The Frederique Constant Runabout Automatic - style, elegance and Swiss quality. A blue leather strap with folding clasp completes this noble timepiece. The new Runabout is styled after the Venice edition. Both are 43mm in diameter, and feature a lightly decorated dial and legible Arabic hour markers. The 26 jewel Swiss-made caliber, beating at 28’800 times per hour, and a 38-hour power reserve the movement is protected by 100-meter water-resistant case that is perfect for boating. For 2016, Frdrique Constant have announced two limited edition time and date watches, one in stainless steel (for 1,550) and another in rose gold plated stainless steel (1,850). The blue dial features a date window and rose gold plated numerals, indices and hands. The Runabout Automatic models are powered by a FC-303 automatic caliber. The Frédérique Constant Runabout Automatic is made of rose gold-plated stainless steel and fitted with a convex sapphire crystal that guarantees, among other things, water resistance of up to 5 ATM. The highly precise watch is equipped with an FC-303 automatic movement and has a power reserve of 38 hours. The new Runabout Automatic Limited Edition is now further proof of the best Swiss watchmaking art. Producing watches like the ones made by Frédérique Constant requires extraordinary skill and, of course, the best materials and the most modern techniques. The Swiss watch manufacturer Frédérique Constant has a very special vision: to produce classic, elegant watches of exceptional value that are also affordable. Each is limited to 2,888 pieces.Frédérique Constant Runabout Automatic - limited to 888 pieces! FC-365RM5B4) retails for $3,195, and the stainless-steel-case version (Ref. The Frederique Constant Runabout Moonphase Automatic in 18k rose-gold-plated steel case (Ref. Finally, these timepieces are available at prices that even non-boat-owners will find accessible. As with their predecessors in the Runabout collection, each watch comes in a specially designed gift box with a miniature replica of the model’s inspiration, a wooden Runabout racing boat. The watches are delivered on “crococalf” leather straps - brown for the rose-gold-plated model and black for the steel - with folding buckles. The movement that powers both versions of the Frederique Constant Runabout Moonphase Automatic is the self-winding Caliber FC-365, with a balance frequency of 28,800 vph, 25 jewels, and a 42-hour power reserve. The two O-rings in the winding crown help make the case water-resistant to 50 meters. The watch’s functions are displayed in a trio of subdials - month at 12 o’clock, date at 3 0’clock, day at 9 o’clock - and in the moon-phase aperture at 6 o’clock. Movement FC-303 caliber, automatic Diamond collimaon decoration 38-hour power reserve, 26 jewels, 28800 alt/h Case Polished stainless steel 2-part case. Since 2009, Frederique Constant has been celebrating the legendary Runabout yachts of the roaring 20’s, by offering an attractive series of limited edition timepieces named Runabout. (The flag of the Riva Historical Society, a Milan-based organization dedicated to the preservation of classic wooden boats, is etched into the caseback window.) The silvered dials have a guilloché decoration in the center and applied indices and hour numerals (either rose-gold plated or pearl black). Available in both steel and rose-gold plated versions, and both priced under $4,000, the Frédérique Constant Runabout Moonphase Automatic is this week’s Watch to Watch.īoth versions of the Frédérique Constant Runabout Moonphase Automatic feature a 40-mm round case (11.21 mm thick), with a diamond-hard convex sapphire crystal protecting the dial as well as a sapphire window in the caseback to display the movement. Frederique Constant Runabout Automatic Limited Edition 0414/1888 Brand:Frederique Constant Model:Runabout Ref: FC-303XR6B4/6 Case:Steel Movement:Automatic. As it has done in previous years, the brand has concurrently produced a new, limited-edition timepiece in its wooden-boat-inspired Runabout collection. For the fifth consecutive year, Frédérique Constant - well-regarded by many collectors for its affordable Swiss watches with mechanical movements - served as a title sponsor for the Lake Tahoe Concours d’Elegance, a renowned event showcasing vintage wooden boats.
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