Frederique Constant SA
Type	Société Anonyme
Founded	1988 by Aletta & Peter Stas
Headquarters	Geneva, Switzerland
Key people	Peter Stas, Managing Director
Industry	Watch manufacturing
Products	Wrist watches
Website	www.frederique-constant.com

Frederique Constant SA is a manufacturer of wrist watches based in Plan-les-Ouates, Geneva. For the art organization see Société Anonyme (art SA generally designates Corporations in various countries mostly those employing Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Geneva (Genève is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and is the most populous city of Romandy (the French -speaking Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Managing director is the term used for the Chief executive of many limited companies in the United Kingdom, Commonwealth and some other English For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" A watch is a timepiece that is made to be worn on a person The term now usually refers to a wristwatch, which is worn on the wrist with a strap or Bracelet. In Marketing, a product is anything that can be offered to a Market that might satisfy a want or need A watch is a timepiece that is made to be worn on a person The term now usually refers to a wristwatch, which is worn on the wrist with a strap or Bracelet. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages A watch is a timepiece that is made to be worn on a person The term now usually refers to a wristwatch, which is worn on the wrist with a strap or Bracelet. Geneva (Genève is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and is the most populous city of Romandy (the French -speaking The company was established in its current form in 1988 by Aletta Bax and Peter Stas and is involved in all the stages of watch production, from initial design to final assembly. The company produced and sold over 55,000 watches in 2006. ^[1]

Frederique Constant Persuasion series

Frederique Constant operates a manufacture in Plan-les-Ouates measuring 3200 square meters, divided over four floors, in the sectors of movement component production, calibre assembly, watch assembly, and extensive quality control. Numerically-controlled machines of the latest generation are located in a large atelier in the basement, where all component manufacturing is concentrated. Calibre and watch assembly, as well as state-of-the-art quality control is primarily organized on the first floor. ^[2]

The Heart Beat Manufacture won the 'Watch of the Year' Award in category up to € 3. 000,- of Horloges Magazine in 2005. ^[3]

Frederique Constant participated in the Only Watch activity to fund important medical research helping children with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Duchenne muscular dystrophy ( DMD) is a severe recessive x-linked form of Muscular dystrophy that is characterized by rapid progression of muscle degeneration eventually ^[4]

In February 2007, Frederique Constant began production of the Silicium escapement wheel (first introduced to the industry by Patek Philippe in 2005. The lever Escapement is a key component of the typical movement found in most mechanical Wristwatches Pocket watches and many small mechanical Patek Philippe & Co is an upscale Swiss watch manufacturer It is currently owned by the Stern family and is led by Henri Stern and his son )^[5]

Sources

1. ^ Swiss Watch News 2006 (English). Retrieved on March 19, 2007.
2. ^ Industrial News (English). Retrieved on March 19, 2007.
3. ^ Horloges Awards 2005 (Dutch). Retrieved on March 19, 2007.
4. ^ Only Watch 05 (English). Retrieved on March 19, 2007.
5. ^ Reinventing the Wheel (English). Retrieved on February 22, 2007.