacheron Constantin's pre-quartz, hand-craft-oriented identity.
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