Frederique Constant Classics Art Deco Carree 28mm Ladies Watch

Ref. FC-200MPW2AC3B

The Carrée line draws its proportions and its attitude directly from the women who wore rectangular watches in the late 1920s — the case shape, the fluted band edges, the Roman numerals, even the decision to carry hours and minutes only, with nothing else to interrupt the dial. The guilloché centre sits beneath the mother-of-pearl ground and catches light in a way that shifts between silver and white depending on the angle, giving a dial this small more movement than a plain surface could manage. At 28 by 20.70mm the case reads small and deliberate, the kind of proportions that sit flat against a narrow wrist and disappear under a cuff when that suits the occasion. The two-tone Milanese mesh follows the same logic — fine enough not to compete with the dial, and the gold and steel combination keeps it from reading as either purely dressy or purely casual. The FC-200 is a six-year battery movement, which means years of ownership pass without interruption.

Reference

FC-200MPW2AC3B

Brand

Frederique Constant

Case size

28mm

Case material

Two-tone

Case shape

Rectangular

Dial

Mother-of-pearl

Crystal

Sapphire

Movement

Quartz

Calibre

FC-200

Water resistance

30m

Bracelet / strap

Mesh bracelet

Strap colour

Two-tone

Clasp

Folding clasp

Lume

Luminous

Retailer

Goldsmiths