For many watch collectors, the perpetual calendar is something of a peak in the world of complications. The reason, I think, is that it?s so easily understood as an impressive bit of engineering, even as the technical know-how and skill to create one is beyond the scope of many. The ability of a mechanical device the size of a coin to keep track of the number of days in a month, plus know the leap year, is somewhat mind boggling when you consider it in the abstract. As long as perpetual calendars have existed, there?s been a price premium associated with them, which only goes to bolster their aspirational and somewhat mysterious status in the mind of watch lovers. That idea shifted slightly a few years ago, however, when Frederique Constant introduced their Slimline Perpetual Calendar, an aggressively priced in-house perpetual from a brand that?s become known for delivering serious complications at competitive, enthusiast focused price points. Now the brand is back with a revamped Highlife collection, which includes a new sporty take on their in-house perpetual calendar movement, which seems built for the particular watch moment we find ourselves in. 
It doesn?t have to be said at this point, but steel sports watches are kind of a thing in the watch world right now. So it makes sense that Frederique Constant would fit their automatic FC-775 perpetual calendar movement into a watch that has the integrated bracelet look that is so sought after by many. This watch f...