Frederique Constant at 30 Years of Sex and the City, New York

Frederique Constant joined Observer to celebrate 30 years of Sex and the City with Candace Bushnell at New York Fashion Week, September 2026.

The Essentials Up Front

• On 14 September 2026, during New York Fashion Week, Frederique Constant and Observer co-hosted an intimate evening at CORE: Club to mark thirty years of Sex and the City, with author Candace Bushnell as the centrepiece guest.
• Bushnell stacked two Classics Manchette gold-tone watches — one in black onyx, one in turquoise — each carrying the collection’s Clou de Paris pyramidal link pattern.
• Four further guests wore Frederique Constant pieces across the Classics Manchette, Classics Moneta, and Classics Carrée Automatic references.
• The conversation, moderated by Observer’s Jasmine Lobe, addressed how dating, love, and New York have shifted since Bushnell’s original column first appeared.

Design and Visual Identity

At the CORE: Club table on 14 September, Bushnell wore both Manchette pieces simultaneously — the onyx and turquoise dials offset against the same gold-tone bracelet architecture. The Clou de Paris pyramidal links are the Manchette’s clearest visual signature: a formal jewellery construction that places the watch firmly in bracelet territory rather than conventional strap territory.

Merin Curotto, Observer’s head of editorial and audience, chose the Classics Moneta with a mother-of-pearl dial. Katya Tolstova wore the Classics Carrée Automatic, a square-cased reference that reads differently on the wrist to the Manchette’s elongated profile. Together, the four distinct pieces worn across the evening showed the breadth of the Classics family.

The Context Behind the Placement

Frederique Constant joined Observer for the occasion, which brought together Bushnell, @mytherapistsays founder Lola Tash, and Jasmine Lobe in a panel conversation. The anniversary framing — thirty years since the column first ran — gave the evening a clear cultural weight that extended beyond the fashion week calendar.

For the brand, the placement aligns with its positioning in the accessible luxury segment: watches that carry genuine watchmaking credentials, distributed through roughly 3,000 points of sale in 120 countries, while remaining wearable at a cultural event rather than behind a velvet barrier.

Who This Is For

The Classics Manchette targets a buyer who wants a watch that functions as jewellery without sacrificing the wrist-presence of a proper timepiece. The stacking choice Bushnell made is worth noting: wearing two Manchettes at once is something the bracelet construction physically allows in a way a conventional case-and-strap design does not.

For collectors in Europe and the Middle East drawn to occasion-specific dressing, the Manchette’s dial variants — onyx and turquoise shown here — offer a straightforward route to colour coordination without requiring a different watch altogether.

Final Assessment

Thirty years of Sex and the City gave Frederique Constant a well-pitched cultural moment: an event built around New York, women, and style, where a watch that doubles as a bracelet needs no explanation. The Manchette held its own in that company. Visit Frederique Constant for the full Classics collection.

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