One of Vacheron Constantin’s most iconic timepieces is also probably their longest-lived: the Historiques American 1921. Originally made in 1919 as a watch cased on an offset 45 degree angle, with crown in the corner of the cushion-shaped case, and adopted by everyone from drivers to American writer and clergyman Samuel Parkes-Cadman (a story rarely told with this watch), the watch now known as the American 1921 relaunched in 2008 in 40mm, then in 36.5mm in 2017, and finally revised yet again in 2021 for the centennial of its namesake year. Through that time, it’s gone through a number of case and dial variations, but the new blue numerals, blued hands, and grained silver dial contrasts against a pink gold case in two sizes, refreshing the lineup.
Mark Kauzlarich
2026-04-16 10:01:00