It’s definitely still a Classic, but with some major new features: the Classic Date Manufacture now sports the new FC-706 Manufacture calibre with a 72-hour power reserve and a five-year warranty. The steel case has been resized to a slightly smaller 40 millimetres, a classy and classic diameter housing a new dial free from figures. Slim hour markers and a ‘railtrack’ minute circle encompass a sunburst dial. There’s the form, and then there’s the substance: the new incarnation of the Classic Date Manufacture remain true to the canons of authentic, traditional Fine Watchmaking, they do so by adopting a different stylistic and technical approach to that of their predecessors.

Gender	Man
Brand	Frederique Constant
Model No.	FC-706SAL3H6
Movement	Automatic
Case Diameter	40 mm
Glass Material	Sapphire crystal
Case Material	Stainless Steel
Dial	Sunray, Applied diamond cut indexes
Water Resistance	Water-resistant to 5 bar
Strap Material	Brown Alligator leather
Clasp	Folding buckle
Reference	FC-706
Power reserve	72 hours
Vibrations	28'800 alt/h
Jewels	26
Functions	Hours, Minutes, Seconds, Date by hand at 6 o'clock
What's Inside Box	1x Frederique Constant Classics Date 40 - FC-706SAL3H6 Sunray Dial Index Automatic Alligator Strap 1x Original Frederique Constant Paper 1x Watch Box