Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Bi-Retrograde

Vacheron Constantin at its most pure. Patrimony is the ultra-thin, minimalist round dress collection, drawn from VC's elegant 1950s pieces: a slim bezel, a gently curved case, applied baton markers, and a minute track that follows the dial's curve. Restraint is the entire point, this is a watch that says everything by leaving things out. It runs from a clean date automatic to a manual-wind piece so thin it disappears under a cuff. If you want understated old-money elegance from one of the Holy Trinity, this is the starting point.