![]() It is delivered with a gift box that offers a miniature wooden powerboat that pays homage to the design of the 1920s.īoth versions are limited to 2,888 pieces each. The watch comes on a black or brown leather strap with a steel or steel rose gold PVD buckle. Both dials sport guilloche pattern in the center accompanied with Arabic numeral markers, and luminous hands and indices. The dial has two color options as silver or brown. 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. 25 jewels movement beats at 28,800vph and offers a power reserve of 42 hours when fully wound. 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 timepiece features the in-house Swiss automatic Frederique Constant Caliber FC-303. 43mm diameter case sports a sapphire crystal on the front side and a sapphire display back with the flag of the Riva Historical Society etched unto it. The case is offered in stainless steel or steel rose gold PVD. Since the beginning of its partnership with the Riva Historical Society, Frederique Constant annually promotes and commemorates the runabout boats with a nautical-inspired limited edition watch. The goal of this charitable group is to help the owners conserve these vessels in the best possible way. This non-profit organization was founded by the architect Piero Maria Gibellini along with the engineer Carlo Riva and a group of friends with the main purpose of preserving still-existing Riva boats. In 2009, Frederique Constant began a longstanding partnership with the Riva Historical Society. Each is limited to 2,888 pieces.Introducing The Frederique Constant Runabout Automatic Limited Edition, Available In Two Variants Of Stainless Steel and Pink Gold ( plated ). 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. (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. Since 2009, Frederique Constant has been celebrating the legendary Runabout. As it has done in previous years, the brand has concurrently produced a new, limited-edition timepiece in its wooden-boat-inspired Runabout collection. Frederique Constant watch Runabout automatic FC-303RMB5B6 limited edition 888. 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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