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Frederique Constant helps celebrate this July 4th with a red, white, and blue U.S.-exclusive limited edition worldtimer. The Geneva-based watchmaker issues it's 42mm steel-cased Classics Worldtimer Manufacture: Summer of 76 as a limited edition of seventy-six pieces to commemorate U.S. Independence Day.
With a red seconds hand and date accent, blue hands, blue dial, and an appropriately hued trio of straps, the new watch clearly favors the colors of the American flag. And to underscore its American tribute, each watch will be sold with a red alligator leather strap with off-white stitching, a white alligator leather strap, and a blue rubber strap.
Not enough July 4 references? Check out the red star that replaces the 4 in the date display and the American flag amid the U.S. cities listed on the 24-hour time flange.
Ten-year anniversary
First seen ten years ago, the Classics Worldtimer Manufacture has been one of the watchmaker’s best sellers, combining classical world time functionality with a contemporary display – and a surprisingly affordable price tag. Collectors have also been drawn to its in-house traditional world time movement (the FC-718 automatic caliber), a rare feature in a watch priced less than $5,000.
Like its pricier counterparts, this worldtimer allows its wearer to read the time in the twenty-four cities that represent the global time zones of reference, all with an immediate indication of daytime or nighttime. And all Classics Worldtimer indications are set with the crown. This means that a traveler need not worry about changing the time as he or she enters another time zone. The local time (by central hands) and the domestic time (by the moving disk) are automatically synchronized with each other.
This latest worldtimer is the third made by Frederique Constant to celebrate the watch’s tenth anniversary. The watchmaker says that this U.S. exclusive edition shows “the importance of the U.S. market for the brand.”
Frederique Constant will offer the Classics Worldtimer Manufacture: Summer of 76 as a limited edition of seventy-six, with pre-ordering now for delivery in November.
Price: $4,795.
Specifications: Frederique Constant Classics Worldtimer Manufacture: Summer of 76
(FC-718USWM4H6, limited edition of 76)
Movement: Automatic FC-718 in-house caliber with all functions adjustable by the crown. Perlage & circular Côtes de Genève decorations, 38-hour power reserve, 28,800 alt/h.
Case: Polished 42mm by 12.1mm stainless steel three-part. Scratch-resistant and anti-reflective convex sapphire crystal, see-through case back, water-resistant to 30 meters.
Dial: Light blue and silver with globe decoration, black pearl color applied indexes filled with white luminous treatment, 24H disc with day (white) & night (blue) indication, white city disc with 24 cities and U.S. flag. A hand-polished blue color hour and minute hands Hand-polished red color second hand. Light blue date counter at 6 o’clock with sunray guilloché decoration in the center, hand-polished silver color hand, and a red star replacing the number 4.
Strap: Red alligator leather with off-white stitching. Includes an additional white alligator leather strap and a blue rubber strap.
Price: $4,795. Limited to 76 pieces.
