Friday, December 5, 2025

Louis Erard – LE REGULATEUR LOUIS ERARD x WORN & WOUND Edition

 

Louis Erard x WORN & WOUND LE RÉGULATEUR Steel Case 40mm Automatic Edition 2025

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Watches are more than tools or accessories—they are objects of utility, joy, and art. With the Louis Erard x Worn & Wound collaboration, the goal was not to create a watch that fitly neatly into a category, but to design something wholly distinct: a composition of textures, colors, and dimensionality that transforms timekeeping into an aesthetic experience.

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Louis Erard’s regulator, with its unconventional separation of hours, minutes, and seconds, provided the perfect foundation. This uncommon layout presented challenges and opportunities alike, ultimately inspiring a dial of three expressive layers. 

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The base features a cool, near-white surface against which skeletonized hour and seconds disks appear to float. Above it, an expanse of fluted light blue marks the minutes without distraction, while the topmost layer, rendered in deep lacquered cobalt, draws focus with crisp white numerals and indexes. 

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Together, the elements create a striking interplay of motion and depth, classical refinement and contemporary design.

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At the center, a bold, polished minute hand, inspired by Louis Erard’s signature “fir tree” design, anchors the composition with sculptural clarity. 

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Time is read as the skeletonized disks rotate beneath, their numerals and markings seemingly alive as they align with extrusions from the elevated minute frame. The effect is whimsical yet precise: a regulator reimagined. 

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Housed in Louis Erard’s 39mm polished steel case with a bowl-shaped mid-section and straight lugs, the watch balances elegance with presence. A 20mm pebbled taupe leather strap completes the design, complementing the dial’s tonal blues without distraction. 

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Inside, the Swiss-made Sellita SW266-1 automatic movement powers the regulator layout, featuring 31 jewels, 28,800 bph, hacking, hand-winding, and a custom Louis Erard rotor.

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“This collaboration was never about shortcuts. Together with Worn & Wound, we spent three years shaping the most ambitious idea rather than settling for the simple one. The result is nothing short of extraordinary — one of my favorite Louis Erard editions to date.” - Manuel Emch

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“In the last several years, Louis Erard has championed a new era of independent brands that make elements of haute horology accessible without sacrificing quality. They also embrace challenging designs, putting passion and art before commerciality. These are values that closely align with Worn & Wound’s, making them a brand we knew we had to collaborate with.

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Given Louis Erard’s willingness to push boundaries, the goal for the Le Régulateur Louis Erard x Worn & Wound was to reinterpret the regulator layout and then refine an aesthetic around it. 

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 A true collaboration where ideas were shared, discussed, and iterated, the resulting watch touches on the traditional while being entirely distinct, and brushes against the avant-garde while being easy to digest. Also, it’s utterly beautiful. We couldn’t be happier with the result.” - Zach Weiss 

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An edition of up to 99 pieces, the first 50 will be available exclusively through the Windup Watch Shop online and at its Brooklyn showroom. Depending on demand, the remaining 49 will be assembled, but no more.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS   

Collection:  GRAVÉE MAIN 

Model: LE RÉGULATEUR LOUIS ERARD x WORN & WOUND Edition

Movement
Automatic regulator, Sellita caliber SW266-1,
11½’’’, Ø25.60 mm, thickness: 5.60 mm, 31 jewels, 28,800 VpH (4Hz), meticulously decorated, special openworked oscillating weight with black lacquered Louis Erard symbol, min. 38 hours of power reserve
Functions            HMS
Hours counter at 11 o’clock, central minutes hand, seconds counter at 5 o’clock
Case           
Polished and circular satin-brushed stainless steel, Ø40 mm, lug width: 20 mm, lug to lug : 45.00 mm, thickness: 13.40 mm, three parts, sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment on both sides, movement visible through the transparent caseback, water-resistant to 5 bar pressure (50 m / 165 ft)
Dial            
Multi-Layered Tonal Blue
Strap        
Brown grained calf leather strap with tone-on-tone stitching, black lining grained calf leather, polished stainless steel pin buckle, ergot bars for quick strap change.
Dimensions: 20mm width, 80/115 mm length

🔰 Edition of ✅only 99 pieces
🔴 Price: $ 4,990 US💰
 

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questions/comments:  zach@wornandwound.com

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Thursday, December 4, 2025

Frederique Constant – CLASSICS Perpetual Calendar Manufacture Collection

 

Frederique ConstantCLASSICS Perpetual Calendar Manufacture 40mm Collection 2025

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At Geneva Watch Days 2025, Frederique Constant released three new variations of its Perpetual Calendar.

