In-Depth: The Vacheron Constantin Historiques Cornes de Vache 1955 And How A Classic Chronograph Actually Works

On a certain level, after wearing the Vacheron Constantin Historiques Cornes de Vache 1955 almost every day for a week, my feelings are as uncomplicated as “I like it. A lot.” On another level, to leave it at that would be to do the watch, and the history it represents, a disservice. The Cornes de Vache is a watch that challenges a tremendous number of assumptions many of us have about what exactly it is that makes a watch important. Though in its own way it’s a definitive, and even final, statement about a certain kind of watchmaking, it’s also the opening line in a whole new conversation about originality, design fidelity, and authenticity.

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