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For the In-Between Moments: Frederique Constant Introduces Highlife Perpetual Calendar Manufacture in Blue-Grey

Two years ago, Frederique Constant re-introduced its Highlife collection to the market. At its launch, the updated design family revived the spirit of the turn-of-the-millennium collection which shared its name, and like those retro models featured distinct tonneau-shaped cases and integrated straps to match them. The contemporary launch included the Highlife Perpetual Calendar Manufacture, Highlife...

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Jan 29, 2022 by Caleb Anderson

Global Integration: Frederique Constant Adds WorldTimer Manufacture to its Highlife Collection

In 2020, Frederique Constant resurrected and substantially revamped its Highlife collection, which it first rolled out at the turn of the millennium. This year, the Genevan maison known for its embrace of affordable luxury adds to the contemporary family, equipping its newest member with the in-house world-time caliber that it launched back in 2014. Here’s...

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Sep 22, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Frederique Constant Takes Another Lap with Vintage Rally Healey Collection Automatic Small Seconds

Frederique Constant‘s ongoing collaboration with legendary British automaker Austin-Healey revs up again with the release of the Vintage Rally Healey Automatic Small Seconds, a collection of three watches in three distinct colorways, two in steel and another in gold, all channeling the racing spirit of the marque’s legendary vintage sports cars. The latest follow-ups to...

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Jul 14, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

New Heights: Frederique Constant Re-Introduces the Highlife Collection

Twenty years ago, Frederique Constant introduced its original Highlife collection, which featured an integrated strap built into a distinctive case. Now the Geneva-based brand introduces a modern update to the collection, applying the concept to three new models: the Highlife Perpetual Calendar Manufacture, Highlife Heart Beat, and Highlife Automatic COSC. Each model features a strap-and-bracelet...

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Sep 13, 2020 by Corey Vlahos

Frederique Constant Unveils The Vitality, Its Next Generation of Connected Watches

Frederique Constant has long been a leader among Swiss brands in the relatively young smartwatch category. In 2015, the brand released the Horological Smartwatch, the first smartwatch from a traditional Swiss watch manufacturer, which managed a classical wristwatch aesthetic while also including a connected module. The following year, it unveiled the Horological Smartwatch Notify, which...

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Jun 20, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

WATCH TO WATCH

Frederique Constant Gives its Flyback Chronograph Manufacture a Two-Tone Facelift

Three years ago, Frederique Constant built upon its legacy of affordable in-house complications with the launch of the Flyback Chronograph Manufacture in two distinct dial and case versions. This year, the Geneva-based manufacturer adds to the series with two new models whose faces feature two-tone styling, with contrasting silvered subdials against colorful main dials.

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Feb 13, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

NEWS

Waves of Gray: Frederique Constant Expands the Palette of its Classic Worldtimer Manufacture

Frederique Constant introduced the first version of its impressively user-friendly Classic Worldtimer Manufacture in 2012 and has expanded its repertoire of dial colors in the years since. This year, the Geneva-based brand adds a gray-tinted version of its etched world map dial while still offering the same in-house-designed caliber and case material options of previous models.

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Nov 18, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

WATCH TO WATCH

Sailing Across Time Zones: Frederique Constant Yacht Timer GMT

Frederique Constant introduced a GMT timepiece with an in-house movement to its Classics dress-watch collection in 2011. Now the Geneva-based, Citizen Group-owned affordable luxury brand adds this travel-friendly complication to its nautically sporty Yacht Timer series in a new model with two distinct executions.

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Sep 19, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

REVIEW:

Borrowed Time: Frederique Constant Hybrid Manufacture

It’s hard to believe it’s been four years since Apple CEO Tim Cook introduced the world to the Apple Watch. The new-age wearable promised to revolutionize the way we communicate, provide intimate health tracking, and streamline the way we interact with technology. Its introduction was hailed in Silicon Valley as the vanguard of a new...

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Jul 26, 2019 by Logan R. Baker

COUTURETIME 2019:

Frederique Constant Manufacture Perpetual Calendar Introduces New Gray Dials

Frederique Constant turned watch-world heads with the introduction of its first perpetual calendar timepiece, priced at an extremely competitive $8,795, back in 2016. At CoutureTime in Las Vegas this week, the Swiss brand rolled out two new versions, each with a new light gray dial, in stainless steel and rose-gold PVD cases. For those who...

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Jun 1, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2019:

Frederique Constant Launches its 28th In-House Caliber Inside the Manufacture Slimline Power Reserve

The highlight for Frederique Constant at Baselworld this year is the introduction of an entirely new range of dress watches that are equipped with a brand-new, manufacture-made movement that offers 50 hours of running autonomy. The Frederique Constant Manufacture Slimline Power Reserve features a power reserve indicator at 10 o’clock and a date wheel at 6...

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Mar 26, 2019 by Logan R. Baker

NEWS:

Frederique Constant Announces New Colorways in Hybrid Manufacture Line

Recently, we had the opportunity to spend an extended period of time with the Frederique Constant Hybrid Manufacture and were overall pleased with what we found. (Click here for our full hands-on review.) The “smart” technology imbued within the first series of models released last February was unobtrusive, useful, and, most importantly, didn’t take away...

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Feb 5, 2019 by Logan R. Baker

Frederique Constant Adds Two Affordable Automatics to the Classics Index Line

After releasing the Vintage Rally Healey collection at CoutureTime 2018 in Las Vegas, Frederique Constant has returned with two new automatic dress watches priced right around $1,000. Placed within the Classics Index Automatic line, the two new timepieces are North American exclusives and are a welcome addition to the brand’s value-driven catalog. The 40 mm, stainless...

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Jun 18, 2018 by Logan R. Baker

NEWS

Frederique Constant Hybrid Manufacture: Classical Horology Meets Smart Technology

Since it released the first Horological Smartwatch in 2015, Frédérique Constant has striven to remain on the cutting edge of the connected-watch category. The latest evidence of this mission statement came this week, with the launch of the new Hybrid Manufacture, the first timepiece with an in-house-made mechanical movement with smartwatch functionality.

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Feb 22, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2018 PREVIEW:

New Color from Frédérique Constant, New Quartz Chronograph from Alpina

Affordably luxurious Frédérique Constant and its sportier sister brand, Alpina, are among the latest watch manufacturers to offer a glimpse of their upcoming new collections debuting at Baselworld in March. Frédérique Constant is launching a version of its Worldtimer model with a new green color scheme, while Alpina is introducing a quartz chronograph to its Startimer Pilot series. Here's the lowdown on both.

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Jan 31, 2018 by Mark Bernardo