![]() It is these characteristics that make the partnership between Frédérique Constant and Lake Tahoe and Hélice Classique so apt, so perfect, because the same values and qualities apply to the Runabout watch collection. Yachts that today - as in their heyday - symbolise elegance, sophistication and ageless design. Both events aim to bring together and to pay tribute to many of the remaining Runabout yachts. After the stunning success of the Runabout Chrono-Automatic, Frédérique Constant is now introducing all-new special edition Runabout timepieces in Limited Editions of 1.888 pieces each, in honour of the brand's continued involvement and support of the annual lake Tahoe Concours d Elegance in the USA and the Hélice Classique in Switzerland. Each is limited to 2,888 pieces.Frédérique Constant - Runabout Moonphase 1,888 Limited Edition The Runabout range by Frédérique Constant, designed to pay tribute to the legendary Runabout gentlemen's sports boats of the roaring 20s, and which can be still seen today gracing the waters of lakes such as Lake Geneva, Lake Como and Lake Tahoe. ![]() FC-365RM5B4) retails for $3,195, and the stainless-steel-case version (Ref. The Frederique Constant Runabout Moonphase Automatic in 18k rose-gold-plated steel case (Ref. Finally, these timepieces are available at prices that even non-boat-owners will find accessible. As with their predecessors in the Runabout collection, each watch comes in a specially designed gift box with a miniature replica of the model’s inspiration, a wooden Runabout racing boat. The watches are delivered on “crococalf” leather straps - brown for the rose-gold-plated model and black for the steel - with folding buckles. The movement that powers both versions of the Frederique Constant Runabout Moonphase Automatic is the self-winding Caliber FC-365, with a balance frequency of 28,800 vph, 25 jewels, and a 42-hour power reserve. The two O-rings in the winding crown help make the case water-resistant to 50 meters. The watch’s functions are displayed in a trio of subdials - month at 12 o’clock, date at 3 0’clock, day at 9 o’clock - and in the moon-phase aperture at 6 o’clock. (The flag of the Riva Historical Society, a Milan-based organization dedicated to the preservation of classic wooden boats, is etched into the caseback window.) The silvered dials have a guilloché decoration in the center and applied indices and hour numerals (either rose-gold plated or pearl black). Available in both steel and rose-gold plated versions, and both priced under $4,000, the Frédérique Constant Runabout Moonphase Automatic is this week’s Watch to Watch.īoth versions of the Frédérique Constant Runabout Moonphase Automatic feature a 40-mm round case (11.21 mm thick), with a diamond-hard convex sapphire crystal protecting the dial as well as a sapphire window in the caseback to display the movement. As it has done in previous years, the brand has concurrently produced a new, limited-edition timepiece in its wooden-boat-inspired Runabout collection. For the fifth consecutive year, Frédérique Constant - well-regarded by many collectors for its affordable Swiss watches with mechanical movements - served as a title sponsor for the Lake Tahoe Concours d’Elegance, a renowned event showcasing vintage wooden boats.
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