Introducing the Frederique Constant Classics Automatic 24HR
It?s kind of odd that 24-hour dial watches are a rarity. Sure, in the US, we say X am or X pm, but globally, many countries use the 24-clock as a reference. Moreover, unless your watch has a secondary 24-hour complication or an am/pm indicator, the latter of which is rarer still, a 12-hour dial does nothing to indicate what part of the day you are in! Yes, you could look outside, but what if that wasn?t an option" What if you were in a cave" Or underwater" Or in a casino with no windows" The point is, 24-hour dials get around this issue by design. Oh, and for those of us who are all-to-used to 12-hour time, when traveling a 24-hour reference is incredibly helpful.
The Frederique Constant Classics Automatic 24HR Gray dial in its natural environment Well, if you find yourself aching for time on the 24-hour scale, you?ll be excited to see Frederique Constants? newest offering, the Classics Automatic 24HR. Based on a line of, as you likely guess, classically inspired watches that seem to mix a little bit of everything into admittedly handsome packages, the new 24HR model takes a decidedly sportier approach.
At 43mm with lumed Alpha hands, the 24HR seems a bit more like it belongs in the Alpina collection than Frederique Constant, but is very handsome nevertheless. In addition to an appealing Clou de Paris texture, the dial features applied markers at cardinal positions and contrasting printed indexes that imbue an overall technical feel. The standout deta...
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