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Frédérique Constant Slim Line Automatic Watch

Apr 20, 2018

Wallis, Duchess of Windsor, famously quipped that "You can never be too rich or too thin." As her bon mot applies to this lovely watch, FC got it half right.
This is a decent watch, price wise, although for patrons of Massdrop, I'm sure it's moving up into the heady atmosphere of Richlandia. But this little piggy is rather chunky. Thirteen millimeters? How does that even begin to be slim? No. No. My Omega AT 8500 is only a smidge thicker than this supposed dress watch, which is also a rather wide 42mm for what is, I repeat, supposedly a dress watch.
I like the dial, the hands, the strap, the movement, and I can abide the calendar (although I'd prefer no calendar for a dress application), but 42mm wide and 13mm thick? No. No.
Fair price, though, for FC, but I think that they're trying to clear some NOS now that Frisbee-sized timepieces--at least in the dress watch realm--are trending down.
I agree with the above comments. Save some money, and buy something more in line with what you want in this venue: Hamilton Thinline or Intramatic, if you want to go Swiss, or Orient or Seiko, if you want to spend less.
But I do like the looks of the thing.
Side note: why are some of the pics rather low-resolution? Doesn't add up. If you wish to move these items, provide plenty of good pics.
Happy 4/20!

Apr 20, 2018