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The Classic Perpetual Calendar Manufacture is one of Frederique Constant’s best-known models, now in the limelight again with the release of three new watches at once: two variations with a steel case and blue or silvered dial, plus an onyx black dial with an 18k yellow gold case limited to 37 pieces only. 

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All share the same 40-millimetre format and the same manufacture calibre: the renowned FC-776 that first enabled the Geneva-based brand to deliver the most affordable Perpetual Calendar on the market – a title the model still holds today. 
 
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As such the Classic Perpetual Calendar Manufacture is the ultimate embodiment of the ‘affordable luxury’ philosophy championed by Frederique Constant for over thirty-five years.

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The Classic Perpetual Calendar Manufacture is an exceptional timepiece in more ways than one. For starters, there’s the complication itself. The perpetual calendar is one of the most challenging achievements in fine watchmaking and has been a source of admiration in the profession for 150 years. 

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The challenge resides in creating a fully mechanical memory capable of handling the irregularities of our Gregorian calendar. 

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The latter’s formalised structure entails the need for occasional adjustments to keep it in step with the natural passage of time, replete with subtle variations that go unnoticed on a day-to-day basis; the leap years we add every four years are just one of the many such adjustments that help compensate for such vagaries. 

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The perpetual calendar (also known as the QP) thus represents the height of mechanical engineering, and only a small number of watchmaking firms have mastered it. Frederique Constant has been one of the select few for nearly ten years now, with its first such piece released in 2016

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The Classic Perpetual Calendar Manufacture is also exceptional in terms of its positioning, still deliberately kept below the CHF 10,000 mark; at the same time, it has undergone relentlessly thorough development, delivering significant improvements to the movement whilst leaving the pricing unchanged. 

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The 775 Calibre has thus been replaced by the 776, with a power reserve boosted from 38 to 72 hours. Frederique Constant is probably the only manufacture currently offering this level of movement refinement – and simultaneously absorbing the related costs to ensure the watch remains affordable. 

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What is more, this Classic Perpetual Calendar Manufacture takes the exercise still further with a QP complication that’s remarkably easy to adjust. The moonphase, date, day, month and leap year functions are all set by means of a dedicated push button, discreetly recessed in the frame. 

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Provided the watch is wound up, in everyday use the wearer need do no more than adjust the hour and minutes hands as required, using the crown. The FC-776 manufacture calibre is housed in a case just 40 millimetres in diameter – a format much beloved of collectors. 

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While the Classic Perpetual Calendar Manufacture has recently featured a much-sought-after salmon dial, two other colour schemes favoured by collectors have been adopted here, with a blue or silvered dial. 

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Each offers maximum readability thanks to the clear, intuitive layout of the markings: separate day, date and month displays alongside a moonphase tastefully positioned at six o’clock. 

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Moving forward only once a year, the lesser-used leap year indicator sits at twelve o’clock with the month hand. Each dial features a graceful sunray finish to help diffuse light evenly across the applique hour markers and hand-polished hands. 

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Only 37 lucky collectors will be able to own the third version of the new Classic Perpetual Calendar Manufacture with an 18-carat yellow gold case, as used by Frederique Constant for other models in its Manufacture collections. 

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The watch offers a striking contrast between the warm yellow gold of its case and hand-polished hands and the absolute black of an onyx dial that embodies timeless, classic elegance. 

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Exuding prestige, the timepiece comes on an alligator strap with deployment clasp and features a sapphire caseback, revealing the inner workings of the FC-776 calibre in all their glory. 

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collection   CLASSICS

Model   CLASSICS Perpetual Calendar Manufacture

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 Reference: FC-776ONB3H7

Case
    Material: Polished 18-carat yellow gold
    Diameter: 40 mm
    Thickness: 12.25 mm
    Anti-reflective convex sapphire crystal
    Engraved and see-through threaded case back
    Water-resistant up to 3 ATM/30m/100ft
Dial
    Black onyx stone dial
    White printed graduations
    Applied yellow gold colour treated diamond cut indexes
    Hand-polished yellow gold colour treated hour and minute hands
    Date counter at 3 o’clock with yellow gold colour treated hand
    Moonphase at 6 o’clock
    Day counter at 9 o’clock with yellow gold colour treated hand
    Month and (leap) year counter at 12 o’clock with yellow gold colour treated hands
Movement
    FC-776
in-house caliber, automatic, perpetual calendar
    Perlage & fan shape Côtes de Genève decorations
    Number of jewels: 26
    Frequency: 28'800 vph, 4 Hz
    Power reserve of 72 hours
Functions
    Hours, minutes, moonphase, date, day, month, leap year
Strap
    Black alligator leather strap with tone-on-tone stitching
    Folding buckle with 18-carat yellow gold cover

