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[edit] Draft Frederique Constant
| 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. 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 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. [4]
In February 2007, Frederique Constant began production of the Silicium escapement wheel (first introduced to the industry by Patek Philippe in 2005.)[5]
[edit] Sources
- ^ Swiss Watch News 2006 (English). Retrieved on March 19, 2007.
- ^ Industrial News (English). Retrieved on March 19, 2007.
- ^ Horloges Awards 2005 (English). Retrieved on March 19, 2007.
- ^ Only Watch 05 (English). Retrieved on March 19, 2007.
- ^ Reinventing the Wheel (English). Retrieved on February 22, 2007.
[edit] Draft Peter Stas
Peter Stas (born 1963) is a Dutch entrepreneur.
In 1988, after he completed his studies in Business Economics at the Erasmus University and work as Product-Marketing Manager for Philips, he founded, with his wife Aletta Bax, a company called Frederique Constant.
He is currently Managing Director of Frederique Constant.
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