Frédérique Constant

Frédérique Constant is a Geneva watchmaker founded in 1988 by Peter and Aletta Stas to make Swiss mechanical watches with in-house movements at comparatively accessible prices. Its Heart Beat design, framing the balance wheel through a dial aperture, launched in 1994, and the first in-house calibre followed in 2004. Collections span Classics, Slimline, Manufacture and the integrated-bracelet Highlife, alongside perpetual calendars and tourbillons. The company has belonged to Japan's Citizen Watch Group since 2016 and also owns Alpina and Ateliers deMonaco.