Vacheron Constantin

The FiftySix collection is key for the future of Vacheron Constantin . Or, to be more precise, Vacheron Constantin has high expectations with this collection. Inspired by a piece which was introduced in... 1956, the collection unveiled during the last SIH...  

Agree with you Fx that VC should have taken a stronger daring approach on the design & execution. The 56 collection comes across as a poor’s man VC. The watches with date windows need to come with a magnifying glass as the font is ridiculously tiny. I’m s... 

You'd expected to find a in-house movement, not a Cartier. Design is nothing special, once again these designers have just done some copy/past of an old model, an innovative choice. They'd need long term strategy, but when any CEO is focused on quaterly r... 

Some weeks back. Excellent job by the Vacheron team. The whole look and feel is very consistent and similar to the one you just showed. Thanks for sharing, and attaching a picture from the Singapore event. My favourite would be the complete calendar. ...  

I think the date fonts are just too small to the size of the other figures on the dial.

what they need is a modern day Aquanaut, affording more people entry : something in the range if £7-10k Time and date only, versatile Just my opinion!

The only one that comes in mind and I would fairly consider as a competitor is the Blancpain Leman Aqua Lung. The Piaget Polo S could also be one, but not sure about that...

They are one of my favourite watchmakers but mainly because of their historical models and the Les Cabinotiers Atelier. Their whole current line-up has just three models that I’m attracted to, while their main competitors just as Patek Philippe and A. Lan... 

I guess the big question is if the finishing of the movement is spectacular, because the dial is so-so. Otherwise, I think the Overseas series is so much more distinctive.

Which isn't entry level, this whole line is a flop. I'll be shocked if I'm wrong. (and hopefully I am for VC's sake) Unfortunately I think VC cheapend the brand with this idea.......

is this the best they can do ?

FrX, Taste is a subjective thing so I would say that every design or collection will have fans and naysayers. But you asked a personal question: Do I like it? When I started collecting watches, the plan was to get at least one of every major brand viz. AP...  

Is growth achieved at the cost of reputation sustainable? Remember that the reputation of the brand is built in watches that were made in a time where global annual production was much lower. Probably on the order of FP Journe. When Journe released an ent...