In constant pursuit of innovation, Vacheron Constantin anticipated the emergence of sports watches at the end of the 19th century. It was several decades later, however, in the 1970s that this trend truly solidified with the birth of the famous reference “222”. Launched in 1977 in honor of the 222nd anniversary of Vacheron Constantin, the watch featured the aesthetic and technical attributes of sports watches and a guaranteed water resistance of up to 120 meters. Since then, this piece, with its radically assertive codes, has never stopped evolving. In 2016, the Overseas collection was reinvented to embark on the discovery of new horizons.