Charity event with the International Children's Heart Foundation in New York - January 23rd

For each watch sold, Frédérique Constant donated the cost of a life-saving heart scan to the International Children’s Heart Foundation

[[MORE]]

International Children's Heart Foundation wants to invite you to a special evening of music and elegant jewelry designs at the historic Carnegie Hall in New York City to benefit the ICHF. For this benefit concert, Ms Carvalho, Soprano,  has chosen a selection of beloved favorite and inspiring song. Medical Director and Founder, Dr. William M. Novick will be present, just coming off a trip from Iraq where he performed two weeks of surgeries on children with congenital heart defects.

If you will be in the New York area January 23rd,  ICHF would love to have you for this charity event!

Frédérique Constant & Charity

Frédérique Constant’s advertising campaign for its Ladies Heart Beat Watch Collection helped to cure children with heart malfunctions. Featured personalities put their celebrity and passion at the service of the campaign. For each watch sold, Frédérique Constant donated the cost of a life-saving heart scan to the International Children’s Heart Foundation. Last summer, Peter & Aletta Stas - Frédérique Constant co founders - donated last summer a check of US$ 75’000 to the Founder & CEO of the International Children’s Heart Foundation, Professor

cheap generic viagra

Dr. Bill Novick during the celebration of the 5th anniversary of the Frédérique Constant Manufacture. In june 2008, Frédérique Constant also donated a cheque of 50’000.00 CHF to the International Children’s Heart Foundation through its International Charity Advertising Campaign

The International Children’s Heart Foundation
The International Children’s Heart Foundation is a medical charity dedicated to providing free pediatric cardiac surgery to needy children throughout the world. To date, the foundation’s medical teams have provided life-saving heart surgery to almost 3000 children with congenital heart defects in 20 different countries. The foundation also aims to educate physicians, nurses and technicians in these countries – so that they may provide improved pediatric cardiac care to their own children in the future. The foundation was created in 1994 by Dr. William M.Novick. Dr Novick is also the co-winner of the Frédérique Constant Passion Award for 2007. More information: www.babyheart.org

Live your passion!

Frederique Constant’s slogan is “Live your passion”, and we do.  Passion definitely shows through our craftsmanship, as well as our charitable donations. We create beautiful watches with precision design that are assembled by hand, allowing for a high quality timepiece each and every time. Perceived value is important, so we know that quality must be consistent in our work and is vital to our success. We are equally as passionate about charity, with $50 from each watch sold in our Double Heart Beat Collection donated to various charities. These charities include those related to the heart and children.

[[MORE]]

Heart Beat

Frederique Constant focuses on heart related charities as it is in line with its signature, the Heart Beat. In 1994, Frederique Constant developed its first Heart Beat watch. The purpose of the Heart Beat development was to show the mechanical nature of these Frederique Constant watches. Heart Beat watches have an aperture at the position of the balance wheel to show that the movement of the watch is mechanical. Early in the 1990’s, automatic mechanical watches were slowly making their return to the market after the quartz crisis of the 1970-1980’s. Typically, the exterior of such mechanical watches looks similar to quartz watches except that the second hand moves continuously. On quartz watches, the second hand makes 60 steps per minute. At Frederique Constant, we considered it important to better show the difference between mechanical and quartz watches. In a mechanical watch, the balance wheel beats 28’800 times per hour. The balance wheel rotates clockwise and counter clockwise on its axes in a large ruby jewel. Its rotation is controlled by the hairspring, which constantly coils and uncoils, and can be seen through the open eye of the Heart Beat watches. The Heart Beat has become the signature of the Frederique Constant brand.

Heart related charities

Somewhere out there is a child with a bad heart that could end a potentially eventful life and a future replete with possibilities. Frederique Constant donated two cheques in the value of $50’000 (2008) and $75’000 (2011) to the International Children’s Heart Foundation, a passionate organization that brings skills, technology and knowledge to diagnose and care for children with congenital heart disease to developing countries.

In 2009, we lent our support by funding Paint a Smile’s bid to decorate the Beijing Children’s Cardiology Department and put smiles on the faces of children dealing with heart-related issues.

In 2010, we awarded the American Heart Association with a $50,000 check for their charitable efforts to prevent heart disease and stroke. We stated, “Driven by Passion since we started our company, Frederique Constant is very honoured to award the American Heart Association and their passionate projects to save lives. We wish and hope that our donation will permit them to actualize their goal.”

In 2011, we also held a benefit for the Hong Kong Children’s Heart Foundation, with Chinese actress and Frederique Constant brand ambassador ShuQi helping us drum popular support for the cause of children with congenital heart problems.

With passion, we continue to provide support to heart and child related charities. In 2012, we will again donate a major cheque to a charitable cause. The next time you see someone wearing one of the beautiful Double Heart Beat Collection watches, remember that part of the cost for that watch went to help a patient.

Peter Stas
Co-Founder and CEO
Frederique Constant SA
Geneva, December 2011

Frederique Constant and the Heart Foundation Australia

Over the past 12 months, Frederique Constant has raised $7,000 for the Heart Foundation’s Go Red for Women campaign which aims to raise awareness and vital funds for research and education into women and heart disease.[[MORE]]

For every watch sold in Australia from the signature Heart Beat collection, Frederique Constant has donated $50 to the Heart Foundation for its Go Red for Women campaign.

Funds raised by Frederique Constant will help the Heart Foundation reduce the incidence of cardiovascular disease in women as well as enable the Heart Foundation to continue funding world-class research, authoritative clinical care guidelines for health professionals and education and prevention programs for the community.

Thank you for your support in making this possible.

Live your Passion

Donation to ICHF

Geneva, June 12th 2008: Frédérique Constant donates a cheque of 50’000.00 CHF to the International Children’s Heart Foundation through its International Charity Advertising Campaign
In 2007, Frédérique Constant’s new advertising campaign for its ladies Double Heart Beat Watch Collection helped to cure children with heart malfunctions. Featured personalities will put their celebrity and passion at the service of the new campaign. For each watch sold, Frédérique Constant donated the cost of a life-saving heart scan to the International Children’s Heart Foundation. This is on June, 12th, during the second Ceremony of the Passion Awards, which was held in the Bâtiment des Forces Motrices in Geneva, that Frédérique Constant decided to donate to the last year winner of the Passion Awards non-profit prize, Dr. William Novick, founder of the foundation, the totality of the donations gathered through the Charity Advertsing campaign.

Passion
Frédérique Constant timepieces are created with passion. Indeed, passion is the driver of our company’s success. With its slogan ‘Live your Passion’, we aim to attract customers who have a passion to succeed. With this new campaign, we wanted to share our passion and values by further contributing to charitable organizations.

The International Children’s Heart Foundation
The International Children’s Heart Foundation is a medical charity dedicated to providing free pediatric cardiac surgery to needy children throughout the world. To date, the foundation’s medical teams have provided life-saving heart surgery to almost 3000 children with congenital heart defects in 20 different countries. The foundation also aims to educate physicians, nurses and technicians in these countries – so that they may provide improved pediatric cardiac care to their own children in the future. The foundation was created in 1994 by Dr. William M.Novick. Dr Novick is also the co-winner of the Frédérique Constant Passion Award for 2007. More information: www.babyheart.org