Frederique Constant
Manufacture Classic Moonphase Date Watch- FC-716GR3H6
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MANUFACTURE
The new FC-716 Manufacture caliber has been fitted with a brand-new barrel providing a three-day power reserve – 72 hours in all. The high-precision movement beats at a rate of 4Hz, meaning it is better able to withstand day-to-day challenges, returning swiftly to regular oscillations after any disturbance.
It’s been said that ‘watchmaking is the daughter of astronomy’, and these three pieces, all housed in a 40mm case, are perfect illustrations of that assertion: both those foundations of horology are evident on their minimalistic dials. The deep, contemporary midnight blue dial of this timepiece features a ‘railtrack’ minute circle and an onion-shaped crown at three o’clock. A single window at six o’clock brings together two complications in one display, the moonphase and the date. The two are closely interrelated: the moon completes one cycle of phases across its star-studded background in precisely 29.5 days. The date is indicated by a central hand that travels around a peripheral scale graduated from 1 to 31. Amid this starry firmament, the shorter time marked out for each passing day and the longer moon phases thus dwell side by side in sweet and poetic astral harmony.
The finishings can be admired through the see-through caseback and the timepiece is set on an alligator strap with navy blue overstitching. Another new feature is that this trio of Classic Moonphase Date Manufacture watches all come with a five-year warranty.
Highlights
Movement: FC-716
Movement Technology: Automatic
Country: Switzerland
Movement Description: Powered by the release of a wound spring, mechanical movements never require a battery. Automatic mechanical movements have an oscillating weight that winds the spring with the motion of the wearer’s arm.
Functions: Hours, Minutes, Moonphase, Date by hand
Case Color: Silver-Tone
Case Shape: Round
Case Material: Stainless Steel
Case Length: 40
Lug Width: 20mm
Water Resistance: WR50/5Bar/166ft [Still Water Swimming]
Dial Color: Green
Dial Material: Brass
Crystal: Anti-Reflective Sapphire Crystal
Crystal Description: Impact and shatter resistant - anti-reflective coating deflects light
Band Type: Strap
Band Material: Alligator
Strap: Green
Clasp Type: Buckle