{"product_id":"2000s-vacheron-constantin-patrimony-31-day-retrograde-rose-gold-47245-000r-8775-papers","title":"2000's Vacheron Constantin Patrimony 31 Day Retrograde Rose Gold | 47245\/000R-8775 | Papers","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" data-sourcepos=\"46:1-46:528;2963-3490\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Watch:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vacheron Constantin is the oldest watch manufacture in continuous operation, founded in Geneva in 1755, and the 31 Day Retrograde is one of the quiet highlights of its early 2000s catalog. The complication is simple to describe and difficult to build. A blackened gold hand sweeps across an arc at 12 o'clock to indicate the date, traveling from 1 to 31, then snaps back to the start at the end of the month. A subdial at 6 o'clock displays the day of the week, and a corrector button on the case flank advances the date.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" data-sourcepos=\"48:1-48:362;3492-3853\"\u003eRetrograde displays put real stress on a movement because the indicator hand has to fly back instantly without disturbing the timekeeping. Vacheron solved this with the caliber 1126 R31, an automatic movement built on the Jaeger-LeCoultre 889 base, one of the most respected thin automatic calibers ever produced, with the retrograde module engineered in-house.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" data-sourcepos=\"50:1-50:427;3855-4281\"\u003eThe case measures 37mm in 18k rose gold with the downturned fluted lugs that defined Vacheron's dress watches of this era. The silvered dial carries applied rose gold Roman numerals and round indexes, and the layout keeps the complication legible without crowding. This is the kind of watch Vacheron made before the Overseas became the center of attention, and it represents the manufacture doing what it has always done best.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" data-sourcepos=\"52:1-52:106;4283-4388\"\u003eThis example dates to the 2000s and comes with its original papers. The date on the papers is open.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" data-sourcepos=\"54:1-54:75;4390-4464\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good condition with signs of wear consistent with age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" data-sourcepos=\"56:1-56:42;4466-4507\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIncludes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Papers (open date). No box.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vacheron Constantin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51297667645746,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0834\/6773\/1250\/files\/IMG_6768.jpg?v=1781216933","url":"https:\/\/bernsteinwatchco.com\/products\/2000s-vacheron-constantin-patrimony-31-day-retrograde-rose-gold-47245-000r-8775-papers","provider":"Bernstein Watch Co","version":"1.0","type":"link"}