Frederique Constant Elements Box Set 2026: Onyx, Heliotrope & Turquoise

Frederique Constant's Elements Collection 2026 pairs three Manufacture complications with onyx, heliotrope and turquoise dials. Limited to 88 box sets at $42,285.

What Caught Our Eye

• Limited to 88 box sets, each housing three individually numbered pieces: a 40mm Classic Moonphase Date, a 39mm Classic Tourbillon, and a 40mm Classic Perpetual Calendar, all in stainless steel.
• Each watch carries a one-of-a-kind mineral dial: black onyx, heliotrope, or turquoise, making every creation inherently unique within the edition.
• Three in-house Manufacture calibres power the set: the FC-716, the FC-980 tourbillon, and the FC-776 perpetual calendar.
• The complete box set is priced at $42,285 MSRP, available through select independent retailers.

Design & Mineral Dials

Each mineral was chosen to carry a specific meaning, not merely for visual effect.

The Classic Moonphase Date receives a black onyx dial — a reference to the cosmos in which the Moon orbits. Against that deep ground, polished applied hour markers and three central hands provide clean contrast. The Moon Phase display at 6 o’clock uses a glossy black background scattered with stars, departing from the blue seen on current production models. The Classic Tourbillon pairs with heliotrope, an oxide mineral containing traces of aluminium, iron and potassium. Its inclusions range from black and green to occasional red, forming a patchwork that differs from one dial to the next. The Classic Perpetual Calendar takes turquoise, whose light, textured surface accommodates seven simultaneous indications without crowding: hours, minutes, day, date, month, leap year and Moon phase.

Movement & Materials

All three calibres were developed and assembled at the Frederique Constant Manufacture in Plan-les-Ouates, Geneva.

The FC-716 driving the Moonphase Date delivers a 72-hour power reserve. The FC-980 tourbillon, fitted in the 39mm case, positions its cage at 6 o’clock beneath a bridge with hand-polished chamfers; an individually numbered gold engraving on the upper bridge makes each piece traceable. The FC-776 powering the Perpetual Calendar is the brand’s 34th in-house movement, its latest revision having doubled the power reserve to 72 hours. A sapphire caseback on the Perpetual Calendar reveals perlage finishing and Geneva stripes on the movement.

Market Position

At $42,285 for the complete set, the 2026 Elements Collection occupies a position where haute complication meets natural rarity.

The edition count of 88 is fixed, and the mineral-dial constraint ensures no two sets are identical. For collectors in the Gulf or across the wider region, the box-set format consolidates three complication references — tourbillon, perpetual calendar and moonphase — into a single, coherent acquisition. Frederique Constant describes the Elements Collection as an established annual tradition. With availability confirmed through select independent retailers and production capped at 88 units, the 2026 Edition is unlikely to wait long.

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