Frederique Constant Presents Two Stunning And Exclusive Highlife Emerald Limited Editions

Colour of nature, harmony and prosperity, green has always caught the human eye. Adapted to various timepieces which became some of the Brand’s bestsellers, it is now taking a new step by spreading its wings to the Highlife collection. Frederique Constant is proud to present two stunning and exclusive Highlife Emerald limited editions: the Highlife Emerald Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar Manufacture (limited to 30 pieces) and the Highlife Emerald Worldtimer Manufacture (limited to 222 pieces).

Over 20 years ago, back in 1999, Frederique Constant introduced the very first Highlife watches. In 2020, the Maison revived the iconic design and reintroduced the collection with resolutely modern curves rooted in the 21st century, thus adding a new dimension to the definition of accessible luxury according to Frederique Constant. The new design translates into both taut and flexible lines, the modernity of a creation that denies nothing of its craftsmanship, balance or style.

Featuring an integrated and interchangeable strap that has become the hallmark of Highlife stamped timepieces, its design merges case and strap in the same continuity. A closely guarded secret, the first link holds the key to the invisible integrated system that makes it possible to change the strap at will and without the need for tools. For those whose elegance embraces everything they do, Frederique Constant allows wearers to change the strap as often as an outfit, occasion or mood dictates, helping them overcome the challenges of daily life and be fulfilled.

This year, Frederique Constant unveils two exclusive Highlife Emerald limited editions - bearing the limited-edition number on the back of the case - the Highlife Emerald Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar Manufacture, released in 30 pieces only, and the Highlife Emerald Worldtimer Manufacture, available in 222 pieces, both enhanced by the eponymous colour. A tone dear to Frederique Constant, the green colour is associated with nature, representing the source of life, such as the oasis providing a lush vegetation an arid the desert. A deeply symbolic colour whose multiple shades carry a message of hope, inner quietness and vital energy, it is also synonymous with fertility fortune and prosperity. Last but not least, green is the prophet’s favourite colour, the one that adorned his mantle that has been handed down seamlessly from caliph to caliph, and also the one enhancing the mosques’ doors.

• Highlife Emerald Worldtimer Manufacture
  

What do you get when you combine the latest men’s collection from Frederique Constant with its globe-trotting Manufacture calibre? The answer is the Highlife Worldtimer Manufacture, a future icon. The globe engraved dial featured on this timepiece, combined to a contemporary 41 mm steel case, is sure to awaken the wanderlust in you.

Combining the two is both natural and intuitive. Tech meets style. The highly contemporary design of the steel case and dial with globe engraving is an ode to travel. The FC-718 manufacture calibre is designed exactly for that. The self-winding mechanical movement has a power reserve of 38 hours. It is visible through the case back, water-resistant up to 50 metres. One can admire the typical Genevan finishes that Frederique Constant is so fond of, perlage and circular Côtes de Genève among them.

Highly user-friendly, its single crown can be used to set any function: hours, minutes, the date at 6 o’clock and the 24 cities disc that represents 24 time zones on Earth, itself engraved in the centre of the piece. There is no day / night indicator required; the inner disc has been engraved with 12 hours on the light area (cities where it is daytime) and 12 hours on the blue area (those where it is night-time).

Green is the dominant colour of the Highlife Emerald Worldtimer Manufacture Limited Edition. It takes up the whole centre of the dial, as well as the date counter, for which Frederique Constant has used its unique sunray guilloché for improved legibility. This is skimmed by three central rhodium-plated hands, including luminescent hour and minute hands that are easy to read, even when travelling to the other side of the world at night. The Highlife Emerald Worldtimer Manufacture is delivered with an integrated and interchangeable steel bracelet, which can be switched to an extra black rubber strap on a split second, to complement the urban feel of the watch.

One watch, three looks, 24 time zones; the Highlife Emerald Worldtimer Manufacture is ready to explore the world of today – and tomorrow!

• Highlife Emerald Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar Manufacture
  

Presented in a steel case, this piece is bold. It breaks rules that were thought to be set in stone. Frederique Constant proves you can design something truly modern, but enhanced with timehonoured complications.

As with any such high-performance complication, optimum readability is key. Within the 41 mm case with the integrated strap characteristic of the Highlife collection, Frederique Constant has organised its complications into four segments. The day and date are the most useful pieces of information and read every day; the Brand has therefore arranged them horizontally in this order, so as to be read in a natural and intuitive way in a fraction of a second. Brought together in a single counter at 12 o’clock are the month (large hand) and leap year indication (small hand). Adding the finishing touch to this perfectly mastered aesthetic composition, the tourbillon balances it out at 6 o'clock, counting down the seconds with its central hand.

The Highlife Emerald Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar Manufacture is dominated by the green colour. On both sides of the complications on display, Frederique Constant has opted for a face without a dial. This allows you to see the inner workings of the FC-975 Manufacture calibre, alongside the delicate blued screws, perlage and subtle Côtes de Genève. It also improves the contrast between the rhodium-plated movement and the perpetual calendar display. To ensure it is easy to read, the Manufacture has also been careful to give them recessed counters on two levels, so as to better capture the light.