Recommended retail 🔴Price: EUR 29'995 💰
🔰 Limited Edition 37 pieces   

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collection   CLASSICS

Model   CLASSICS Perpetual Calendar Manufacture

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 Reference: FC-776N3H6

Case
    Material: Stainless steel
    Diameter: 40 mm
    Thickness: 12.25 mm
    Anti-reflective convex sapphire crystal
    Engraved and see-through threaded case back
    Water-resistant up to 3 ATM/30m/100ft
Dial
    Blue sunray & cd pattern counters dial
    White printed graduations
    Applied yellow gold colour treated diamond cut indexes
    Hand-polished yellow gold colour treated hour and minute hands
    Date counter at 3 o’clock with yellow gold colour treated hand
    Moonphase at 6 o’clock
    Day counter at 9 o’clock with yellow gold colour treated hand
    Month and (leap) year counter at 12 o’clock with yellow gold colour treated hands
Movement
    FC-776
in-house caliber, automatic, perpetual calendar
    Perlage & fan shape Côtes de Genève decorations
    Number of jewels: 26
    Frequency: 28'800 vph, 4 Hz
    Power reserve of 72 hours
Functions
    Hours, minutes, moonphase, date, day, month, leap year
Strap
    Bluealligator leather strap with tone-on-tone stitching
    Folding buckle with stainless steel

Recommended retail 🔴Price: EUR 9'995 💰

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collection   CLASSICS

Model   CLASSICS Perpetual Calendar Manufacture

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 Reference: FC-776S3H6

Case
    Material: Stainless steel
    Diameter: 40 mm
    Thickness: 12.25 mm
    Anti-reflective convex sapphire crystal
    Engraved and see-through threaded case back
    Water-resistant up to 3 ATM/30m/100ft
Dial
    Sunray & cd pattern counters dial
    White printed graduations
    Applied yellow gold colour treated diamond cut indexes
    Hand-polished yellow gold colour treated hour and minute hands
    Date counter at 3 o’clock with yellow gold colour treated hand
    Moonphase at 6 o’clock
    Day counter at 9 o’clock with yellow gold colour treated hand
    Month and (leap) year counter at 12 o’clock with yellow gold colour treated hands
Movement
    FC-776
in-house caliber, automatic, perpetual calendar
    Perlage & fan shape Côtes de Genève decorations
    Number of jewels: 26
    Frequency: 28'800 vph, 4 Hz
    Power reserve of 72 hours
Functions
    Hours, minutes, moonphase, date, day, month, leap year
Strap
    Blue alligator leather strap with tone-on-tone stitching
    Folding buckle with stainless steel

Recommended retail 🔴Price: EUR 9'995 💰

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collection   CLASSICS

Model   CLASSICS Perpetual Calendar Manufacture

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 Reference: FC-776ONB3H7

Case
    Material: Stainless steel
    Diameter: 40 mm
    Thickness: 12.25 mm
    Anti-reflective convex sapphire crystal
    Engraved and see-through threaded case back
    Water-resistant up to 3 ATM/30m/100ft
Dial
    Sunray & cd pattern counters dial
    White printed graduations
    Applied yellow gold colour treated diamond cut indexes
    Hand-polished yellow gold colour treated hour and minute hands
    Date counter at 3 o’clock with yellow gold colour treated hand
    Moonphase at 6 o’clock
    Day counter at 9 o’clock with yellow gold colour treated hand
    Month and (leap) year counter at 12 o’clock with yellow gold colour treated hands
Movement
    FC-776
in-house caliber, automatic, perpetual calendar
    Perlage & fan shape Côtes de Genève decorations
    Number of jewels: 26
    Frequency: 28'800 vph, 4 Hz
    Power reserve of 72 hours
Functions
    Hours, minutes, moonphase, date, day, month, leap year
Strap
    Brown alligator leather strap with tone-on-tone stitching
    Folding buckle with stainless steel

Recommended retail 🔴Price: EUR 9'995 💰

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Wednesday, December 3, 2025

FERDINAND BERTHOUD – Chronometre FB 3SPC “Seddiqi 75ᵗʰ Anniversary Edition”


FERDINAND BERTHOUDChronomètre FB 3SPC “Seddiqi 75ᵗʰ Anniversary Edition Platinum 2025

CHRONOMETRE FB 3SPC:
AN EXCLUSIVE SERIES FOR THE
75TH ANNIVERSARY OF AHMED SEDDIQI

On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of Ahmed Seddiqi, an iconic watch retailer in Haute Horlogerie in the Middle East, Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud pays tribute to its historic partner by unveiling an exclusive series of the Chronomètre FB 3SPC in platinum.

