When Time and Tide founder Andrew McUtchen got the opportunity to create an exclusive watch with Frederique Constant, he knew it had to be in the sporty Highlife collection, it had to be a moonphase and it had to be unlike any other watch the esteemed Swiss brand had created before.
The resulting Frederique Constant x Time and Tide Highlife Moonphase Manufacture Onyx Moon applies vintage dress watch elements to the integrated steel sports watch, and it’s an absolute stunner.
Apart from the semi-cushion case, the Onyx Moon, for short, is a complete departure from the Highlife collection’s design language. It has squared-off dauphine hands with an etched line bisecting the hour hand, much like the Grand Seiko Evolution 9 collection.
The far more obvious outlier is the onyx dial, which is the first stone variety to grace a Highlife reference. Moreover, the lack of any indices or tracks presents a stark contrast to the collection’s typically busy dials.
Outside of the 31-day date track encircling the moonphase window at 6:00, the only marking on the entire dial is a brand logo printed in white and red at 12:00.
Complemented by a 39mm brushed steel case with a polished, rounded bezel, the sleek dial creates a watch that is both elegant and infinitely wearable.
