We traveled Utah with Vacheron to test new Overseas models
Collectors who traveled Utah with Vacheron Constantin put the new Overseas Dual Time Cardinal Points through its paces at Amangiri. The Swiss maker’s titanium GMT tool watch—now in regular production after scarce 2019 and 2021 editions—marks its most rugged Overseas yet for VIP clients.
Key Takeaways
- Vacheron Constantin hosted collectors at Amangiri in southern Utah to experience the Overseas Dual Time Cardinal Points.
- The titanium GMT tool watch adds 150 meters of water resistance, anti-magnetism, and interchangeable rubber straps plus a bracelet.
- A 2019 Everest-worn prototype and a 2021 limited run of 300 pieces left demand unmet until regular production.
- The VIP weekend mixed canyon climbs with Cory Richards, sunrise meditation, a canyon dinner, and stargazing.
Why did collectors travel to Utah with Vacheron?
In southern Utah’s canyon desert, the Swiss watchmaker dropped clients at the ultra-high-end resort Amangiri for a V.I.P.-only reveal of the Overseas Dual Time Cardinal Points, according to Robb Report.
Getting there is part of the exclusivity. Guests not flying private typically connect through Los Angeles, Las Vegas, or Phoenix, then charter toward Page, Arizona. On this trip, runway work closed Page early, forcing some into a five-hour drive from Las Vegas while a few caught the last helicopter transfer.
The setting sits among the kind of rarefied retreats often grouped with luxury real estate and dream homes—a backdrop meant to feel as considered as the watches on the wrist.
What makes the Overseas Dual Time Cardinal Points different?
The new models put a popular Overseas iteration into regular production and push the line toward tool-watch territory, apart from precious-metal and bracelet versions. Specs cited on the trip include lightweight titanium, a GMT function, 150 meters of water resistance, anti-magnetism, and two interchangeable rubber straps plus a bracelet.
The prototype was a one-of-one in 2019, worn by photographer and mountaineer Cory Richards during an Everest summit attempt. A small Dual Time and Chronograph run followed in 2021—300 examples total, 150 of each—leaving many clients unable to buy one. Cardinal Points arrives about five years later; Robb Report notes a price of $41,000.
How did the Amangiri weekend test more than the watch?
Richards led collectors on a canyon climb around Amangiri. The itinerary also included a 5 a.m. sunrise meditation, dinner set in the canyons, and stargazing with a lecture on the cosmos. Over lunch at Camp Sarika, Richards said watches too often fail their purpose—to keep wearers present in the moment.
Los Angeles collector David K. praised walking into a boutique, buying a watch he loved, and wearing it home. Miami collector Jason Barker said he prefers Vacheron’s attentiveness and “really fun watches” over brands that, in his view, distort luxury with opaque waitlists. Alexander Schmiedt, president of Vacheron Constantin Americas, told guests the trip was about exploration beyond the physical—and clients said that philosophy is selling.