In collaboration with the artist seconde/seconde/
Manufacture
Slimline Moonphase
Additional Information
- Movement FC-705
- Movement Technology Automatic
- Country Switzerland
- Limited Edition 100 pieces
- Movement FC-705
- Movement Technology Automatic
- Movement Description Powered by the release of a wound spring, mechanical movements never require a battery. Automatic mechanical movements have an oscillating weight that winds the spring with the motion of the wearer’s arm.
- Functions Hours, Minutes, Moonphase, Date by hand
- Country Switzerland
- Case Color Silver-Tone
- Case Shape Round
- Case Material Stainless Steel
- Case Length 42
- Case Thickness 11.3
- Lug Width (mm) 21
- Water Resistance WR [Splash Resistant]
- Dial Color White
- Dial Material Brass
- Crystal Anti-Reflective Sapphire Crystal
- Crystal Description Impact and shatter resistant - anti-reflective coating deflects light
- Band Type Strap
- Band Material Genuine Alligator
- Strap Black
- Clasp Type Buckle
MANUFACTURE
Upon a first glance from a distance, the Slimline Moonphase Date Manufacture appears… totally normal. The finely polished three-part 42mm stainless steel case, the subtly sparkling matt silver dial and harmonious moonphase and date display are all there. Yet a closer look reveals that nothing is as it seems.
Something is clearly not right with the dial. The applied hour markers appear to be weirdly and unevenly dispatched. The script of the logo and the date indication look like they were hand-written. Even the moonphase disk’s moon and stars look uneven and drawn by hand. For seconde/seconde/ though, it makes perfect sense: to highlight the handcrafted aspect of Frederique Constant’s Slimline Moonphase Date Manufacture by incorporating a bit of human error and uneven typography that could only have been drawn by hand, while the elements themselves are perfectly executed and embellished by hand.
ROMARIC ANDRÉ
Somewhere between a commentator, comedian, horological hacker and even a guerrilla artist, Romaric André is better known to the world under his alias seconde/seconde/. In a short few years, seconde/seconde/ has become a mainstay in many watch collectors’ radars. From editing vintage watches with playful elements to collaborating with brands of all sizes and price segments, seconde/seconde/ found in the watch industry a perfect and somewhat untapped playground for combining his two passions: satire and horology.
