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Last year, the Vacheron Constantin 222 blew us all away as a pitch-perfect $62,500 revival in yellow gold (the best gold). Those of us who got to see it link in person and link feel link its heftiness in the hand had one consistent thought: "I love it but damn, that's expensive." And look, I get it. This is a $$$ hobby, but steel is also less expensive than anything precious and it's a metal that this trio of brands – Patek, AP, and Vacheron – are well versed in.