Frederique Constant
For those who appreciate elegance and quality at a reasonable price.
Founded in 1988 in Switzerland, Frédérique Constant is known for its accessible luxury watches that combine classic design with modern technology. The brand positions itself as an affordable option within the Swiss watch market, appealing to those who appreciate craftsmanship without breaking the bank.
Country
Switzerland
Founder
Peter Stas & Aletta Stas-Bax
Positioning
accessible-luxury, dress-watch
About Frédérique Constant
Frédérique Constant was founded in 1988 in Geneva by Dutch couple Peter Stas and Aletta Stas-Bax, who named the brand after their great-grandfathers. The founding idea was explicit: build genuine Swiss mechanical watches priced for a broad audience rather than restricted to established connoisseurs. Its first collection of six models launched in 1992, using outsourced Swiss movements.
Building Manufacture Credibility
The Heart Beat, launched in 1994 with a cut-out dial exposing the balance wheel, became the brand's signature model. In 2004, the FC-910 became its first in-house caliber, followed over the next decade by an in-house worldtimer, tourbillon, and perpetual calendar — an unusually deep manufacture ambition for a brand at this price point.
Where Frédérique Constant Sits Today
Citizen acquired Frédérique Constant in 2016, alongside sister brands Alpina and DeMonaco, with the Stas founders retained in management. It remains positioned as an entry point into genuine Swiss mechanical ownership, priced well below the manufacture-movement brands it's mechanically closest to.
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- Classics — 200MC14
- Classics Ultra Slim Ladies — 200S6B
- Classics Carrée Ladies — 200MC26B
- Classics Moonphase — 206RGR3S6
- Classics Slimline Ladies Moonphase — 206RS1S6
- Classics Carrée Small Seconds — 235S2C6
- Classics Carrée Calendar Moonphase — 265N4C6
- Slimline Moonphase — 206MPND1S6
- Classics Carrée Calendar Moonphase — 265S4C5
- Classics — 270SW4P26
- Classics — 292MC4P6
- Classics Moneta Moonphase — 206B3S6
- Classics Carrée Small Seconds — 235S2C5B
- Classics Quartz Chronographe Triple calendrier — 296SW5B6
- Classics Moneta Solarmetre — 120BRG3S6
- Classics Art Déco Round — 200MPW2AR6B
- Classics Index Automatic — 303NB5B6
- Classics Moneta Moonphase — 206B3S5
- Classics Carrée — 303N4C26
- Highlife Ladies — 240BGD2NH6B
- Classics Manchette — 200GR1MC6B
- Classics Index Small Seconds — 530CR3B6B
- Highlife Ladies — 303WG2NH6B
- Vintage Rally Healey — 303HLBN3B6
- Classics Heart Beat — 310MC5B6
- Classics Carrée Heart Beat — 311N4C26
- Classics Carree Moonphase — 333N4C6
- Vintage Rally Healey — 301HGRS5B26
- Classics Manchette — 200ONB1MC5B
- Classics Première Automatique — 301N3B6
- Classics Première Europe Edition — 301SAL3B6
- Highlife — 303BL3NH6B
- Highlife COSC — 303N4NH6B
- Highlife — 310B4NH6B
- Highlife Ladies Heart Beat — 310SD2NH6B
- Classics Heart Beat Moonphase — 335MC4P6
- Classics Heart Beat Moonphase — 335MC4P5
- Highlife Ladies Heart Beat — 310VD2NH2B
- Highlife Ladies Heart Beat — 310MPGRD2NH4B
- Vintage Rally Healey Chronographe — FC-397HLBN5B6
- Classic Date — FC706B3H6
- Highlife Chronographe Automatique — 391SB4NH6B
- Highlife Ladies Sparkling — 303LBSD2NHD6B
- Classic Moonphase Date — FC716GR3H6
- Classics Worldtimer — 718N4H6
- Highlife Worldtimer Manufacture — 718C4NH6
- Classics Worldtimer Manufacture — FC-719BLW3H6
- Classic Power Reserve Big Date — FC-735N3H6
- Classics Worldtimer Manufacture — 718LA4H6
- Classic Tourbillon Manufacture — FC-980GR3H6
- Classic Moonphase Date — FC-716S3H9
- Classic Tourbillon Manufacture — FC-980G3H9
- Highlife Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar Manufacture — 975BL4NH6B