Introducing The Frederique Constant Vintage Rally Healey Chronograph
Inspired by the aesthetics of classic automobiles, its elegant curves and design, these novelties express a perfect pairing between the automobile and watch world.
Perfectly in line with the performance of Austin Healey automobiles, Frederique Constant launches each year limited Vintage Rally timepieces inspired by the Manufacture’s passion for racing. This collaboration celebrates the long-term partnership of fourteen years of the two prestigious brands, where craftsmanship and high-precision are at the heart of their common values.
These novelties embody the alliance of timeless watchmaking know-how and the expertise of automobile engineering. The timepieces reflect shared values: a passion for racing, performance, backed by excellence.
Design & Technical specifications
Each of the three new model versions picks up the DNA from the iconic design of the 1960s British automobiles, paying tribute to their classic design.
Featured with a 42mm diameter stainless steel or rose gold plated case, it provides enough space for readability. The use of stainless steel delivers outstanding results in terms of weight and resistance.
The convex sapphire crystal over the dial resists to shocks and scratches, making it an ideal material when subjected to the stress of racing. It is up to 5 meters water resistant and makes an ideal partner for the outdoors environment.
On the dial side, the colors displayed are green with white counters, silver with grey counters and navy with white counters. The hands and Arabic numerals on the dial are enhanced by luminous treatment, thus enabling intuitive reading by day or night. It displays a date window at 3 o’clock, the Healey logo at 6 o’clock and a seconds window at 9 o’clock.
The collector can admire the FC-397 automatic chronograph movement with the see-through case back. The 25 jewels Swiss-made caliber, beating at 28’800 per hour, delivers 46h of power reserve. An outsourced movement is responsible for indicating the hours, minutes, seconds and date functions. It also powers the measurement of elapsed time by means of the chronograph, which is started and stopped by the pusher at the 2 o’clock position, and the pusher at 4 allows you to reset the chronograph counters to zero.
The leather straps are perforated in the style of driving gloves, which adds a sportive and elegant look to the wrist.
Limited to just 2’888 pieces, the Vintage Rally Healey Chronograph comes with a luxurious gift box including a Healey NOJ393 miniature automobile. There’s a sporty nature to these limited edition watches, fit for anyone who lives and breathes the excitement of racing sports.
Frederique Constant Vintage Rally Healey Chronograph Ref. FC-397HGR5B6
Technical specifications:
Case: Polished stainless steel 2-parts case, diameter of 42 mm; Convex sapphire crystal; See-through case back; Water-resistant to 5 ATM
Movement: FC-397 Automatic chronograph movement; 28’800 alt/h, 25 jewels, 46h power reserve
Dial: Green color dial with white counters and silver applied indexes with luminous; Hand polished silver hour and minute hands with luminous and red second and counter hands
Strap: Green racing leather strap
Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds, mechanical chronograph
Limited edition 2 888 pcs
Frederique Constant Vintage Rally Healey Chronograph Ref. FC-397HSG5B6
Technical specifications:
Case: Polished stainless steel 2-parts case, diameter of 42 mm; Convex sapphire crystal; See-through case back; Water-resistant to 5 ATM
Movement: FC-397 Automatic chronograph movement; 28’800 alt/h, 25 jewels, 46h power reserve
Dial: Silver color dial with grey counters and silver applied indexes with luminous; Hand polished silver hour and minute hands with luminous and purple second and counter hands
Strap: Grey racing leather strap
Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds, mechanical chronograph
Limited edition 2 888 pcs
Frederique Constant Vintage Rally Healey Chronograph Ref. FC-397HN5B4
Technical specifications:
Case: Rose Gold Plated polished stainless steel 2-parts case, diameter of 42 mm; Convex sapphire crystal; See-through case back; Water-resistant to 5 ATM
Movement: FC-397 Automatic chronograph movement; 28’800 alt/h, 25 jewels, 46h power reserve
Dial: Navy color dial with white counters and rose gold plated applied indexes with luminous; Hand polished rose gold plated hour and minute hands with luminous and red second and counter hands
Strap: Navy racing leather strap
Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds, mechanical chronograph
Limited edition 2 888 pcs
The price for the Frederique Constant Vintage Rally Healey Chronograph is 2,595 CHF/ 2,595 EUR/ 2,795 USD for the polished stainless steel version and 2,895 CHF/ 2,895 EUR/ 3,095 USD for the Rose Gold Plated polished stainless steel version.
