At the ninth position, after having received four sprayed coats of varnish, the boat is put into the water. It requires the skills of some 24 craftsmen on the Riva production line-from one to five per position-to construct a boat ready for testing, final varnishing and finishing.Īt the eighth position the engine is installed and all wiring connected. The time schedule for a twin-engine Riva is exactly double-four days per position, or a total of 36 days. From start to finish, each single-engine Riva runabout moves along the line with precision through nine basic positions at an average of two days per position-or a total of 18 days per boat. Production methods are in the American style.

Riva's current annual output is only 350 runabouts-a modest total, yet sufficient to keep more than 300 skilled craftsmen and technicians occupied the year round.

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Hosted by Frederique Constant’s Global Charity Brand Ambassador and founder and CEO, Gwyneth Paltrow, In goop Health is the definitive voice in the wellness space.If that doesn't hold you, he adds: 'I import my stainless steel from Sweden, my windshield glass from Belgium, my wood screws from England and my engines and antifouling paint from the United States. The brand highlighted their efforts in wellness and heart-health through the showcase of the Frederique Constant Horological Smartwatch Collections. This June, Frederique Constant announced their sponsorship of the GOOP Wellness Summit: In goop Health. This version incorporates all the details that make the brand quintessentially classic. With Frederique Constant, luxury is at your fingertips. No exception was made with the new Classics Quartz. Both versions are a Limited Edition of 2’888 pieces each, and are delivered in a luxurious wooden gift box including a detailed-wooden Runabout boat miniature. The whole is completed by a 44mm polished stainless steel 3-parts case, a see-through case back, which displays the inner workings of the FC-350 movement featuring an in-house GMT module. At almost one century distance, Riva Runabouts are the ideal muse to draw inspiration from and design an elegant and stylish, Italian-inspired watch.īoth new versions of the Frederique Constant Runabout embody a classic, sophisticated watch featuring hours, minutes, seconds, date and a 24h GMT with a guilloché- decorated dial and applied luminous indexes. “With the launching of these two new watches, Frederique Constant honors their commitment to preserving the Riva name and what it stands for,” explains the luxury watch manufacturer based in Plan-les-Ouates, Geneva.Ĭonsidered the European elite of Runabouts, the Riva Runabouts boats were originally small, fast and powerful and could welcome four to eight people they were perfect for pleasure activities such as fishing, water sports or just cruising. In 2009, Frederique Constant debuted its collaboration with the Riva Historical Society alongside Piero Mario Gibellini and Carlos Riva whose sole purpose is to preserve the remaining Riva boats worldwide, and helping their owners safeguard their prized possessions in the best way possible. Frederique Constant launches two new Runabouts luxury watches, paying homage to the graceful Riva boats of the 1920s where elegance and style ruled the world.