Vacheron Constantin
FiftySix Complete Calendar
4000E/000A-B548
A complete calendar in steel, rooted in Vacheron Constantin's postwar heritage
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Overview
The Vacheron Constantin FiftySix Complete Calendar, reference 4000E/000A-B548, pairs a 40 mm stainless steel case with a sepia brown sunburst dial that integrates a full calendar display and a precision moon phase. It belongs to the FiftySix collection, a line conceived as a modern reinterpretation of a 1956 Vacheron Constantin reference that helped define the brand's mid-century aesthetic. Calibre 2460 QCL/1 powers the complication, delivering day, date, month, and moon phase indications within a wearable, accessible format for the manufacture.
History
The FiftySix collection was introduced in the late 2010s, drawing its name and visual language from a historically significant Vacheron Constantin reference of 1956. The Complete Calendar variant, including this stainless steel execution, arrived in 2019 and represented a deliberate move by the manufacture to offer a traditionally precious complication in a more approachable case material. Stainless steel is relatively uncommon in Vacheron Constantin's catalogue, lending this reference a particular distinction among collectors who prize the combination of grand feu enamel-adjacent dial craft and horological complication in a non-precious metal. The FiftySix line as a whole has been well received as a gateway into Vacheron Constantin's complications without departing from the manufacture's characteristic refinement.
Notable points
- The 40 mm stainless steel case is notably rare within Vacheron Constantin's portfolio, where precious metals have historically dominated.
- The sepia brown sunburst dial creates a warm, vintage-inflected atmosphere that directly references the aesthetic of the 1956 source reference.
- Calibre 2460 QCL/1 provides a complete calendar — day, date, and month — alongside a precision moon phase, all within a single integrated movement architecture.
- The moon phase display is engineered for precision, requiring correction far less frequently than a standard 29.5-day approximation mechanism.
- The FiftySix collection's coin-edge case profile and integrated lug design are direct visual quotations from the mid-century Vacheron Constantin original.
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