Specifications:
Frederique Constant Flyback
Chronograph Manufacture, brown dial
Reference: FC-760CHC4H4
Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds,
flyback chronograph, date adjustable by
hand, tachymeter
Movement: FC-760 Manufacture caliber,
automatic, flyback chronograph with
date adjustable by the crown, perlage
& circular Côtes de Genève decoration
on the movement, 32 jewels, 38-hour
power reserve, 28’800 alt/h
Case: 42mm rose-gold-plated polished
and satined stainless steel 3-parts case,
glass box sapphire crystal, see-through
caseback. Water-resistant to 50 meters
Dial: Brown dial with applied rose gold
plated indexes, hand-polished rose-
gold-plated hands
Strap: Dark brown alligator leather strap
Specifications:
Frederique Constant Flyback
Chronograph Manufacture, blue dial
Reference: FC-760NS4H6
Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds,
flyback chronograph, date adjustable by
hand, tachymeter
Frederique Constant adds a sportier two-tone look to its flyback chronograph.
THE FREDERIQUE CONSTANT FLYBACK CHRONOGRAPH MANUFACTURE HAS EARNED ACCOLADES
AS POSSIBLY the best-value flyback chronograph watch on the market with a manufacture movement
(FC-760). This 42mm watch debuted in 2017 priced less than $4,000, and still might be the only such
chronograph available at such an attractive price ($4,295 for the current offering).
With the flyback, the chronograph’s hand can be stopped, reset to zero, and restarted with one push of a
button. The function allows for timing an elapsed interval of events during races. Frederique Constant spent
six years developing the caliber prior to its debut, when the brand touted the modular design as one of the
most efficient available as it requires only 96 of its 233 components to be dedicated to the flyback function.
But it’s not simply the watch’s ultra-efficient star-shaped column-wheel flyback chronograph caliber that
draws enthusiasts. The Frederique Constant Flyback Chronograph Manufacture’s retro-inspired dial and
case design also plays a role in advancing the watch’s popularity.
Initially offered with a more classical Roman numeral dial, the watch is now being offered with its first
two-tone dial variations and with the applied, beveled hour markers we’ve seen on this watch in recent
years. Frederique Constant is unveiling the two new options with silvered counters and darker (blue or
brown) surrounding dials, echoing the contrasts seen on many chronographs of the 1960s and 1970s.
The sportier treatment sets the dial’s three-counters (date, 30-minute counter and small seconds) in
stronger contrast to the dial, which also features baton indices and luminous hands.
In the first version, the three counters are set against a chocolate-colored dial with a 42-mm rose-gold
case. The second model features a blue dial with a stainless-steel case. All are fitted with an alligator strap
with a deployant clasp stamped with the Frederique Constant logo.
Price: $4,295.
Movement: FC-760 Manufacture caliber,
automatic, flyback chronograph with
date adjustable by the crown. Perlage
& circular Côtes de Genève decoration
on the movement, 32 jewels, 38-hour
power reserve, 28’800 alt/h
Case: 42mm polished and satined
stainless steel 3-parts case, glass box
sapphire crystal, see-through caseback.
Water-resistant up to 50 meters
Dial: Navy dial with applied silver
indexes, hand-polished silver hands
Strap: Blue alligator leather strap
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