Frederique Constant Flyback FC-760N4H4Manufacture 42mm

FC-760N4H4

 

MOVEMENT

FC-760 Manufacture caliber, automatic, Flyback chronograph with date adjustable by crown. Perlage & Circular Côtes de Genève decoration on the movement. 32 jewels, 38 hours power reserve, 28’800 vph.

 

CASE

Rose gold plated polished and satined stainless steel 3-parts case. Diameter 42 mm. Glass box sapphire crystal. See-through case back. Water-resistant to 5 ATM.

 

DIAL

Navy dial with applied rose gold plated indexes. Hand polished rose gold plated hands.

 

STRAP

Blue alligator strap.

Flyback Chronograph Manufacture (FC-760N4H4)

 

Flyback Chronograph Function

This FC-760 complication is inspired by 1930’s Flyback Chronographs and a desire to go beyond a regular chronograph construction. Whereas the regular chronograph function is used as a stopwatch to measure time during a specific elapsed interval, with a Flyback, a user is able to operate the chronograph without resetting it to zero every time. With the flyback, the chronograph’s hand can be stopped, reset to zero, and restarted with one push of a button. This function is essential for timing an elapsed interval of events during races.

 

Patented Star Wheel

An unmistakable characteristic of high-quality chronographs is a column wheel rotating on bearings to control the three “start, stop and reset” functions. In conventional mechanisms, this component has several columns. In contrast, the caliber FC-760 has no standard-type column wheel, but a star-shaped one. Together with the operating lever, which is controlled by the start/stop push-piece, this component is responsible for the exceptionally smooth operation of the mechanism.

 

 

The Direct “In-Line” Flyback

Pressing the push-piece just once starts the timer again from zero. In this case, the push-piece at 4 o’clock and its associated mechanism cause three tasks to be performed very quickly one after the other: first, the clutch is disengaged; secondly, the chronograph is reset to zero by means of the single-piece hammer, whose sloping surfaces turn the two zero reset hearts so that the hands position themselves vertically again; and thirdly, the clutch engages once more as soon as the push-piece is released. The highly complex sequence of movements involved in this case proceeds directly from the push-piece to the clutch lever. This instant type of flyback is another instance of the unique details of construction of the new caliber FC-760.

 

In-House Movement

This watch features the FC-760 – Mechanical self-winding movement which is 30 mm large and 7.9 mm thick. This movement is made of 233 parts and 32 jewels and runs at 28800 alt/h (4 Hz). This caliber displays Hours, minutes, seconds, date, chronograph and features a Flyback Chronograph.