The 2025 Frederique Constant Classics Vintage Rally Healey Collection

Frederique Constant has partnered with British brand/carmaker Austin-Healey since 2004 and releases a Vintage Rally Healey model every two years, based on the legendary collaboration between the Austin Motor Company and driver/designer Donald Healey. For 2025, the watchmaker decided that three distinctive models were needed to really capture the spirit of the racecar legend. The new collection consists of one standard and two limited edition models, all focused on vintage Austin-Healey. However, none of the three share cases, dials, and so on, as they’re very different watches, but all join forces for a common British racing theme.

Classics Vintage rally healeu automatic 40mm

The first model directly follows the 2023 edition, although it’s not limited this time around. The stainless steel case is 40mm in diameter and 10.16mm in height, and features a matte British Racing Green dial (colour from the Austin-Healey 100S) with a white minutes/seconds track and Healey’s logo printed at 6 o’clock. Both the applied indices and silver hour/minute hands have white lume, while a sporty red seconds hand is common to all three models. An AR convex sapphire crystal protects the dial, and a threaded solid caseback features an engraved Healey pattern; the watch is water-resistant to 50 metres. The watch comes fitted with a dark brown calf leather strap with white stitching and a pin buckle. It’s powered by the FC-301 calibre (based on the La Joux-Perret G100) with 26 jewels, 28,800vph (4Hz) and a power reserve of 38 hours. Functions are time-only with central hours, minutes and seconds. It retails for EUR 1,695.

Quick facts – 40mm x 10.16mm – stainless steel – AR convex sapphire crystal – threaded solid caseback with engraved Healey pattern – 50m water-resistance – matte British Racing Green dial – applied silver indices and hands with white lume – red seconds hand – white minutes/seconds track – dark brown calf leather strap with white stitching and steel pin buckle – FC-301 calibre (based on La Joux-Perret G100) – automatic – 26 jewels – 28,800vph (4Hz) – 38-hour power reserve – central hours, minutes and seconds – ref. FC-301HGRS5B26 – EUR 1,695

Classics Vintage Rally Healey Automatic 36mm

The second model is a three-hander with a date at 6 o’clock, and the case is smaller this time at 36mm in diameter and 9.85mm in height. It has a sunray Healey blue dial (colour from the Austin-Healey 3000 MKII BM7) with a dark blue minutes/seconds track, applied indices and hands with white lume (Arabic numeral at 12 o’clock), a red seconds hand and Healey logo at 6 o’clock. Again, there is an AR convex sapphire crystal and a threaded solid caseback with an engraved Healey pattern. It’s powered by the FC-303 calibre (based on the Sellita SW200-1 automatic) with 26 jewels, 28,800vph (4Hz) and a 38-hour power reserve. Functions include central hours, minutes, seconds and date. The watch is fitted with a navy blue calf leather strap with off-white stitching and a steel pin buckle, and is limited to 1,888 pieces. It retails for EUR 1,495.

Quick facts – 36mm x 9.85mm – stainless steel – AR convex sapphire crystal – threaded solid caseback with engraved Healey pattern – 50m water-resistance – sunray Healey blue dial – applied silver indices and hands with white lume – red seconds hand – dark blue minutes/seconds track – navy blue calf leather strap with off-white stitching and steel pin buckle – FC-303 calibre (based on Sellita SW200-1) – automatic – 26 jewels – 28,800vph (4Hz) – 38-hour power reserve – central hours, minutes, seconds and date – limited to 1,888 pieces – ref. FC-303HLBN3B6 – EUR 1,495

Classic Vintage rally healey chronograph Automatic

The third model is a chronograph with a sizable case size of 42mm in diameter and 14.45mm in height, and classic twin pushers at 2 and 4 o’clock. It also has a sunray Healey blue dial like the second model, but with navy blue sub-dials at 3 and 9 o’clock (a 60-minute counter and small seconds, respectively). Applied indices and hour/minute hands have lume with an Arabic numeral at 12 o’clock, while the 60-minute counter hand is red along with the central chronograph seconds hand (small seconds hand is silver). The outer minute/chrono seconds track is dark blue, and Healey’s logo is again at 6 o’clock.

There’s an exhibition caseback this time, along with the familiar convex AR sapphire crystal over the dial. It’s nigh identical to an earlier Vintage Rally Healey Chronograph from 2022 (ref. FC-397HDGR5B6, minus the British Racing Green dial). Powering the watch is the automatic FC-397 calibre (Valjoux base) with 25 jewels, 28,800vph and a 48-hour power reserve. Functions include central hours, minutes and chronograph, yet it comes without a date. The case is again fitted with a navy blue calf leather strap with off-white stitching and a steel pin buckle, and is also limited to 1,888 pieces. It retails for EUR 3,395.

Quick facts – 42mm x 14.45mm – stainless steel – twin classic pushers at 2 and 4 o’clock – AR convex sapphire crystal – exhibition caseback – 50m water-resistance – sunray Healey blue dial – applied silver indices and hands with white lume – red seconds and 60-minute counter hands – dark blue minutes/seconds track – navy blue sub-dials at 3 and 9 o’clock, 60-minute counter and small seconds, respectively – navy blue calf leather strap with off-white stitching and steel pin buckle – FC-397 calibre (Valjoux base) – automatic – 25 jewels – 28,800vph (4Hz) – 48-hour power reserve – central hours, minutes and chrono seconds, 60-minute counter and small seconds – limited to 1,888 pieces – ref. FC-397HLBN5B6 – EUR 3,395

For more information, please visit FrederiqueConstant.com.