In April 2008, Frederique Constant established itself as one of Switzerland’s leading watch brands with the creation of a tourbillon with a silicium escape-wheel and, for the first time, an amplitude of over 300 degrees between its vertical and horizontal positions. The FC Heart Beat implements new high tech materials to create better, more precise and more reliable mechanical watches. In February 2007, Frederique Constant began production of the Silicium escapement wheel (first introduced to the industry by Patek Philippe in 2005.) Frederique Constant introduced the Heart Beat Calibre FC 935 Silicium in October 2007. The company produces over 120,000 watches annually. The company was established in its current form in 1988 by Aletta Bax and Peter Stas and is involved in all the stages of watch production, from initial design to final assembly. Each is limited to 2,888 pieces.Frederique Constant SA is a luxury wristwatch manufacturer based in Plan-les-Ouates, Geneva. FC-365RM5B4) retails for $3,195, and the stainless-steel-case version (Ref. The model features a tri-compax dial layout, a guilloch-style dial decoration, a 42mm steel case and an automatic movement. The Frederique Constant Runabout Moonphase Automatic in 18k rose-gold-plated steel case (Ref. Frederique Constant Runabout RHS Chronograph Automatic The Frederique Constant Runabout RHS Chronograph Automatic is a new limited-edition model for 2020, offered in two dial variants. Finally, these timepieces are available at prices that even non-boat-owners will find accessible. As with their predecessors in the Runabout collection, each watch comes in a specially designed gift box with a miniature replica of the model’s inspiration, a wooden Runabout racing boat. The watches are delivered on “crococalf” leather straps - brown for the rose-gold-plated model and black for the steel - with folding buckles. The movement that powers both versions of the Frederique Constant Runabout Moonphase Automatic is the self-winding Caliber FC-365, with a balance frequency of 28,800 vph, 25 jewels, and a 42-hour power reserve. The two O-rings in the winding crown help make the case water-resistant to 50 meters. The watch’s functions are displayed in a trio of subdials - month at 12 o’clock, date at 3 0’clock, day at 9 o’clock - and in the moon-phase aperture at 6 o’clock. (The flag of the Riva Historical Society, a Milan-based organization dedicated to the preservation of classic wooden boats, is etched into the caseback window.) The silvered dials have a guilloché decoration in the center and applied indices and hour numerals (either rose-gold plated or pearl black). Available in both steel and rose-gold plated versions, and both priced under $4,000, the Frédérique Constant Runabout Moonphase Automatic is this week’s Watch to Watch.īoth versions of the Frédérique Constant Runabout Moonphase Automatic feature a 40-mm round case (11.21 mm thick), with a diamond-hard convex sapphire crystal protecting the dial as well as a sapphire window in the caseback to display the movement. As it has done in previous years, the brand has concurrently produced a new, limited-edition timepiece in its wooden-boat-inspired Runabout collection. It’s sure to have a custom-decorated rotor of some sort, but we unfortunately don’t have any images of that for the moment. For the fifth consecutive year, Frédérique Constant - well-regarded by many collectors for its affordable Swiss watches with mechanical movements - served as a title sponsor for the Lake Tahoe Concours d’Elegance, a renowned event showcasing vintage wooden boats. The Frdrique Constant Runabout Automatic is powered by the automatic (obviously) FC-303 movement (4Hz, 42-hour power reserve) which is a base Sellita SW200-1 assembled in the Frederique Constant manufacture.

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