The IWC Ingenieur SL is long gone and has been replaced by a new line-up of Ingenieur Longines BelleArti Ladies watches L25010833who still have Gentas DNA but I dont consider them in the same league as the Royal Oak, Nautilus and Overseas anymore. A good watch though, and happy to own one (a discontinued 2008 Ingenieur ref.3227-01).Reading a story on the PuristSPro from a guy named WHL about owning an Overseas watch for a decade, inspired me to do a search on an Overseas model I could see myself wearing. Looking around on Chrono24, I found this great looking Overseas Chronograph over at Tempo Inverso, a London based company.A 40mm Overseas Chronograph dated 2004 (the 42mm model was introduced in the same year), approximately 2000 are made of this model in stainless steel.
A lot of times, Vacheron Constantins Overseas Longines BelleArti Ladies watches L25010833 are mentioned in the same sentence as Audemars Piguets Royal Oak, Patek Philippes Nautilus and the IWC Ingenieur SL watches. It was actually believed by a former CEO of Vacheron Constantin, that Gérald Genta was involved in the design of the 222′, predecessor of the Overseas, as he stated in an interview with The Purists. We now know, that it was Jorg Hysek who influenced the design of the 222′ time piece that evolved to the current Overseas line of watches.I guess it is a compliment for both designers, Hysek and Genta, that people are confused about who designed what. The Overseas models are just as iconic as the Royal Oak and Nautilus designs. Where Longines BelleArti Ladies watches L25010833 the Royal Oak has the more or less hard core appearance and the Nautilus the sophisticated, the Overseas could be placed somewhere in between.
