Historiques American 1921 Pink Gold / Silver

In Context

At 40 mm it is sized to the current mainstream: 40 mm is the median across every watch measured in this catalogue. At 8 mm thick it is about average for a modern wristwatch. The case back is open, so the movement is visible without taking the watch apart, and the sapphire crystal will resist everything short of deliberate abuse. Rated to 30 m, it is protected against rain and splashes and nothing beyond that.

The movement is hand-wound, so winding it becomes part of the day rather than something the watch does for you. 65 hours of reserve is enough to set it down on Friday evening and find it still running on Monday. At 28,800 vph the seconds hand advances 8 times a second.

82035/000R-9359 stands on its own in this catalogue — no other reference here shares its base number. It pairs a silver dial with a pink gold case.

The 4400 AS is Vacheron Constantin's hand-wound movement with a small seconds at 6 o'clock. It is the 4400 base with a subsidiary seconds, a 65-hour reserve and the Hallmark of Geneva. It powers 22 watches in this library. It is 28.6 mm across with 21 jewels and a beat of 28,800 vph, and its single barrel holds 65 hours, which is long for a hand-wound movement of this size. The small seconds suits the classical dials it is made for, the Traditionnelle with its railway track and the American 1921 with its angled numerals. In the library it powers 11 [Traditionnelle](/brands/vacheron-constantin/traditionnelle) Small Seconds references at 38 mm, 7 [Historiques](/brands/vacheron-constantin/historiques) American 1921s at 40 mm and 36.5 mm, and 4 Maltes. One is a limited edition. The [4400](/calibers/vacheron-constantin-4400) is the same movement without the seconds, the [1400](/calibers/vacheron-constantin-1400) the smaller hand-wound caliber, and the 4400 QC and QCL the versions with a full calendar in the Historiques Triple Calendrier.

21 other watches in the library run the Vacheron Constantin 4400 AS.

Vacheron Constantin

Traditionnelle Small Seconds White Gold / Diamond / Silver

82572/000G-9605 · 38 mm

Vacheron Constantin

Traditionnelle Small Seconds Pink Gold / Diamond / Silver

82572/000R-9604 · 38 mm

Vacheron Constantin

Traditionnelle Small Seconds Whit Gold / Diamond / Diamond

81591/000G-9913 · 38 mm

Vacheron Constantin

Historiques American 1921 36.5mm Pink Gold / Silver

1100S/000R-B430 · 36.5 mm