Frederique Constant’s Classics Index Automatic Heart Beat watch

Frederique Constant is introducing 6 new models in 2018. The brand is revisiting some of its best-selling pieces representing minimalism to the core, through its 40 mm polished stainless steel or rose gold-plated discreet case, its exquisite but stylish dial featuring Guilloché decoration and applied Roman numeral indexes.

Classics Index Automatic 

Frederique Constant’s Classics line is fitted with FC-303 automatic movement and a 38-hour power reserve. The Navy blue or light grey dial is embellished with Guilloché decoration featuring hours, minutes, seconds and date opening at 3 o’clock. The watch is offered in polished stainless steel, 40 mm size either with a croco calf leather bracelet or with a polished stainless-steel bracelet for the Navy-blue stainless-steel model.

Classics Index Automatic Heart Beat 

The first Heartbeat timepiece was launched in 1994 and quickly became an iconic signature of the brand. The purpose of the Heart Beat development was to show that these models were mechanical. With this in mind, the company added an aperture at the position of the balance wheel to show the beauty of the mechanical movement, of its “heartbeat”. At the time, this very innovative creation allowed Frederique Constant to demonstrate its watchmaking skills with clever ingenuity.

Holding the FC-310 Heart Beat automatic movement, this timepiece showcases an elaborately decorated silver-colored dial, with its classic sunray Guilloché style and accentuated with traditional Roman numerals indexes. The emblematic aperture at 12 o’clock, signature of the Heart Beat timepieces reveals the escapement in continuous motion whereas the see-through back-case exposes the finely decorated movement. This extraordinary watch combines all the components of a high-end luxury timepiece while remaining extremely affordable for those who wish to enter the exclusive world of haute horlogerie.

Nomos Glashütte Orion Neomatik 41 Date Olive Gold

As one of the brand’s earliest models, which formed the first family of Nomos Glashütte watches in 1992, Orion can rightfully stake its claim as a classic timepiece. The model was long available exclusively with manual winding, since only a very thin movement could be housed in its elegantly domed stainless steel case.

With the new Update series, which introduced a new neomatik date caliber (DUW 6101), the still super-slender Orion grew to a diameter of 41 millimeters. Winding occurs with the smallest movements of the wrist, allowing the date and time to be displayed automatically.

The convenient date function on the ultra-thin neomatik date caliber in Orion Update models is easy to adjust in either direction. The date window, created specifically for this model, completes the sleek design. Domed sapphire glass above and below adds invisible strength to this fine Nomos watch. The dial and case of Orion are curved, while the lugs are tailored to fit the wrist.

The Orion neomatik 41 date midnight blue and Orion neomatik 41 date olive gold are the latest additions to the Nomos Update series available in stores and online at nomos-glashuette.com.