Emerging in the exclusive niche of highly customised watches, Swiss brand Frederique Constant unveils the unique Classic Tourbillon Manufacture ‘Julie’, offering a glimpse into the brand’s future personalisation prospects. Custom pieces have always been part and parcel of Swiss horology, normally the domain of exclusive manufacturers or smaller artisanal studios, who enjoy a flexibility often out of reach for larger, mainstream brands. Yet, Frederique Constant ingeniously breaches this divide, while maintaining its standing in the high-end watch market.
Technically, the ‘Julie’ tourbillon is much like the standard Classic Tourbillon Manufacture, embodying an elegant take on the tourbillon and showcasing availability in several iterations including rose gold, stainless steel, and diverse dial types. The ‘Julie’ also adheres to the original design philosophy with its clean lines and compact case.
Tissot’s PRX collection is renowned for its diversity, with options ranging from classic automatic to quartz models, and even various materials like titanium, damascuss steel, and carbon. Not to mention the assortment of colors, sizes, and limited editions. Now, Tissot enhances the collection further with a newly available white mother-of-pearl dial for the larger-sized PRX 40mm Powermatic 80 automatic watch
This new variant consists of an iridescent 40mm Mother-of-Pearl (MoP) dial, first introduced in the more compact 35mm model of the PRX. This eye-catching dial, blending a light tone with a distinctive waffle-like pattern, creates an appealing depth, demonstrating that the MoP is not exclusively for feminine watches.
The new variant particularly maintains the classic characteristic elements of the PRX collection, like the tapisserie effect and applied metallic markers and facetted hands with Super-LumiNova. The watch displays time-and-date neatly framed by a metallic element at 3 o’clock.