46003, 222, Steel & Gold 96065 highly engineered ‘grenade’ rubber strap

highly engineered ‘grenade’ rubber strap

this suede is the perfectly balanced middle ground between casual and refined

made in a numbered limited release of 200 examples

very early Submariner

The 3970 succeeded the 2499 in 1986

46003, 222, Steel & Gold 96065 highly engineered ‘grenade’ rubber strapA ref. 46003 mid size 222 in steel & gold. Vacheron Constantins answer to the Nautilus and Royal Oak, the 222 was in production for just eight years. The 37mm ref. 44018 jumbo and this 34. 5mm mid size ref. 46003 represent the core of the model. Powered by an ultra thin JLC 889 bauche, this 46003 is just 7mm thin. It sports a tritium dial, sigma signed, in a much brighter white cream tone than most examples weve seen.