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For the horlogically inclined, however, the new Hybrid App offers a gold
mine of figures and facts about the performance of the automatic FC-750
caliber. The app’s newly devised Caliber Analytics function will measure the
caliber’s rate, amplitude and beat error. Results are communicated to the
Hybrid App via Bluetooth and can be seen in the form of graphs over time—
not unlike reading taken by a watchmaker.
Once per day (at 4 a.m.) the Analytics function will analyze automatically
(no requested action from the user) the health of the mechanical move-
ment. Once analyzed, at the bottom of the screen a color-coded summary is
displayed on the movement’s health check. Green means all is well and red
means you may need to have the watch checked for service. If it appears that
the mechanical caliber has an issue, you’ll get a notice via the app as well as
through another cloud-based method of your choosing.
For those who also would like to use the Hybrid’s activity functions, the
wearer need only press the pusher on the left side of the case to again choose
from among the activity options, which include Activity/Sleep, Workouts,
Chronometer, Powernap and Battery Indicator.
The Hybrid Manufacture is delivered with a wooden winder box with a
removable charger for the electronic Smartwatch functionality and a winder
rotating box that charges the mainspring in the mechanical caliber. The
removable charger itself is mobile and can be taken out for traveling and used
via a USB cable.
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Frederique Constant is offering four steel-cased versions of the 42mm
Frederique Constant Hybrid Manufacture 3.0. Three feature dials with Roman
numerals while a limited edition (of 888) offers only markers and a black dial
rather than Roman numerals. One of the three models with Roman numerals
and a silvered dial features a rose gold plated steel case. Prices range from
$3,495 to $3,795 for the rose-gold-plated version.