Vacheron Constantin Grows the FiftySix Collection with New Sepia-Tone Dials
Introduced in 2018, the Vacheron Constantin FiftySix collection resurrected a classic, vintage model from 1956, Reference 6073, in a modern interpretation that encompassed both steel- and precious metal-cased models. This year, the 265-year-old Swiss watchmaking manufacture expands the mid-20th-century-influenced series, adding new models with rose-gold cases, sepia-toned brown dials, and calfskin straps.
FiftySix Complete Calendar in rose gold with sepia-brown dial
The new FiftySix models ? one a three-hand timekeeper with date, the other a complete calendar ? are both housed in 40-mm cases that take cues from the Maltese cross that has long been associated with Vacheron, with each of the curved lugs representing one branch of this 15th-century badge of honor. (The Maltese cross itself became associated with the Genevan manufacture thanks to its resemblance to a small component found in historical mechanical movements that helped regulate the degree of winding and unwinding in order to enhance the watch?s precision.) Directly referencing the original 1956 reference are the the box-type crystals rising high over the bezel, made of modern, scratch-resistant sapphire rather than the plexiglas and mineral glass used for the historical models, and the sector-type dials, with alternating Arabic numerals and baton hour markers in their chapter rings, enhanced with two separate, subtle tones to their finishing. The recessed winding crown, which lends the case a more elegant,...
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