Frederique Constant Classics Manchette 26mm X 20mm Ladies Watch White

Ref. FC-200WR1MC6B

The Manchette name comes from the French for cuff, and the silhouette makes that literal — a rectangular case sitting flat against the wrist, the bracelet wide enough to read as a single piece of jewellery rather than a watch on a strap. Frederique Constant first launched the shape in 2002 and returned to it in 2025, keeping stainless steel where a grander version might reach for gold, and decorating the seven-link bracelet in a square Clou de Paris pattern to earn its richness through craft rather than material cost. At 25.7 × 20mm and 6.45mm deep, the proportions are genuinely suited to the format: thin enough to disappear under a sleeve, small enough that the all-white matte dial with printed Roman numerals reads as clean rather than sparse. The FC-200 movement shows only hours and minutes — no seconds hand interrupts the face — which is the right decision for a watch whose geometry already does the talking. A five-year battery life is a practical advantage in something this slim, where a mechanical movement would have asked for more depth than the design allows.

Reference

FC-200WR1MC6B

Brand

Frederique Constant

Case size

26mm

Case thickness

6.45mm

Case material

Stainless steel

Case shape

Rectangular

Dial

White

Crystal

Sapphire

Movement

Automatic

Calibre

FC-200

Water resistance

30m

Bracelet / strap

Stainless steel bracelet

Strap colour

Silver

Clasp

Folding clasp

Lume

Luminous

Retailer

Goldsmiths