1601/9, Datejust, Lapis Dial, White Gold Calibre 1300.3 with a sterile steel bezel

with a sterile steel bezel

the 43031 is Vacheron Constantin at their very best

Made in very small numbers

Includes glass vial with calendar century discs for the next three centuries and a full bracelet with two additional links

partly for its charismatic cerulean tone but also for the watch’s significance to Japan

1601/9, Datejust, Lapis Dial, White Gold Calibre 1300.3 with a sterile steel bezelA ref. 1601 9 Datejust featuring a vivid lapis lazuli dial. Across white gold and platinum, only a handful of hardstone dial Datejusts were ever made in white precious metal. These few pieces have become a collecting category in themselves, highly sought after for not just their rarity but also the inherent discretion of the metal. Differentiated by its natural pyrite veins, gold aperture surrounds, T Swiss T signature, matching white gold Jubilee