| YEAR OF ISSUE | SERIAL NUMBER |
|---|---|
| 1850 | 50,000 |
| 1890 | 180,000 |
| 1895 | 217,000 |
| 1900 | 255,000 |
| 1905 | 287,000 |
| 1910 | 330,000 |
| 1915 | 360,000 |
| 1920 | 390,000 |
| 1925 | 398,000 |
| 1930 | 405,000 |
| 1935 | 427,000 |
| 1940 | 450,000 |
| 1945 | 475,000 |
| 1950 | 500,000 |
| 1955 | 525,000 |
| 1960 | 550,000 |
AI provides different values:
|
Serial number |
Approximate period |
|---|---|
|
20,000 – 50,000 |
approx. 1880–1900 |
|
100,000 |
approx. 1920 |
|
200,000 |
approx. 1940 |
|
300,000 |
approx. 1955 |
|
400,000 |
approx. 1965–70 |
|
500,000 |
approx. 1975–1980 |
|
600,000 |
approx. 1990–1995 |
|
700,000 |
approx. 2000–2005 |
|
800,000+ |
from 2005 |
History of the Vacheron & Constantin Logo, (approximately) by Years of Production:
Source: Watch Forum on the Internet
Another source: Ashland with an earlier start and later finish of the lineup:
| Date | Serial # |
| 1830 | 30,000 |
| 1835 | 40,000 |
| 1840 | 50,000 |
| 1845 | 60,000 |
| 1850 | 75,000 |
| 1855 | 95,000 |
| 1860 | 110,000 |
| 1865 | 125,000 |
| 1870 | 140,000 |
| 1875 | 155,000 |
| 1880 | 170,000 |
| 1885 | 180,000 |
| 1890 | 190,000 |
| 1895 | 223,000 |
| 1900 | 256,000 |
| 1905 | 289,000 |
| 1910 | 322,000 |
| 1915 | 355,000 |
| 1920 | 385,000 |
| 1925 | 400,000 |
| 1930 | 410,000 |
| 1935 | 420,000 |
| 1940 | 440,000 |
| 1945 | 484,000 |
| 1950 | 488,000 |
| 1955 | 512,000 |
| 1960 | 536,000 |
| 1965 | 560,000 |
| 1970 | 585,000 |
| 1755 - Jean-Marc Vacheron |
| 1785 - Abraham Vacheron |
| 1786 - Abraham Vacheron - Girod |
| 1810 - Vacheron - Chossat & Cie. |
| 1819 - Vacheron & Constantin |
| 1857 - C'esar Vacheron |
| 1869 - Charles Vacheron & Co. |
| 1870 - Veuve C'esar Vacheron & Cie |
| 1887 - Ancienne Fabrique Vacheron & Constantin SA |
| 1896 - Vacheron & Constantin SA |
Some well-known Vacheron Constantin models with year of manufacture / year of market launch:
1827 Pocket watch first digital display - hour display in window at the "12"
1915 first military wristwatch, soldered lugs and indirect second
1943 Pulsometer Chronograph, pulsometer scale dial for blood pressure measurement
1965 men's wristwatch with stop-second function
1978 Men's watch "extra thin", extremely flat wristwatch
2011 "Quai de I'lle Retrograder Perpetual Calendar" - the world's most counterfeit-proof watch
2012 "Patrimony Traditionelle Calibre 2253" - Minute repeater, perpetual calendar
2012 "Patrimony Traditional World Time Clock" with 37 adjustable time zones
2013 "Overseas Dual" Outdoor Chronograph
2014 "Malte Tourbillon Openworked" skeleton movement, minute repeater, date and power reserve indicator
2014 "Patrimony Contemporaine Calibre 1731", minute repeater, musical movement
2014 "Patrimony Contemporaine" hand-wound caliber 1400 with 2.6mm thinnest movement in the world
2014 "Overseas Chronograph", stainless steel, large date
2014 "Malte kleine Sekunden" - Homage models of the 1930s in tonneau case
Source: Ashlandwatches, Herbert James "The Most Successful Wristwatches", german242.com