The FC-975 caliber is designed, produced and assembled in very limited numbers at the Geneva-based manufacture. For greater precision (an essential characteristic of the tourbillon), Frederique Constant has equipped it with a silicone escapement - both the escape wheel and the lever. This choice of technology is a real favourite of the Manufacture, providing collectors with a piece that is stable and accurate, unaffected by temperature fluctuations and magnetic fields, including those associated with the digital environment, such as computers, smartphones, tablets, connected speakers, etc.

Limited to 30 timepieces, this exclusive model is mounted on a three-link polished and satinbrushed steel bracelet, and delivered alongside a second rubber strap reinforcing its contemporary attitude.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Highlife Worldtimer Manufacture
  

4’195 CHF

Reference:

- FC-718GR4NH6B

Functions:

- Hours, minutes, seconds, date by hand, worldtimer

Movement:

- FC-718 Manufacture caliber, automatic with all functions adjustable by the crown

- Perlage & circular Côtes de Genève decoration on the movement

- 26 jewels, 38-hour power reserve, 28’800 alt/h

Case:

- Brushed and polished stainless steel 3-part case

- Diameter of 41 mm

- Height of 12,90 mm

- Front convex sapphire crystal

- See-through case back

- Water-resistant up to 5 ATM

Dial:

- Green dial, globe decoration and silver color applied indexes with white luminous treatment

- 24H disc with day (white) & night (green) indication

- City disc with 24 cities

- Hand-polished silver color with white luminous treatment hour and minute hands

- Hand-polished silver color second hand

- Date counter at 6 o’clock with hand-polished silver color hand

Strap:

- Brushed and polished stainless steel 3-link bracelet

- Including an additionnal dark green rubber strap

- Limited Edition Limited to 222 pieces

• Highlife Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar Manufacture
  

22’995 CHF

Reference:

- FC-975GR4NH6B

Functions:

- Hours, minutes, seconds, date, day, month, leap year

Movement:

- FC-975 caliber, automatic, tourbillon, perpetual calendar

- Perlage, drafted marks and Côtes de Genève decorations

- 38-hour power reserve, 33 jewels, 28'800 alt/h

- Silicon escapement wheel and anchor

Case:

- Brushed and polished stainless steel 3-part case

- Diameter of 41 mm

- Height of 12,65 mm

- Front convex sapphire crystal

- See-through case back

- Water-resistant up to 5 ATM

Dial:

- Skeleton dial

- Green outer ring with white printed second markers

- Hand-polished silvered color with white luminous treatment hour and minute hands

- Green day counter at 9 o’clock with hand-polished silvered color hand

- Green month and year counter at 12 o’clock with hand-polished silvered color hands

- Green date counter at 3 o’clock with hand-polished silvered color hand

- Open tourbillon’s cage at 6 o’clock with hand-polished silvered color second hand

Strap:

- Brushed and polished stainless steel 3-link bracelet

- Including an additionnal dark green rubber strap

- Limited edition Limited to 30 pieces

About Frederique Constant

Frederique Constant is a Swiss watchmaking manufacture located in Geneva, Switzerland. The Maison was founded in 1988 by a couple of independent entrepreneurs, Aletta and Peter Stas, to offer quality Swiss watches at an affordable price, with the aim of democratising luxury Swiss Made watches.

Frederique Constant creates, develops, assembles and controls a wide variety of mechanical, quartz and connected timepieces at the same time within its 6,200 m2 Manufacture in Planles-
Ouates (GE). To this day, Frederique Constant has designed 30 Manufacture calibres, including high complications, such as the Tourbillon, the Perpetual Calendar, the Flyback Chronograph, as well as a new and unprecedented type of escapement in watchmaking – the Monolithic. Made from a single piece of silicone, replacing the 26 components of a standard assortment, it oscillates at a frequency of 40 Hz, which is 10 times that of most mechanical movements.

In 2015, Frederique Constant launched the Horological Smartwatch, the first Swiss Made connected timepiece featuring a traditional appearance. In 2018, the Classic Hybrid Manufacture succeeded it, combining a mechanical Manufacture movement with connected features. It was followed by the Smartwatch Vitality line in 2020, equipped with a new generation built-in heart rate sensor.

The same year, Frederique Constant reinvigorated the Highlife collection (1999) with a redesigned case and an interchangeable integrated strap. This was followed in 2021 by the Slimline Monolithic Manufacture with its very high-frequency one-piece escapement, then by the Highlife collection for women.

Frederique Constant is currently present in nearly 3,000 points of sale in 120 countries across the world. In 2016, the Frederique Constant group (Frederique Constant, Alpina Watches, Ateliers deMonaco) joined the Japanese group Citizen, so as to pursue its international development and nurture new synergies.