Frederique Constant today unveiled the latest member of its popular Manufacture Collection. The latest Slimline Moonphase Manufacture combines a starkly elegant ivory-colored dial with a detailed moonphase and date counter sub-dial at the 6 o’clock mark. The ivory dial is accented with sunray decoration and applied silver color indexes. The sub-dial features an illustration of the moon and stars on a contrasting dark blue background. It […]
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Citizen Watch acquires Frederique Constant group
Japan’s Citizen Watch Co. today announced that it will acquire Swiss-based Frédérique Constant Group. The acquisition covers not only the Frédérique Constant brand but also the Alpina and DeMonaco ones. “We have a great opportunity to expand the sales of Frederique Constant through our current distribution channels of Citizen branded watches, particularly in Japan and the U.S.” said Citizen Watch Co., Ltd CEO Toshio […]
Frédérique Constant Art of Porcelain
Frédérique Constant has unveiled a new limited edition timepiece in its Classics collection. The Frédérique Constant Art of Porcelain is a limited edition watch that features a porcelain dial. As the name suggests, it distinguishes itself from other pieces with its hand made porcelain dial accented with black roman numerals. Frédérique Constant partnered with Hungary’s Zsolnay Porcelain Manufacture for the dial. Porcelain, a ceramic material, […]
Horological Smartwatch helped Frédérique Constant grow sales in 2015
Frédérique Constant was among the first Swiss watchmakers to offer a smartwatch. It unveiled its Frédérique Constant Horological Smartwatch at Baselworld 2015. It turns out that this move helped the company grow last year even as the Swiss watch industry contracted. “Last year we grew while the whole industry went down. And I must say it’s because we had success with the Horological […]
Only Watch 2015: Frédérique Constant Horological Smartwatch
The forty-odd watches going up for auction at Only Watch 2015 this November are all unique. Some are variants of an existing model, others such as the Chronoswiss Ouroboros, are truly unique timepieces. Aside from being a unique timepiece like these other ones, the Frédérique Constant Horological Smartwatch is even more unique by being the first and so far only smartwatch to be offered […]
Baselworld 2015: Frederique Constant Horological Smartwatch
We first found out about the MMT Horological Smartwatch Open Platform when the Mondaine Helvetica No 1 Smart was announced late last month. MMT is a Swiss joint venture between Silicon Valley’s Fullpower Technologies and Switzerland’s Union Horlogere Holdings. The initial licensees include not only Mondaine but Frederique Constant which unveiled its Frederique Constant Horological Smartwatch at Baselworld this week. […]