Fiftysix

The Vacheron Constantin Fiftysix brings alternating Arabic numerals and baton markers, a neatly divided dial, and Maltese-cross-inspired lugs to a family that ranges from straightforward automatic winding to a tourbillon. Introduced in 2018, it takes its name and design cues from reference 6073 of 1956, translating that watch’s distinctive case details into a more contemporary everyday format.

The Fiftysix Self-Winding, including the 4600E reference family, is the cleanest expression: central seconds, a date at three, and caliber 1326 beneath the dial. Steel and pink-gold executions give the same architecture different temperaments. Its movement does not carry the Hallmark of Geneva, an important distinction from the more complicated members of the collection.

The Fiftysix Day-Date adds separate day and date subdials and a power-reserve indication. The Fiftysix Complete Calendar instead combines day and month windows with a pointer date and moonphase, preserving a surprisingly orderly dial. At the other end, the Fiftysix Tourbillon opens the lower dial to the regulating assembly; its peripheral winding rotor keeps the movement’s architecture visible through the caseback.