To understand the Vacheron Constantin 333, one first has to understand the watch that came before it. In 1977, amid the height of the quartz crisis, Vacheron Constantin introduced the 222 to celebrate the manufacture’s 222nd anniversary. Designed by Jörg Hysek, the watch marked a dramatic departure from the classical dress watches that had long defined the maison. It embraced the emerging language of luxury sports watches with an integrated bracelet, angular case architecture