Quick specs Frederique Constant Classic Tourbillon Manufacture Aventurine
Price: $ 39,995 | € 39.995 | £ 36,395 | CHF 39’995
Size: 39 mm
Reference: FC-980AV3H8 – limited to 36 pieces
A new iteration of the Classic Tourbillon is the Frederique Constant Classic Tourbillon Manufacture Aventurine. So, the dial is from a mineral quartz variant called aventurine. Aventurine is translucent and have mineral inclusions providing a shimmering and glistening effect. Here it has a dark blue hue, a perfect combination with the white gold case.
This case measures 39 millimeters in diameter and has a classic onion shaped crown. Applied on the single-piece blue aventurine dial there are silver colored diamond cut indexes, paired with hand-polished silver colored hour and minute hands. The one-minute tourbillon at the 6 o’clock position has the limited number of the watch engraved on the bridge. And it also includes the small seconds function.
The Frederique Constant Classic Tourbillon Manufacture Aventurine has a power reserve of 38 hours
Inside the Frederique Constant Classic Tourbillon Manufacture Aventurine runs the Frederique Constant caliber FC-980-4, launched in 2023. It features beading on the bridges, hand-bevelled chamfers, straight-grained flanks and mirror polish. The escapement wheel and anchor are silicon, and the power reserve of this automatic is 38 hours.
This FC is limited to 36 pieces and comes on a navy blue alligator leather strap with tone-on-tone stitching. The limited edition number is also engraved on the case back.
| Technical data and specifications of the Frederique Constant Classic Tourbillon Manufacture Aventurine |
| Reference number: FC-980AV3H8 – limited to 36 pieces |
| Movement: Frederique Constant caliber FC-980-4 | Automatic | Diameter: 30 mm (13¼ lignes) | Thickness: 5.7 mm | Frequency: 28,800 vph (4 Hz) | Parts: 183 | Jewels: 33 | Silicon escapement wheel and anchor | Hours, minutes, small seconds (on tourbillon), tourbillon | Power reserve: 38 hours |
| Case and dial: 39 mm | Polished 18K white gold | Thickness: 10.99 mm | Anti-reflective convex sapphire crystal | Blue aventurine dial | Hand-polished silver colored hour, minute and small seconds hands | Applied silver colored diamond cut indexes | Engraved sapphire case back | Water resistance: 3 ATM / 3 bar / 30 meters / 100 feet |
| Strap: Navy blue alligator leather strap with tone-on-tone stitching | Folding buckle |
| Price Frederique Constant Classic Tourbillon Manufacture Aventurine: $ 39,995 | € 39.995 | £ 36,395 | CHF 39’995 |
| Website: www.frederiqueconstant.com |