- Year
- 2026
- Condition
- Unworn
- Set
- Box and papers
- Movement
- Manual winding
- Size
- 38.5 mm
Set and condition
Complete set
This Historiques Cornes de Vache 1955 is accompanied by its original presentation box, warranty card and supporting documentation. The watch and included items are inspected by an expert watchmaker before sale. Additional photographs and video of this piece are available on request.
Original presentation box
Original presentation box and packaging.
Original papers
Warranty card and supporting documentation.
Inspected prior to sale
Reviewed for condition, completeness and functionality. Additional details and photographs are available on request.
Condition photography
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Overview
A column-wheel chronograph in two metals
The Vacheron Constantin Historiques Cornes de Vache 1955, reference 5000H/000A-B582, in stainless steel with a grey velvet-finished opaline dial, black tachymeter scale and brown calfskin strap. Manual-winding column-wheel chronograph calibre 1142 with small seconds and a 30-minute counter; 38.5 mm, 10.9 mm high, certified to the Hallmark of Geneva.
This execution is the Cornes de Vache 1955 on the column-wheel chronograph calibre 1142, in stainless steel. The dial is a grey velvet-finished opaline, with the tachymeter scale black-painted; the hour, minute, chronograph and counter hands are 18K gold. It is worn on a brown calfskin strap, closed by a stainless steel Ardillon buckle.
The reference 5000H/000A-B582 is Vacheron Constantin's Historiques Cornes de Vache 1955; the brand ties the case's flared lug shape to its own 1955 chronograph, reference 6087, which it describes as its first water-resistant chronograph. The case measures 38.5 mm across and 10.9 mm high, with a transparent sapphire case back and water resistance to 30 m. A tachymeter scale sits around the dial's outer edge, read against the chronograph's central hand to work out an average speed over a measured distance. The dial carries a small-seconds counter at 9 o'clock and 18K gold applied hour-markers with Roman numerals; hour, minute, chronograph and 30-minute counter hands are 18K gold, the chronograph and counter hands blued.
The manual-winding calibre 1142 is a column-wheel chronograph: 27.5 mm across, 5.57 mm high, with 164 parts and 21 jewels, running at 21,600 V.P.H. (3 Hz) for a stated 48-hour power reserve, totalling a maximum of 30 minutes on the chronograph. Vacheron Constantin calls the column-wheel construction and the movement's finishing a guarantee of excellence, and the watch is certified to the Hallmark of Geneva -- a mark the brand traces to 1886, when the Republic and Canton of Geneva introduced it as a standard for quality watchmaking in the city.
Key details
Design and engineering
- CaseStainless steel, 38.5 mm across and 10.9 mm high, with lugs the brand ties to its 1955 chronograph reference 6087. Transparent sapphire case back, water-resistant to 30 m.
- Chronograph and tachymeterA black-painted tachymeter scale runs around the dial's outer edge, read against the chronograph's central hand to work out an average speed; the chronograph totals a maximum of 30 minutes, shown on a snailed counter.
- DialGrey velvet-finished opaline, with a small-seconds counter at 9 o'clock, 18K gold applied hour-markers and Roman numerals, and 18K gold baton-type hour and minute hands with blued chronograph and 30-minute counter hands.
- CertificationCertified to the Hallmark of Geneva.
- Strap and buckleBrown calfskin leather strap, closed by a stainless steel Ardillon buckle.
Calibre 1142
- Manual-winding, column-wheel chronograph
- Hours, minutes, small seconds, chronograph totalling a maximum of 30 minutes
- 27.5 mm across, 5.57 mm high; 164 parts, 21 jewels
- 21,600 V.P.H. (3 Hz)
- Power reserve 48 hours
- Hallmark of Geneva
The reference
Technical specifications
| Reference | 5000H/000A-B582 |
|---|---|
| Collection | Historiques |
| Calibre | Calibre 1142 |
| Movement | Manual winding |
| Functions | Hours, Minutes, Small seconds, Chronograph totalling a maximum of 30 minutes |
| Case dimensions | 38.5 mm |
| Case thickness | 10.9 mm |
| Case material | Stainless steel |
| Case back | Transparent sapphire crystal caseback |
| Water resistance | 3 bar (30 m) |
| Dial | Grey velvet-finished opaline dial. Small seconds at 9 o’clock and snailed counters. Black-painted tachymeter scale.18K gold baton-type hour and minute hands, blued chronograph and 30-minutes counter hands. 18K gold applied hour-markers and Roman numerals. |
| Strap | Brown calfskin leather |
| Clasp | Stainless steel ardillon buckle |
| Movement dimensions | 27.5 mm × 5.57 mm |
| Components | 164 |
| Jewels | 21 |
| Power reserve | 48 hours |
| Frequency | 21,600 vph (3 Hz) |
| Certification | Hallmark of Geneva |
Buying with HYPA
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- Original warranty card included, dated 2026
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