Frederique Constant Flyback Chronograph Manufacture

Now, for the third time, and in response to demand from collectors, Frederique Constant presents two new variations on its Flyback Chronograph Manufacture collection. This timepiece, destined for the discerning chronograph enthusiast, was developed, manufactured and assembled in its entirety in-house at the Geneva manufacture. The individuality and intricacy of the collection make it highly desirable among lovers of the chronograph. A history rooted in the origins of the chronograph The flyback was one of the first features to be added to the chronograph during the 1930s. A straightforward concept, it allows the chronograph to be stopped, reset and restarted with a single press of the push-piece, rather than three successive presses. And yet this ingenious idea, which comes into its own when timing successive races at sporting events, is underpinned by a truly sophisticated mechanism. While the chronograph’s stop, reset and restart functions were originally controlled by pressing two push-pieces in sequence, in flyback mode, a single press of the push-piece engages all three operations simultaneously.

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 hours, minutes, seconds, flyback chronograph, date by hand, tachymeter

CASE Polished and satined stainless steel 3-parts case diameter of 42 mm glass box sapphire crystal see-through case-back water-resistant up to 5 atm.

DIAL Navy dial with applied silver indexes hand-polished silver hands with white luminous treatment.

STRAP Blue mississippiensis alligator leather strap.