Three years ago, Frederique Constant built upon its legacy of affordable in-house complications with the launch of the Flyback Chronograph Manufacture in two distinct dial and case versions. This year, the Geneva-based manufacturer adds to the series with two new models whose faces feature two-tone styling, with contrasting silvered subdials against colorful main dials.
Frederique Constant Flyback Chronograph Manufacture (Ref. FC-760NS4H6)
First, the basics: the latest versions of the Frederique Constant Flyback Chronograph Manufacture ? which the company says are designed for improved legibility and a sportier aesthetic from the originals ? come in 42-mm-diameter cases in either stainless steel or rose-gold-plated stainless steel. The tricompax dial, dark blue in the steel model and chocolate brown in the gold-plated one, features subdials at 3, 6, and 9 o?clock for the 30-minute chronograph counter, hand-type date display, and small seconds indicator, respectively. A tachymeter scale, which can be used in conjunction with the flyback chronograph to time events ? is printed on the dial?s outer edge. The new models have contrasting silvered subdials and tachymeter scales.
Secondly, a refresher on what makes the watch’s in-house movement, the self-winding Caliber FC-760, so notable. It’s based on flyback chronographs of the 1930s, using a column wheel rotating on bearings to govern the stopwatch?s start, stop, and reset functions. Unlike conventional column w...