Vacheron Constantin Adds Two 40mm Steel Fiftysix Watches, From CHF 12,600
Vacheron Constantin released two steel Fiftysix watches on November 10, 2026: the Self-Winding at CHF 12,600 and the Complete Calendar at CHF 29,500. Both have 40mm cases, two-tone grey dials and grey nubuck straps, following a run of pricier gold editions.
Vacheron Constantin upgrades Fiftysix with two new 40mm stainless steel watches, the Fiftysix Self-Winding at CHF 12,600 and the Fiftysix Complete Calendar at CHF 29,500, announced on November 10, 2026.
Both models get two-tone grey dials, a box-shaped sapphire crystal and a new grey nubuck leather strap with ecru stitching and a steel folding clasp. They follow a run of more expensive gold editions.
Two models, two movements
The Self-Winding is the cheaper of the pair. Vacheron describes it as still the most accessible model in its lineup, and it runs on an outsourced ValFleurier movement based on a Cartier ébauche, or base movement.
That movement beats at 28,000vph and stores 48 hours of power. It is decorated with Côtes de Genève stripes and has an openworked 22k pink gold rotor shaped like a Maltese cross.
The Complete Calendar uses an in-house movement, the 2460 QCl/1 self-winding calibre, which carries the Hallmark of Geneva certification. It has 308 parts, beats at 28,800vph and offers a 40-hour power reserve.
It shows the day, date, month and a moon phase. Two windows below 12 o'clock display the day and month, a moon phase aperture sits at 6 o'clock, and a white gold arrow-tipped hand points to the date on the dial's outer edge.
What changed on the case and dial
The case shape is unchanged. Vacheron changed the finishing to create a livelier play of light. The bevelled lugs, which evoke the four arms of a Maltese cross, are vertically brushed with polished bevels.
The case sides are also vertically brushed. They contrast with a polished bezel, crown and, on the Complete Calendar, correctors.
On the Self-Winding, the opaline dial centre is light grey and fades into a darker grey chapter ring. A snailed light grey minutes track frames the edge. The date window at 3 o'clock cuts across a black-and-white railway track, and 18k white gold Arabic numerals and rectangular indices are applied to the ring. The hands and indices carry blue Super-LumiNova, a glow-in-the-dark coating.
The Complete Calendar has a dark grey gradient centre inside a black-and-white railway track. Its light grey chapter ring has a sunburst finish, with a darker grey snailed date ring around the edge.
Where the line stands
Vacheron launched the Fiftysix in 2018 as a casual, everyday luxury watch and pitched it as its most accessible, entry-level line for a new generation of collectors. The design draws on a model produced in 1956.
The collection also includes day-date and complete calendar models, and a high-end tourbillon. More information is available at vacheron-constantin.com.
