Today I will be flying to Geneva to learn how to make a watch and one of you will be joining me. If you recall back in December 2012 our monthly giveaway was for either a Frederique Constant (or Alpina) watch, or the chance to travel to Geneva and build your own watch and take it home with you.
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Watch Winner Review: Frederique Constant Peking To Paris Chronograph
Thanks to David B. who was the winner of a Frederique Constant watch back in the December 2012 holiday giveaway. For his winning watch he chose a Peking To Paris Chronograph. After living with it for a little while he had the following watch review report to make for his fellow readers…
Watch Winner Report: Frederique Constant Classics 315
Below you’ll find a watch winner report from Caroline H., who was one of three lucky winners in the December 2012 aBlogtoWatch Frederique Constant trip and watches giveaway.
Frederique Constant Trip & Watches Giveaway Winners
Announcing the winners of the 2012 holiday watch and trip giveaway by Frederique Constant.
LAST CHANCE: Frederique Constant Watch Making Trip + Watches Giveaway
Have you entered the December 2012 holiday giveaway on aBlogtoWatch? Second and third place winners get their choice of Frederique Constant or Alpina watches while the first place winner gets an all-expenses paid trip to Geneva to build and take home their very own watch with an in-house made movement.
GIVEAWAY: Travel To Geneva, Build An In-House Frederique Constant, Keep The Watch
aBlogtoWatch and Swiss watch maker Frederique Constant present you with a very special giveaway opportunity. This month you can win an all-expenses paid trip to Geneva, Switzerland to visit the Frederique Constant/Alpina manufacture.
Get ‘Em Early: A Marketing Plan For Raising Watch Lovers
While at Baselworld 2012, I had an interesting idea. It wasn’t totally unique, and I certainly didn’t come up with it originally. I did however stumble upon a solution for a huge problem with the watch industry and a great way to solve it. Something that to my knowledge isn’t really being done with any [...]
Frederique Constant Heart Beat Manufacture Dual Time Automatic Watch
Frederique Constant’s newest watch with an in-house made movement is both useful and attractive. Building upon their core in-house automatic with an “open heart” display of the escapement, this newer model with the Caliber FC-938 automatic boasts the time with a second time zone in a subsidiary dial. Making for a good traveler’s watch, the [...]
All The Only Watch 2011 Auction Pieces
Here is a (growing) comprehensive list of all the one-of-a-kind watches made and donated by brands to the 2011 edition of the Only Watch charity auction to be held in Monaco in September. As of writing there are 34 participating Only Watch 2011 brands that will offer a piece for auction. The below list will [...]
Frederique Constant Healey Chrono Watch Review
As the official timer of the “Healey Challenge” race in the UK, Frederique Constant has been making Austin Healey themed timepieces for a little while now…
Frederique Constant Maxime Manufacture Watches Hands-On
Back in 2009 I wrote about the in-house FC-700 automatic movement by Frederique Constant, as well as the Maxime Manufacture watch that it came in. Since then Frederique Constant released the Maxime Manufacture watch (in steel at 42mm wide), and the Maxime Manufacture Lady (in various materials at 39mm wide). Here you see images of [...]
The 2010 Watch Buyer’s Holiday Gift Guide
So you want to buy a watch? Be it for yourself or as a gift to someone else, the following guide will help you this holiday season with a number of good choices, brands, and suggestions for various types of people. This guide is designed to lead you in the right direction when making a [...]
Frederique Constant Healey Chrono Automatic Watch For 2010
For a few years now Frederique Constant has been in cahoots with the UK based Healey Challenge. An annual race operated by the Healey Drivers Club. What does Frederique Constant get do in this scene? Well make special limited edition watches that might be of interesting ti the Healey divers. I actually wrote about their [...]
HourTime Show Podcast Episode 4 – Tourbillons, Dos/Don’ts, Holiday Shopping + a Contest!
Episode 4 of the quickly growing HourTime watch chat podcast show is up. This time we talk about why all the fuss with tourbillon watches, dos and don’ts with watch wearing, and the beginning of our holiday watch buying tips. We start out with learning about what tourbillons are, what they do, why they exist, [...]
Frederique Constant Maxime Manufacture Watch Collection At Basel + Video
Frederique Constant has something to be proud about. At the very least it should be something that is exiting to fine watch consumers. While not the only company to offer relatively low cost in-house made movements, their new Maxine Manufacture Collection watches are beautifully made and feature a totally in-house made Swiss movement for under 2000 [...]
Frederique Constant Austin Healey Limited Edition Gets Tribute Watch Right
Watch makers like to attach themselves to cars whenever possible. Not that watches are like cars, but the idea is that people who appreciate cars can probably also appreciate watches. I have an idea why that is. Most cars can take you from “a to point b.” Likewise, most watches will tell you the time. [...]
