Wittnauer Professional Chronograph 242T specialpricing This is a major reason

This is a major reason why we're so fascinated with objects from the past

The partnership with cloth merchant François Constantin in 1819 gave the name by which the brand is still known: Vacheron Constantin

This particular 16523 dates to circa 1995 and features a black gloss dial with Tritium luminous plots and a matching handset that have developed a rich creamy patina throughout

and COSC hangtag

window at 3:00 and a bi-directional

Wittnauer Professional Chronograph 242T specialpricing This is a major reasonAs watches go, the 242T has story and lineage and charm; in fact, it deserves to rank alongside the Rolex Daytona and Omega Speedmaster as one of the great sporting chronographs of the 1960s. Also, like the Speedmaster, the 242T was most likely submitted to NASA for the Qualification Test Procedures. Several of the great watch manufactures Omega, Bulova, Wittnauer, and Rolex, to name a few submitted watches for consideration in the Apollo space