Since I mentioned the GMT hand, let’s talk about that for a moment. In our review loaner, we had the dark grey version with white accents (there’s also a silver dial that keeps the main accents white, but swaps in a blue GMT hand for the white one that our loaner had). Tucked into that – and under the convex sapphire crystal – you’ve got a well laid-out dial. While I cannot say for sure if the case design is identical to others I have seen from the brand, there is definitely a shared DNA between them, lending a comfortable familiarity to the case itself. I mean, really, you’d have to be doing a LOT of sailing for a GMT complication to make sense, no? Given that, and the fact that I’m not really into boats, we’ll be evaluating the Frederique Constant Runabout GMT on its own.Īt 42mm, the Frederique Constant Runabout GMT is a nice balance between a reasonable size, and something that skews a little larger to draw attention (or just make it easier for eyes to read). Other than the nautical flag that appears on the exhibition caseback, I’m not picking up that theme. Now, ostensibly, the Frederique Constant Runabout GMT has some nautical ties (back to the Riva Runabout yachts of the 1920s). So, suffice to say – the opinions on the Frederique Constant Runabout GMT are solely mine, and your mileage may vary.
This is because my friend and fellow editor, Victor Marks, has had a bit more of a mixed experience with the brand, which plays out in the reviews he’s written (and a recent podcast episode). You’ll notice that in that opening paragraph, I specifically called out ‘my experience’. Today, we’re taking a look at the first GMT from the brand that I’ve had cross my desk, the Frederique Constant Runabout GMT. However, with Frederique Constant, my experience has been that the products usually match to the marketing hype.
In fact, that’s what a lot of the crowd-funded watches try to position themselves as. The idea that you could get champagne-level watches at beer prices was simply entrancing. Ah, I still fondly remember when I first learned about Frederique Constant.
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