The Vacheron Constantin 4072 was the first vintage watch that I found stunning. And while time has passed, my feelings on this watch haven’t wavered. So if you know of one for sale, by all means please let me know
The Vacheron Constantin 4072 had an extremely long production run, from 1938 until the late 1960s [1], with 1178 pieces manufactured. Most were cased in yellow or pink gold, some in steel and gold, and well as some exclusively in stainless steel. And it is those all steel pieces that I am focused upon for the present (no gold on case/bezel or crown).
The list of known steel 4072 pieces is small, with extremely few photos publicly available. As a result, images included here are limited across all sections. The steel pieces I have found are 34mm with rectangular pushers, powered by a 13′ V295, V434 or V492. Vacheron 4072 dials vary in design, including markers (applied or printed), numerals (Roman, Arabic, or none), scales (tachymeter, telemetre, and pulsations) and color (single to 3-tone silver). Case numbers for these pieces translates into production between 1939 and 1947, though not all known pieces have a Vacheron Constantin Extract from the Archives or a Certificate of Authenticity with confirmed dates.
[1] Christian Selmoni in The Chronograph: a Vacheron Constantin Institution, WorldTempus, Nov 1 2019