Frederique Constant

Dec 13, 2022

A watch to watch for: Frederique Constant Classics Worldtimer Manufacture Globetrotter Edition A true travel icon, the Frederique Constant Classics Worldtimer Manufacture has been one of the brand’s most-sold timepieces since 2012, and has been widely acclaimed by the watchmaking community. After ten years of accompanying travelers around the globe, Frederique Constant presents the eye-catching full black Classics Worldtimer Manufacture Globetrotter Edition—limited to only 300 pieces worldwide. All dressed up in black  Commemorating the watch’s 10th anniversary and supporting Black November, Frederique Constant opted for a striking full black design. With a 42 mm diameter sandblasted PVD titanium coated case, the Classics Worldtimer Manufacture Globetrotter Edition features a black dial representing the planisphere in relief, the oceans being enlightened by a sunray finishing. At 6 o’clock, an elegant sunray guilloché subdial displays the date thanks to a hand-polished black hand, also matching the hour, minute and seconds hands. The only elements featured in white are the airport codes on the city disc, the day indication of the 24H disk, and the applied indexes. The latter, as well as the hour and minute hands, are filled with luminous treatment to ensure perfect readability, even at night. The watch is worn on a black alligator strap with a folding buckle, decorated with the emblematic seal of the Frederique Constant Manufacture, an eternal passport for escape. The world within reach  A perfect watch to travel the world easily, all the features (hours, minutes, date, Worldtimer) of the Classic Worldtimer Manufacture can be adjusted using the crown, thanks to an ingenious three-notch system. The first winds the watch. The second adjusts the date (upwards) and the reference city (downwards). The third adjusts the time in the central display. Simple and intuitive, the Classics Worldtimer Manufacture Globetrotter Edition allows the wearer to cross time zones concentrating only on their discovery of the world, without having to worry about the time read: local time (with the central hands) and home time (via the mobile flange) are automatically synchronised with each other. No need either to make an effort to differentiate the day-time zones from the night-time zones: the two disc colours surrounding the globe (dark for the night, white for the day) naturally indicate them, by the two consecutive 12-hour segments opposite the reference cities in question. As for all Frederique Constant Manufacture collection timepieces, the FC-718 movement in the new Classic Worldtimer Manufacture has been decorated with fine perlage decoration visible through a sapphire crystal caseback that is guaranteed water-resistant to 5 ATM. The informed observer will admire the blued screws in the movement and the rose gold-plated hollowed-out oscillating weight adorned with vertical satin-finishing and “Frederique Constant Manufacture” engraving. Watch out for the Frederique Constant Classics Worldtimer Manufacture Globetrotter Edition, arriving soon on Philippine shores this 2023. Follow Tempus on FB and IG to stay updated. Frederique Constant is sold online and in stores at Frederique Constant Podium and at Tempus Boutiques in SM Mall of Asia, City of Dreams Manila, Ayala Center Cebu, and SM Lanang Premier. Tempus is a retail concept of Wizer Industries, Inc.