Frederique Constant FC-397HLBN5B6

Since the late 1980s, Frédérique Constant has pursued a strategy uncommon among independent Swiss brands: developing its own movements rather than relying solely on established suppliers. Its manufacture calibres, including the FC-910 family, are engineered and assembled at the company's Plan-les-Ouates facility outside Geneva. This in-house capability lets the brand offer complications — perpetual calendars, tourbillons, worldtimers — at price points that undercut most manufacture-grade competitors. The company has always positioned itself between the mass-market Swiss brands and the historic haute horlogerie houses, aiming to make real mechanical craftsmanship approachable without diluting the engineering behind it.

Reference: FC-397HLBN5B6
Movement: Automatic
Case: Steel, 42 mm
Water resistance: 50 m
Year: 2026 — Full set