FREDERIQUE CONSTANT: MANUFACTURE CLASSIC TOURBILLON

FREDERIQUE CONSTANT: MANUFACTURE CLASSIC TOURBILLON | BLUE DIAL | MODEL # FC-980N3H6

The new Classic Tourbillon Manufacture honours the finest traditions of watchmaking art right down to the very last detail. It is equipped with the FC-980 in-house caliber, presenting traditional watchmaking such as bevelling, beading, circular graining, straight-grained flanks and mirror polishing.

Frederique Constant is now offering collectors two all-new variations of its Manufacture Tourbillon in a 39-millimetre steel case with a blue or silver-coloured dial. The contemporary look is a perfect complement to the classic design – and sits perfectly alongside the original rose gold version. Each of the two timepieces will be available in a limited edition of 350, with the visible tourbillon at 6 o’clock revealing all the Geneva-based firm’s watchmaking prowess.

LIMITED EDITION OF JUST 350 WATCHES 

After a first rose gold version (of which just 150 were made) presented at the Geneva Watches and Wonders show which ran from 27 March to 2 April, Frederique Constant is therefore continuing its 35th anniversary celebrations with two new editions of its Classic Tourbillon Manufacture in steel, with 350 of each version being made.

These two new variations are a further embodiment of Frederique Constant’s original recipe for success: providing Swiss Made luxury watches at affordable prices. The steel version of the Classic Tourbillon Manufacture is one of the most attractive offerings on the market right now when it comes to presenting a watchmaking complication in a classic design.

AN AGE-OLD COMPLICATION FOR TODAY 

First devised in the late eighteenth century and patented in 1801, the tourbillon is designed to offset the effects of gravity on the watch movement by keeping the escapement in constant motion to preserve an ideal running rate. This meticulous procedure keeps timepieces more accurate; the accuracy of the Classic Tourbillon Manufacture is guaranteed for thirty-eight hours.

EXHAUSTIVE VIEW OF THE SOPHISTICATED ESCAPEMENT

For the finishing touch in terms of precision, a central seconds hand complete with a stop seconds function glides over the tourbillon. The complication itself is visible through a generously-proportioned window at 6 o’clock that offers an unparalleled and exhaustive view of the sophisticated escapement – with an additional perspective on its inner workings available from the reverse of the watch through a sapphire crystal.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Functions: Hours, minutes, 60 seconds tourbillon

Movement: In-House (Manufacture)

MOVEMENT

CALIBRE: FC-980

TYPE OF MOVEMENT: AUTOMATIC

POWER RESERVE: 38 HOURS

FREQUENCY: 28,800 VPH (4Hz)

NO. of JEWELS: 33 RUBIES

CASE:

MATERIAL: STAINLESS STEEL

CASE DIAMETER: 39.00 mm

CASE THICKNESS: 10.99 mm

LUG WIDTH: 20 mm

WATER RESISTANCE: 5 ATM / 50M | 165 FT

DIAL:

COLOUR: BLUE

FINISHING: SUNRAY

INDEXES: APPLIED DIAMOND CUT @ 1/2/3/4/8/9/10/11/12

STRAP:

MATERIAL: GENUINE ALLIGATOR (HAND MADE IN FRANCE)

COLOUR: BLUE

DIMENSIONS: 75MM X 115MM

BUCKLE: FOLDING DEPLOYMENT

STRAP WIDTH: 20 MM

BUCKLE WIDTH: 18MM

LIMITED EDITION: 350 PIECES WORLDWIDE

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