The first week of August is coming to an end and if you haven’t seen this month’s issue of Wine Spectator featuring Eric Ripert on the cover; be sure to take a look. In this issue, we spotted Eric Ripert wearing his Vacheron Constantin American 21!
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The American 21 is a part of Vacheron Constantin’s Historiques collection. The Historiques collection is composed of selected watches that have been modernized and reproduced. Making the American 1921 third in the series. Vacheron Constantin modernized the original 1920’s watch and reproduced 68 limited edition watches in yellow gold. Ripert requested and received number seven.
Inspired by the daring wristwatches of the Roaring Twenties, the Historiques American 1921 revives an avant‑garde 1921 design, revamped in 2022 with a 40 × 40 mm 5N pink‑gold cushion case. Its standout feature? A diagonally oriented dial and off‑center crown between 1 and 2 o’clock,making time‑reading effortless without twisting your wrist.
The watch is powered by Vacheron Constantin’s manual‑wind Cal. 4400 AS movement, boasting a 65‑hour power reserve and the coveted Geneva Seal. With elegant black‑painted Arabic numerals, a small seconds at 3 o’clock, and a transparent sapphire caseback, vit masterfully fuses historical character with modern luxury
