At a glance
- What? On 10 November 2026, Vacheron Constantin presented a new interpretation of its Fiftysix collection: grey dial, revised case finishes and a new strap.
- The models: the Fiftysix Self-Winding (4600E/000A-H177) and the Fiftysix Complete Calendar (4000E/000A-H178), both in 40 mm steel.
- The calibres: 1326 with a 48-hour power reserve; 2460 QCL/1 with 40 hours and the Hallmark of Geneva.
- Price: not disclosed by the maison in its announcement.
- What next: the new style will be extended to other models in the collection, with new straps.
Eight years after its launch, the Fiftysix gets a new face without changing its mechanics. Vacheron Constantin dresses its two key models in a double-gradient grey dial, reworks the case finishes and adopts an anthracite nubuck strap. The Geneva manufacture describes the new style as an aesthetic evolution that will spread to the rest of the collection.
A collection born of the 1956 Reference 6073
Launched in 2018, the Fiftysix takes its name from 1956, the year of Reference 6073. This time-only dress watch stood out for its lugs evoking the Maltese Cross and its box-style crystal, two features carried over into the collection. It was also one of the maison’s first watches fitted with a self-winding movement, which is why every Fiftysix is self-winding. The family’s dials draw on the sector dials of the 1950s, with concentric circles in different finishes and Arabic numerals alternating with baton indexes.
The 6073 measured 35 mm. In the press kit, Christian Selmoni, Maison Legacy & Style Director, explains that the maison’s mission is not to reproduce the past identically, and defines the Fiftysix as a modern collection with a retro touch.
Two greys, reversed from one model to the other
Both watches share a double-gradient grey dial, but not in the same order. On the Fiftysix Self-Winding, the opaline centre is the lighter part, framed by a darker sunburst chapter ring and a light grey snailed minute track. On the Complete Calendar, the opaline centre becomes the darker part and the sunburst ring the lighter one. A white minute track separates the two sectors; on the Self-Winding, the date window is aligned with its centre.
The applied indexes, Arabic numerals, Maltese Cross and baton hands are in 18-carat white gold. The hour and minute hands and the indexes are coated with blue Super-LumiNova for legibility in low light.
Brushed case, polished bezel, nubuck strap
Both models keep a 40 mm steel case, water-resistant to 3 bar (about 30 metres), with a sapphire caseback. It is the finishing that changes: the bevelled lugs are now vertically brushed and polished on the bevel, the case sides are vertically brushed, while the bezel, crown and correctors remain polished. Thickness is 9.6 mm for the Self-Winding and 11.6 mm for the Complete Calendar.
The anthracite nubuck calfskin strap, lined with calfskin and finished with ecru stitching, closes with a steel folding clasp.
Calibre 1326: date and 48 hours of reserve
The Fiftysix Self-Winding uses calibre 1326, a mechanical self-winding movement 4.3 mm thick, made of 142 components and beating at 4 Hz (28,800 vibrations per hour). It drives the hours, minutes, central seconds and date. Its power reserve is about 48 hours, and a stop-seconds device allows precise time-setting.
The sapphire caseback shows Côtes de Genève, circular graining, snailing and the collection’s signature rotor: openworked, in 22-carat pink gold, with an applied Maltese Cross.
The complete calendar and its 122-year moon
The complete calendar, also known as the triple calendar, entered Vacheron Constantin’s collections in the early 1940s. Here, the day and month appear in two rectangular windows at the top of the dial, the date is shown by a hand on a black snailed ring, and the moon phase occupies the lower part of the dial, with a white gold moon on a black sky. The moon-phase display needs correcting only once every 122 years.
The in-house calibre 2460 QCL/1 has 308 components and 27 jewels, is 5.4 mm thick, beats at 4 Hz and offers a power reserve of about 40 hours. It bears the Hallmark of Geneva.
| Announced | 10 November 2026, Vacheron Constantin |
| Models | Fiftysix Self-Winding · Fiftysix Complete Calendar |
| References | 4600E/000A-H177 · 4000E/000A-H178 |
| Case | steel, 40 mm, sapphire caseback, water-resistant to 3 bar |
| Thickness | 9.6 mm · 11.6 mm |
| Calibres | 1326 self-winding · 2460 QCL/1 in-house, Hallmark of Geneva |
| Power reserve | about 48 hours · about 40 hours |
| Dial | double-gradient grey, opaline centre, sunburst chapter ring |
| Strap | anthracite nubuck calfskin, steel folding clasp |
| Price | not disclosed |
A change set to reach the whole Fiftysix line
The maison says the style will be extended to other models in the collection, which also includes day-date and power-reserve versions, with new strap options. The two grey references are therefore a first step. To place the Fiftysix among the great watch names, see the finest men’s luxury watches of 2026 and the strategy of Richemont, the group that owns Vacheron Constantin.
Information verified on 10 November 2026. Sources: Vacheron Constantin press release and technical data, 10 November 2026.
