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Highlife Perpetual Calendar Manufacture Swiss Made watchmaking excellence

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Highlife Perpetual Calendar Manufacture Swiss Made watchmaking excellence

The Highlife Perpetual Calendar Manufacture epitomises this approach. “Highlife” is the revival of a legendary line, part of an historic collection that has shaped the face of luxurious and affordable contemporary Swiss Made watchmaking. “Perpetual Calendar” describes a level of complication to which few brands have access, an indication of technical mastery patiently acquired over the course of more than 30 years’ watchmaking experience. Finally, “Manufacture” is a declaration, about belonging to an exclusive club of watchmakers capable of designing, producing, assembling and testing their own timepieces.

Complete with a perpetual calendar, this piece is powered by the Manufacture FC-775 caliber, a self-winding mechanical movement. Beating at a frequency of 28,800 vph, it has a power reserve of 38 hours. Its perlage and Côtes de Genève can be seen through the sapphire crystal caseback.

As for the dial, the Highlife Perpetual Calendar Manufacture is characterised by three counters: day at 9 o’clock, month and leap year at 12 o’clock, date at 3 o’clock. A moon phase at 6 o’clock completes the set. Discreet controllers placed in the middle of the case make it possible, as with the crown, to adjust all the indications. For optimum legibility, the hand-polished hands and index hour markers are tinged with luminescent material.

Three different variations of the Highlife Perpetual Calendar Manufacture are already available. The first is characterised by two-tone styling, combining steel and rose gold plating on the bezel, bracelet and crown. Out of the white decorated dial come rose gold-plated hands and index hour markers. The piece is also supplied with a textured black rubber strap featuring a rose gold-plated buckle.

The second version is mostly plain blue with silver hands the same colour as the index hour markers. The original steel bracelet is complemented by a second blue rubber strap with a steel pin buckle.

Finally, the third version comes with a black leather strap, complemented by a second rubber strap, also in black. Modern and refined, the piece features a white dial with silvered index hour markers and hands, filled with luminescent material.

Frederique Constant Highlife Perpetual Calendar Manufacture

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Highlife Perpetual Calendar Manufacture

Highlife Perpetual Calendar Manufacture

RRP 8’795€

Reference                FC-775V4NH2B

Functions                Hours, minutes, moonphase, date, day, month, leap year

Movement                FC-775 Manufacture caliber, automatic, perpetual calendar

                                   Perlage & circular Côtes de Genève decoration on movement

                                   26 jewels, 38-hour power reserve, 28’800 alt/h

Case                          Polished stainless steel and rose gold-plated 3-parts case

                                  Diameter of 41mm

                                   Convex sapphire crystal with anti-glare coating on both sides.

                                   See-through case back

                                   Water-resistant up to 5 ATM

Dial                            Silver color dial, globe decoration and rose gold-plated applied indexes with white                                   luminous treatment

                                   Hand-polished rose gold-plated hands with white luminous treatment

Bracelet                    Stainless steel and rose gold-plated bracelet

                                  One extra rubber strap is coming with the watch

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Highlife Perpetual Calendar Manufacture

Highlife Perpetual Calendar Manufacture

RRP 8’595€

Reference                FC-775N4NH6B

Functions                Hours, minutes, moonphase, date, day, month, leap year

Movement                FC-775 Manufacture caliber, automatic, perpetual calendar

                                   Perlage & circular Côtes de Genève decoration on movement

                                   26 jewels, 38-hour power reserve, 28’800 alt/h

Case                          Polished stainless steel 3-parts case

                                  Diameter of 41mm

                                   Convex sapphire crystal with anti-glare coating on both sides.

                                   See-through case back

                                   Water-resistant up to 5 ATM

Dial                            Navy blue dial, globe decoration and silver color applied indexes with white luminous                                   treatment

                                   Hand-polished silver color hands with white luminous treatment

Bracelet                    Stainless steel bracelet

                                  One extra rubber strap is coming with the watch

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Highlife Perpetual Calendar Manufacture

Highlife Perpetual Calendar Manufacture

RRP 8’495€

Reference                FC-775S4NH6

Functions                Hours, minutes, moonphase, date, day, month, leap year

Movement                FC-775 Manufacture caliber, automatic, perpetual calendar

                                   Perlage & circular Côtes de Genève decoration on movement

                                   26 jewels, 38-hour power reserve, 28’800 alt/h

Case                          Polished stainless steel 3-parts case

                                  Diameter of 41mm

                                   Convex sapphire crystal with anti-glare coating on both sides.

                                   See-through case back

                                   Water-resistant up to 5 ATM

Dial                            Silver color dial, globe decoration and silver color applied indexes with white luminous                                   treatment

                                   Hand-polished silver color hands with white luminous treatment

Bracelet                    Black alligator leather strap

                                  One extra rubber strap is coming with the watch

SOURCE: Frederique Constant

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