Even though the debut collection also comprises Day-Date and Complete Calendar models, the introduction of the Fiftysix Tourbillon – arguably one of high-end watchmaking’s most coveted complications – just nine months after the collection's initial introduction, suggests that Vacheron Constantin is never gonna restrain itself from lofty horological offerings, despite efforts to inculcate a yet-untapped base of watch lovers into the world of high-end horology.
This watch has happened sooner than expected. Well, for us, anyway. When the Fiftysix collection was introduced in earlier this year at the SIHH watch fair, watch pundits were happily surprised at its price proposition. The most ‘basic’ of the Fiftysix models, a steel-cased three-hand option with automatic movement (main image), retails at US$11,700 – which, if you asked any watch connoisseur, makes it a great Vacheron Constantin watch to start.
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