Vacheron Constantin Watches

Think of a number, any number. Take that number, stick a pound sign in front of it, and chances are, no matter how big or small it is, there’s a watch you can buy for that price. But just because you can spend the money, does that mean what you’re getting is worth it? To answer that question, we’ve got three watches: one for £2,000, one for £10,000 and one for £20,000. The question is, can you tell the difference?

High end watches come with high end prices—that's no secret. But what if there were some loophole, some trick to getting watches made by top names like IWC, Audemars Piguet and Vacheron Constantin for the kind of prices you'd pay for Rolexes, Omegas and TAG Heuers? Perhaps there is.

It’s the icon of an era, an unmistakable shape that marks the turning point of an entire industry. It’s expensive now, it was expensive then, and it will always continue to be expensive. But what if you could have a watch with all of the finesse, all of the heritage, all of the looks of this Audemars Piguet Royal Oak—but for half the price?

Now that we’re on the other side of SIHH 2017, we have a whole host of new releases to take a look at—starting off with the Vacheron Constantin Les Cabinotiers Symphonia Grande Sonnerie 1860. Not only is this watch is a real beauty, but it’s also the brand’s first grande sonnerie wristwatch, an incredibly complex complication that requires exceptional watchmaking prowess.