Frédérique Constant

Frédérique Constant, Genève, The Heart Beat, 18K rose gold “Heart Beat” Manufacture with Moon Phase and Date, Ref. FC-915AS4H9, Limited Edition, No. 01/188, Introduced in September 2005. Notes Family-owned; founded in Geneva in 1988 by Peter C. Stas and Aletta F.F. Stas-Bax. “Geneva precision watches with a contemporary classic design reflecting a passionate drive to succeed”. The company has had a consistent and healthy average growth rate of 25-30% over the last ten years, and is currently building a brand new “manufacture” in Plan-les-Ouates, Geneva. Frédérique Constant has developed numerous limited edition complicated wristwatches in the past, including its “Heart Beat” Day-Date, Retrograde and Tourbillon models. At Baselworld 2004, Frédérique Constant unveiled its first manufacture caliber, the hand wound FC-910, with its signature “open heart” (visible escapement) at 6 o’clock. The “Heart Beat” Manufacture caliber is a completely new movement with a number of specific patented features. Its “Heart Beat” opening is perfectly centered at 6 o’clock, with the fine regulation at the side of the dial, creating a technically new, appealing and robust caliber design. The “Heart Beat” Manufacture caliber was developed by Frédérique Constant in cooperation with the École d’Horlogerie de Genève, the École d’Ingénieurs de Genève and the Horloge Vakschool Zadkine in the Netherlands. Fourteen of the finest specialists of mechanical watch components were carefully selected for