For a few years now Vacheron has needed an injection of something new, something a little more vibrant than their lovely but dated collections. Now it seems like they’ve found just that with their big SIHH release: the all-new FIFTYSIX Collection.

It’s about as modern as you can expect from one of the world’s oldest watch houses, especially when inspired by a 1956 piece. Bold applied numerals, dual-tone silver dials and far more contemporary case than we’re used to seeing from Vacheron, the wait for something new was worth it.

In total there will be three new watches joining the FIFTYSIX collection, each available in either steel or pink gold: the first with a three-hand and date function; a day-date model with power reserve indicator, and a more expensive calendar model with day, date, month, moon phase, and age of the moon indicators.

Vacheron Constantin FiftySix Self-Winding in steel (ref. 4600E/000A-B442) is priced at £10,500 or £17,400 for the pink gold model (ref. 4600E/000R-B441).

The FiftySix Day-Date in steel (ref. 4400E/000A-B437) is priced at £15,600 or £29,100 for the pink gold model (ref. 4400E/000R-B436).

The FiftySix Complete Calendar in steel (ref. 4000E/000A-B439) is priced at £19,400 or £32,100 for the pink gold model (ref. 4000E/000R-B438). More at: vacheron-constantin.com