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Frederique Constant reveals a new look for Classic Heart Beat Produce collection, revealing a new dial, new indexes and a classic 39mm case.
The Frederique Constant Classics Heart Beat watch is produced in a 39mm steel case. The new design is also offered with a rose gold color case.
Perhaps the most notable change in the new design, debuting this week during Geneva Watch Day, is how the Geneva-based watchmaker introduces the watch’s escapement or ‘Heart Beat’. .
Instead of the ‘comma-shaped’ aperture at 12 o’clock that has characterized the dials of the Heart Beat collection since 2004, the new collection removes the comma to create a real circle now positioned at position 6 o’clock Position.
The first Frederique Constant Heart Beat models in 1994 quickly became the signature design for the then fledgling watchmaking company. The look has become iconic for the company in the years since, and Frederique Constant used this design to introduce the manual-winding movement FC-910 in 2004, as well as the FC-930, the the watchmaker’s first automatic movement, a few years later.
Original size
The aperture update is just one aspect of the Heart Beat redesign. The 39mm case size is a return to the original dimensions of the Heart Beat Manufacture models, which have been offered in larger sizes in recent years. And the 2022 collection also boasts more classic Roman numerals on the dial, combined with slimmer indexes.
Frederique Constant notes that new, more refined indexes overlay the lacquered white dial and are paired with traditional railway markers, the timepieces have an early 20th century vibe. , Frederique Constant revives the hand design it used in 2004, with a slender leaf shape for the minutes and a “heart” hand for the hours.
The onion crown on the watch, which will be retained in the new collection, features the automatic movement FC-930-3, which offers a power reserve of thirty-eight hours. Frederique Constant decorates the movement with fine stripes and Côtes de Genève pears, visible through the open case back.
Frederique Constant is offering production of the new Classics Heart Beat, in two limited series ‘. The first is in rose gold on a brown alligator strap and is limited to 93 pieces ($17,995). The latter is in steel on a black alligator strap and is limited to 930 pieces ($4,395). Available in December 2022
