The Frederique Constant Classic Perpetual Calendar Manufacture returns with a subtle yet meaningful evolution that builds on its 2016 milestone. Then the most accessible perpetual calendar on the market, the model has now been refined with a new 40mm steel Classic case and a collector-favorite salmon dial. Minimalist and sector-styled, the dial is stripped of numerals to highlight the perpetual calendar counters and moon phase, with stepped sub-dials adding quiet depth. Dauphine hands and slender markers complete a design language that draws heavily on mid-century Swiss cues.
Inside, the Geneva-based brand introduces its 34th in-house movement: the FC-776 calibre. This updated caliber offers a 72-hour power reserve and runs at 4 Hz, visible through the sapphire caseback. The movement builds on the proven FC-775 platform, refined for even greater efficiency and reliability. Hand-assembled and adjusted in six positions, it reflects the brand’s focus on everyday practicality without compromising mechanical ambition.
Frederique Constant continues to challenge the industry’s assumptions about affordability and high horology. By bringing a sophisticated complication like the perpetual calendar into a more compact, vintage-inspired case, and coupling it with a manufacture movement, the brand keeps one foot in tradition while making technical watchmaking more accessible to today’s collectors.
