Description

Classics
Vintage Rally Healey Chronograph Automatic
FC-397HLBN5B6
Limited to 1,888 pieces, this sporty chronograph features a 42 mm steel case with an open caseback and is fitted with a navy blue calfskin strap with contrast stitching. Its blue Healey sunray dial is enhanced by a navy blue flange. It offers two counters, small seconds at 9 o’clock and a 30-minute counter at 3 o’clock, operated by two pushers, underscoring its dynamic character.
HEALEY AUTO SMALL SECONDS

Frederique Constant has a long-standing commitment in supporting vintage car rallies. Live your passion is the slogan of our Maison. And at Frederique Constant we do have a passion for vintage cars. Over the past seventeen years, the Maison has been closely associated, often as the Official Timekeeper, with international events such as the Peking to Paris Motor Challenge, the Carrera Panamericana, Retromobile car shows or European Healey meetings.
AUSTIN HEALEY
This collection is based on a close collaboration with the Austin-Healey car brand, the two brands having joined forces back in 2004. Counting many years of fellowship geared around sport and watchmaking, theirs is one of the most enduring associations in the industry, reflective of the unbreakable bond the two maisons share in drawing on tradition to create thoroughly retro designs in a modern interpretation, especially for those who truly appreciate craftsmanship and elegance.
DESIGN
The piece with its convex sapphire glass has an off-center small second hand at 9 o’clock. This very traditional complication has only surfaced once in almost 20 years. It is counterbalanced at 3 o’clock by a date window. Running around the dial is the flange complete with 60-minute scale, all set within a 40 mm diameter case, a favorite with collectors on account of its timeless quality. The perforated leather strap recalls the upholstery of the beautiful cars from the 1940s to the 1970s, as well as the gloves worn by gentlemen drivers in their element. Most of the casebacks of the Vintage Rally models are engraved with a Healey being driven at full throttle; the famous Healey 100S NOJ393 was purchased by a collector for £155 in 1969 and sold for nearly €1 million in December 2011.