Aletta and Peter Stas start designing their own watch collection.

After 4 years of hard work, the 18th Century Collection is released, equipped with Swiss movements assembled by a Geneva watchmaker.

Frédérique Constant launches the first Heart Beat timepiece featuring an aperture on the dial at 12 o’clock to show the heart of its mechanical movement. The Heart Beat aperture will later become the Brand’s signature.

Aletta and Peter Stas move to Carouge, in Geneva, Switzerland. Frédérique Constant exhibits at Baselworld for the first time.

Frédérique Constant moves its offices from Carouge to a larger production site in Chêne-Bourg.

The “Live your Passion” slogan stands for people like Aletta and Peter Stas who share a passion for success. In the same year, the Brand takes a decisive turn and welcomes Pim Koeslag as part of the development team.

To extend the offer with sports watches and meet a greater number of demands, Aletta and Peter Stas decide to acquire and revive the Swiss watchmaking brand Alpina Watches.

Launch of the first Manufacture calibre of the brand, the FC-910 entirely in-house developed and assembled. To mark the occasion, this first Manufacture movement features the emblematic Heart Beat opening at 6 o’clock.

Inauguration of the new Manufacture building based in Plan-les-Ouates.

Beginning of the partnership with the British car brand Austin-Healey and creation of the dedicated Vintage Rally collection.

Frédérique Constant unveils its first Tourbillon Manufacture limited edition, equipped with the FC-980 Manufacture caliber featuring a silicon escapement. Positioned at 6 o’clock, the tourbillon reminds of the emblematic Frederique Constant’s Heart Beat aperture on the dial.

Frédérique Constant introduces the Runabout collection, inspired by the eponymous boats of the roaring 1920s. In 2013, Frédérique Constant partners with the Riva Historical Society, which is dedicated to preserve these famous wooden boats.

One of Frédérique Constant’s future bestsellers is revealed. Displaying the world’s 24 reference cities’ time zones, it is the perfect watch for businessmen who are traveling constantly. All the functions of the FC-718 Manufacture calibre can be adjusted via the crown only.

The first Swiss Made smartwatch featuring connected functions and presenting an analog dial. The watch is equipped with an electronic module mounted on a quartz calibre, which is linked to the Frédérique Constant Smartwatch App.

Aletta and Peter Stas begin to think about the future of the Frédérique Constant Group and decide to accept Citizen’s acquisition offer.

The conventional flyback mechanism is based on a set of several column wheels that act as a system of clutches. The FC-760 Manufacture calibre that operates the Flyback Chronograph Manufacture dispenses with this complexity, replacing the standard column wheel with a star-shaped wheel (patented). This results in a thinner movement with fewer parts and operations.

Unveiled at the exclusive Carpenter’s Gallery, the Classic Hybrid Manufacture timepiece features connected functions and combines, for the first time in the watchmaking history, a quartz calibre and a mechanical movement.

To increase the production capacity and serve the growing demand and expansion of the Group, an extension was built to the Manufacture, now totalizing 6200 m2. The Manufacture Experience was also created, a museum open to the public which retraces the Frederique Constant’s Group history.

Frédérique Constant continues to move forward with its connected watches and introduces the Smartwatch Vitality line, which reveals a digital screen on demand, and is equipped with an integrated heart rate sensor.

Frederique Constant unveils a technological breakthrough in the field of precision timekeeping. Redefining the principles of mechanical watch regulation, the Slimline Monolithic Manufacture delivers industry-leading precision by ticking ten times faster than most mechanical movements.

A new case design that is sleeker, attaining a more streamlined silhouette.

2023 was a very special year: Frederique Constant’s thirty-fifth anniversary. After initially emerging into a familiar universe full of historic firms, this relative latecomer embarked on a trajectory that’s displayed a rare degree of constancy, winning over all kinds of people from all over the world. In a tribute to the splendour of this ongoing saga, the Manufacture unveiled two Highlife Worldtimer Manufacture watches, one in 18-carat rose gold in a limited edition of 35, the other in an unlimited edition in steel sporting a chocolate-coloured dial.

Frederique Constant’s flagship Classic Moonphase Date Manufacture is restrained, elegant and contemporary, staying true to its traditional DNA even as the collection expands to include three new 40mm, now powered by a new FC-716 movement. This rare, refined, sophisticated and accurate piece is highly reliable, based on a 4hz movement originally developed by Frederique Constant almost ten years ago now.