{"product_id":"frederique-constant-classics-fc-220ss5b2b-mens-quartz-watch","title":"Frederique Constant Classics Quartz 40mm FC-220SS5B2B","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\na {\n    text-decoration: none;\n    color: #464feb;\n}\ntr th, tr td {\n    border: 1px solid #e6e6e6;\n}\ntr th {\n    background-color: #f5f5f5;\n}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe Frederique Constant Classics FC-220SS5B2B is a men's Swiss quartz dress watch that understands restraint. The 40mm two-tone case pairs polished stainless steel with warm gold-tone accents, carried through to the matching bracelet — a combination that reads as considered rather than showy. The silver dial is finished with a fine sunray decoration that shifts under light, marked by hand-applied indexes and polished hands with a luminous treatment for low light. A date window sits at three o'clock, and the whole face is protected by a convex sapphire crystal that will shrug off the desk edges and door frames that mark lesser watches. There is no running seconds hand, and that absence is deliberate: it gives the FC-220SS5B2B the clean, still dial of a mechanical dress watch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eInside is Frederique Constant's calibre FC-220 Swiss quartz movement, single-jewelled and rated to roughly 45 months on a battery — close to four years of wearing it without thinking about it. That is the practical argument for quartz in a dress watch: you pick it up after three weeks in a drawer and it is already telling the right time. Frederique Constant has built its reputation in Geneva since 1988 on exactly this proposition — genuine Swiss watchmaking, hand-assembled and properly finished, at a price that does not require justification. With 50m water resistance and a 40mm stainless steel case with sapphire crystal, this is a watch for a business shirt on Monday and a jacket on Saturday, equally at home under a cuff or on a bare wrist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat we love about this watch:\u003c\/strong\u003e The FC-220SS5B2B gets the two-tone brief right, which is harder than it sounds — the gold is a warm accent on a steel watch, not a gold watch pretending to be steel. Pair that with a sunray silver dial, a clean two-hand layout and a movement you can genuinely forget about for years, and you have the most quietly useful watch in the Classics line. It is the piece a man buys once and then reaches for without deciding.\u003c\/p\u003e\nOrders are dispatched within 1–3 business days from Sydney via Australia Post Express for fast and reliable delivery. Customers located in Sydney may also enjoy the convenience of same‑day Click \u0026amp; Collect, with orders ready for pickup from our Alexandria showroom just one hour after purchase when this option is selected at checkout.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Frederique Constant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46408486715578,"sku":"FC-220SS5B2B","price":999.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/3781\/5994\/files\/fc-220ss5b2b.png?v=1787283115","url":"https:\/\/starbuy.com.au\/products\/frederique-constant-classics-fc-220ss5b2b-mens-quartz-watch","provider":"Starbuy Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}