In 2020, Frederique Constant resurrected and substantially revamped its Highlife collection, which it first rolled out at the turn of the millennium. This year, the Genevan maison known for its embrace of affordable luxury adds to the contemporary family, equipping its newest member with the in-house world-time caliber that it launched back in 2014. Here’s a look at the new Highlife Worldtimer Manufacture.

Highlife Worldtimer Manufacture (Ref. FC-718N4NH6B)

The watch’s 41-mm tripartite steel case has a combination of brushed and polished finishes and measures 12.9 mm thick. Beneath its convex sapphire crystal is a newly designed dial with a streamlined, engraved globe motif ? an “ode to travel,” according to the brand, and a visual distinction that sets this new timepiece apart from the Classic Worldtimer Manufacture models that preceded it, which were notable for their more complex, map-like dials. The dial is predominantly blue, with silver-colored applied indices and luminous-treated, hand-polished hands. On its periphery is a city ring with 24 time zones represented, and an inner 24-hour ring divided into day (white) and night (blue) sectors to easily identify what time of day it is anywhere in the world. At 6 o’clock is a date indicator with a sunray guilloché finish.
The blue dial has a globe motif and a guilloché-treated date display.

The movement is Frederique Constant’s automatic Caliber FC-718, which the company pr...