Frederique Constant Highlife Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar Manufacture

Quick specs Frederique Constant Highlife Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar Manufacture
Price: € 44.995 | CHF 44’995 | $ 48,995 | £ 39,995
Size: 41 mm
Reference: FC-975BL4NH9 – limited to 35 pieces

The Frederique Constant Highlife Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar Manufacture marks some moments to celebrate. And shows the brand’s capability of creation very high-end watches. First, the model marks the brand’s 35^th anniversary. And second, it is the 15^th year of in-house tourbillons of the brand. A good reason to bring this exclusive time pieces, limited to 35 pieces.

This new model has a 41 millimeter rose gold case, with a thickness of 12.65 millimeters. The blue dial features two of the most technical complications in watchmaking: the perpetual calendar and the tourbillon. (On the photos the dial looks green to us, but it is blue.) Here, the perpetual calendar is presented in three counters. The date counter is located at 3 o’clock, the month counter is at 12 o’clock with a leap year indicator inside, and the day counter is at 9 o’clock. By the way, the leap year has a scale running from 1, 2 and 3 plus an ‘L’ to mark leap years. Then at 6 o’clock is the striking tourbillon with small seconds, which finishes the lay-out of the dial.

The Frederique Constant Highlife Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar Manufacture has a power reserve of 38 hours

At the heart of this timepiece runs the automatic Frederique Constant caliber FC-975 which can be admired through its transparent case back. It is adorned with circular Côtes de Genève, and has blued screws and a baseplate with gold finish, engraved with each piece’s individual serial number. The power reserve is 38 hours.

The Frederique Constant Highlife Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar Manufacture comes on a navy blue alligator leather strap with nubuck finishing. In addition you will get a navy blue rubber strap as well. O, and this watch is not the only model to celebrate the brand’s birthday and tourbillon-making moment. The Classic Tourbillon Meteorite Manufacture Platinum is another example. And the Frederique Constant Classic Tourbillon Manufacture as well.