Based in Plan-les-Ouates, Frederique Constant brings together research and development, production, assembly and quality control processes under one roof.
It is developed on over 6,000 square metres the manufacture Frederique Constant of Plan-les-Ouates, a space that started in 2006 - when the square metres were about half the size - and that in the following years has grown rapidly along with the company's reputation and production needs.
A large, modern building which from the outside is notable for its dark façade and which at the ground floor welcomes guests with a design-oriented ambience in which to experience a "manufacturing experience': Thanks to numerous showcases and settings, it is possible to learn about the history of the company, from the watches of the past to the manufacturing process of the in-house calibres, from the savoir-faire of the craftsmen to the specific functions of certain timepieces.
Also on the same floor are the canteen, the after-sales service workshops, the design and industrialisation department and the workshop dedicated to connected watches.
Frederique Constant Manufacture: four production workshops
Known as T0, T1, T2 and T3, this is where the entire production process from plates to finished watches takes place.
It is on the first floor that the heart of manufacturing lives: because that is where the four production workshops are. The first is the laboratory T0, where the process begins and the engineers produce the brass plates of the manufacture collection, which form the first element of the movement.
It continues with the T1 laboratory, dedicated to the in-house production of the movements, and T2 dedicated to assembly and all the operations necessary for casing the watch.
Finally, there is the T3 laboratory, where Frederique Constant watches, both quartz and mechanical, undergo tests and quality control. The second floor houses the offices for management, accounting, human resources, marketing, sales and administration.
Acting as a common thread throughout the building, an organisation of spaces designed to optimise work and make it fluid and, especially in the communal and dedicated reception areas, refined design furniture, with a predominance of wood and grey.