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Founded in 1950 in Dubai, Ahmed Seddiqi is one of the most important and prestigious retailers in the Middle East, as well as one of the earliest partners of Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud. Both houses share a rich heritage and a common commitment to innovation and excellence. 

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To mark Dubai Watch Week (November 19–23, 2025) and celebrate the 75th anniversary of Ahmed Seddiqi, Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud introduces a limited edition of only three pieces from its iconic FB 3SPC collection featuring a cylindrical hairspring. 

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The Chronomètre FB 3SPC.3-4 offers exclusive finishings of both the movement and the dial. It combines a 42 mm platinum case with a peripheral inner-bezel ring in velvet-finished black lacquered brass, whose engraved minute track and Arabic numerals are highlighted in gold. The bridges and mainplate are sandblasted with an unprecedented champagne color. This subtle contrast ensures perfect legibility thanks to the 18-carat yellow gold hands.

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The caseback features an exclusive sandblasted decoration: the 75logo designed by Ahmed Seddiqi to celebrate their anniversary, engraved on the sapphire crystal.

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By a fortunate coincidence, this limited edition is unveiled in 2025, the same year Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud celebrates its own 10th anniversary. This double milestone highlights the strong bond between the two houses, as Ahmed Seddiqi was among the first partners to support the creation of the Fleurier workshop in 2015.

A High-Precision Chronometer

Inspired by the decimal watch No. 26, crafted in 1793 by Louis Berthoud, nephew and successor of Ferdinand Berthoud, the Chronomètre FB 3SPC carries forward this distinguished lineage of master chronometer-makers. 

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The first and only wristwatch with a variable-inertia balance and a cylindrical balance-spring to be officially chronometer-certified by the Official Swiss Chronometer Testing Institute (COSC), the Chronomètre FB 3SPC has been a hit with collectors and watchmaking professionals since its launch in October 2022.

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Its mechanical movement is based on a cylindrical balance-spring, an extremely rare horological speciality on which Ferdinand Berthoud himself had worked. It is the result of more than three years of research and development. Positioned at 9 o'clock, the three main escapement components – namely the balance, pallet-lever and escape-wheel – are individualised, distinct and proeminent. 

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This space dedicated to the regulating organ enables one to appreciate how it functions and to see the cylindrical balance-spring beating throughout the three days of the power reserve, including through a large water-resistant porthole in the case middle at 9 o'clock. 

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Launched in 2022, the FB 3SPC chronometer won the Chronometry Prize at the 2023 GPHG.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Model: Chronomètre FB 3SPC “Seddiqi 75ᵗʰ Anniversary Edition” 

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Reference: FB 3SPC.3-4 

🔰Limited edition of pieces

Case
Material: Platinum PT-950
Diameter: 42.30 mm
Thickness: 9.43 mm
Crown diameter: 8.50 mm
Domed sapphire crystal glareproofed on both sides
Crown and screws in ethical 18-carat white gold
Exhibition back in platinum fitted with a glareproofed sapphire crystal pane
Water-resistant to 30 metres
Dial and movement finishing
Black varnished peripheral inner bezel ring for the hours and minutes with gilded engraved numerals
Black varnished seconds subdial at 6 o’clock with gilded engraved numerals
Sandblasted nickel silver movement, gilded gear trains, straight-grained natural nickel silver regulating organ bridges
Hands
Diamond-polished, skeletonised and open-tipped hours and minutes hands in 18-carat yellow gold
Seconds hand with openworked counterweight in 18-carat yellow gold
Arrow-shaped power-reserve hand in 18-carat yellow gold
Movement
Calibre FB-SPC

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Mechanical hand-wound
Diameter: 34 mm, 15 lignes
Thickness: 6.84 mm
Number of jewels: 47
Frequency: 21,600 vph (3 Hz)
Number of parts: 230
Number of bridges: 16
Power reserve of 72
hours
Officially chronometer-certified by the COSC

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Functions/Indications
Central display of the hours and minutes
Seconds at 6 o’clock and power reserve at 2 o’clock
Strap and buckle
Alligator leather strap (125 x 70 mm) – Various sizes and colours available on request
Platinum 18 mm pin buckle

 🔰Edition ✅Only ❱❱❱ 3 Pieces  (“1 DE 3” engraving)
 🔴Price:   Upon request 💰

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2114 Fleurier, Val-de-Travers (NE)
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