Introducing the Frederique Constant Classics Heart Beat Manufacture Limited Edition

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Today Frederique Constant has become something of an industrial powerhouse known for its ability to produce high complications such as perpetual calendars and tourbillons at highly accessible prices, but the Classics Heart Beat remains a cornerstone of the brand, and one that has marked its evolution over the years. Launched in 1994, the Classic Heart Beat was the brand’s posterchild during the mechanical renaissance. It came by its name for bearing a distinct aperture on the dial that exposed the heart of a mechanical watch – the pulsing balance wheel.

Thereafter, and earlier than many of its contemporaries, Frederique Constant began development of its first manufacture movement, the FC-910 caliber, which made its debut in the Heart Beat model in 2004. A few years later, the movement was replaced by the first self-winding calibre, the FC-930. Since then, the Heart Beat Manufacture has remained a staple in the catalogue in a variety of forms including the Silicium Heart Beat equipped with a silicon escapement which was launched in 2014 to mark 10 years of the model. It is worth noting that the brand continues to produce the Heart Beat with a self-winding Sellita movement, distinguished by the balance being located at 12 o’clock instead of six, alongside the Heart Beat Manufacture. Today Frederique Constant has unveiled a pair of Classics Heart Beat Manufacture limited editions with an entirely new look.