FC-393RM5B4 ($3,695), has a rose-gold plating, luminous white hour and minute hands, and hand-applied, rose-gold-finished Arabic hour numerals. It comes on a deep blue “croco-calf” leather strap with white contrast stitching and a folding buckle. FC-393RM5B6 ($3,395), has a hand-polished stainless steel case, with hand-applied pearl-black Arabic hour numerals. The date window is at 3 o’clock, and the chronograph subdial counters are at 12 and 6 o’clock. Both versions of the watch have silvered dials with a guilloché pattern in the center. The stainless steel case of the Frédérique Constant Runabout Chronograph Automatic is 42 mm in diameter and features a diamond-hard, convex sapphire crystal over the dial as well as a see-through sapphire caseback, etched with the flag of the Riva Historical Society. Both timepieces contain the automatic Caliber FC-393, which boasts 25 jewels, a frequency of 28,800 vph, and a power reserve of 46 hours, and powers the watch’s functions, which include hours, minutes, seconds, date and chronograph.
Frederique constant runabout series#
This year, the Geneva-based watch company salutes the event with a new limited-edition watch in its sailing-inspired Runabout collection, the Frédérique Constant Runabout Chronograph Automatic, available in two distinct versions.Įach of the new Frédérique Constant Runabout watches - which also pay tribute to the Riva Historical Sociey, named for boat-building pioneer Carlo Riva and dedicated to conserving and restoring his antique Runabout boats - will be produced in limited series of only 2,888 pieces. There’s also a second version without the rose gold plating, leaving it as stainless steel colourway with a black dial, that’s priced at £1,395.Frédérique Constant has sponsored the Lake Tahoe Concours d’Elegance, one of the world’s most prestigious showcase events for vintage wooden boats, since 2010. 900 Runabout Moonphase Reference number: FC-330RM6B6 Movement: automatic. In terms of accessibility, the rose gold plated version pictured here is priced at £1,820. It’s visible through an exhibition sapphire caseback, which is engraved with the logo of the RHS, a group dedicated to the preservation and history of Runabout boats in Italy.įrederique Constant has been working with RHS since 2013, helping to pay tribute to the vessels at the Riva Days boating event. Housed inside the Runabout Automatic limited edition is the FC-303 automatic calibre (base Sellita SW200-1) with a 38-hour power reserve. For bright conditions and harsh glare, the solution is, perhaps surprisingly, the guilloché centre.Īs well as being decorative, the textured surface breaks up the rays of light, diffusing them so the watch is easier to look at. Their perceived value through quality of design, materials, and manufacture is a key component of our success. We have a passion for design of our beautiful watches. To tackle low light legibility, the hands and indexes of the Runabout Automatic are lumed, making it possible to read in the dark. Product Details The Brand Frédérique Constant watches are defined by their high quality, differentiation and precision in design and manufacture. Both of which make reading watches difficult due to either a lack of light or too much glare. Out on the water, weather and day-night cycles are much more severe than on land, night is pitch black and during the day the sun beats down fiercely. But that relative simplicity hides the fact that every aspect of the watch has a vital function in addition to being pretty. At first glance, it’s a fairly simple design as it’s just a time and date display with a clous de Paris guilloché centrepiece, applied indexes and sword shaped hands. The simple lugs and crown also give it a more refined look compared to Frederique Constant’s other sporty collection, the Highlife.Īs for the dial, it’s great. Rose gold will always be one of the most elegant watchmaking materials and captures the sun-drenched Mediterranean vibe perfectly. In order to capture the same sense of gentle luxury and sporting edge that a Runabout has, the Frederique Constant Runabout Automatic has a 42mm stainless steel case with rose gold plating. To celebrate this icon, Frederique Constant have created a new Runabout Automatic limited edition watch in association with the Riva Historical Society (RHS). With their wooden construction, effortless elegance and star appeal they’ve become one of the most desirable and iconic boats of the last century.
No beautiful Italian lake scene is complete without a Riva.
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