{"id":26614,"date":"2021-04-19T10:11:09","date_gmt":"2021-04-19T10:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/the-frederique-constant-slimline-monolithic-manufacture\/"},"modified":"2021-11-26T14:52:43","modified_gmt":"2021-11-26T14:52:43","slug":"frederique-constant-slimline-monolithic-manufacture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/en\/frederique-constant-slimline-monolithic-manufacture\/","title":{"rendered":"The Frederique Constant Slimline Monolithic Manufacture"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the Slimline Monolithic Manufacture<\/strong> collection, Frederique Constant<\/strong> adds a new chapter to its vision: to offer Swiss Made groundbreaking innovation at a fair price. The key topic is not introducing new materials or consumer services, a commodity in watchmaking in 2021<\/strong>, but a cutting-edge technology involving the essence of a mechanical timepiece: the regulating organ. Since the Citizen Group<\/strong> acquired Frederique Constant<\/strong>, the brand kept pushing on developing a project once triggered by Peter<\/strong> and Aletta Stas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Frederique Constant has partnered with Flexous.<\/h2>\n

To create the Monolithic<\/strong>, Frederique Constant <\/strong>has partnered with Flexous<\/strong>, a Dutch company leading in the design and production of flexible parts for the watchmaking industry. The term \"Leader\"<\/em> is now synonymous with \"unique\"<\/em> since Flexous<\/strong> is the only company to offer such technology. Each time you see a timepiece equipped with one or more flexible parts, be sure that the brand had partnered with Flexous<\/strong>, as Zenith<\/strong> did when it unveiled the Defy Lab<\/strong> a few years ago.<\/p>\n

The vision behind the Monolithic<\/h2>\n

Accuracy, reliability, and consumer experience; here are the main achievements connected with the new Frederique Constant Monolithic<\/strong>. The replacement of the ordinary regulating organ \u2013 whose concept dates back to some centuries ago \u2013 with a better-performing and easier-to-service assembly is on top of the list of those brands searching for innovation. Cost management, rating precision, and user experience are of equal relevance for brands and consumers.<\/p>\n

What is \"Monolithic\"<\/h2>\n

The Frederique Constant<\/strong> new caliber 810<\/strong> is the brand's thirtieth in-house-made mechanical movement. The R&D<\/strong>'s engineers replaced the 26-part original assembly with a single piece<\/strong>, which includes the fine adjustment parts while complying with the size you'll be used to with a standard regulating organ; yet, it is way thinner, in comparison.<\/p>\n

\"frederique-constant-monolithic-fc-810-15-b\"I suggest you listen to Nima Tolou<\/strong>, founder and CEO of Flexous<\/strong>, while he is showing, via an origami, how a single and thin surface works when you're moving one or two elements of the single piece of the sheet itself.<\/p>\n

\"frederique-constant-monolithic-fc-810-14-b\"By reducing the number of parts in a kinematic chain, you end up reducing friction and wear, first and foremost, and then requiring fewer lubricants, too. A too long and heavy kinematic chain affects the operating frequency and time measurement's accuracy as a consequence. In contrast, smaller masses allow higher frequencies, just like a small displacement engine can, in turn, rev much higher than its larger displacement sibling.<\/p>\n

Which are the advantages of Monolithic?<\/h2>\n

Here they are, as listed by the brand's Director of Product Development:<\/p>\n