Vacheron & Constantin Historiques Toledo

The Vacheron Constantin Toledo was first released in the early 1950's. It was a truly unique case shape that provided diversity to the classic watch shapes that Vacheron Constantin typically made. The case is described as being a 'curved square' and the Toledo later became known by collectors as Cioccolatone by Italian collectors. This referred to chocolate squares that are very popular in Italy.  The 1990's saw a rebirth of heritage inspired watches for Vacheron Constantin and naturally the Coccolatone was included in the lineup.

The reference 42100 was released during this time. It has two-body case,stepped bezel the dial is white guilloche with applied yellow gold square markers and Roman numerals on a plain reserve, aperture for the date. Feuille yellow gold hands. The in-house caliber 1312 is rhodium-plated and fausses cotes decorated. The solid gold bracelet is of an over-the-top workmanship, the retractable clasp has the maison's famous mortar cross It comes with all original packaging and cards.