Franck Muller - Master of Complications – Available at www.ClassWatches.com

In 1983, after much research and dedication, Franck Muller presented his first wristwatches. They all had a complicated movements that had been created solely by him.

Muller realized that there was a demand in the market for collectors in search of unique timepieces and he set about creating a company to meet some of that demand.

In order to meet that demand, every year since then, he has succeeded in unveiling a World Premiere, assembling complications that have never been created before. Franck Muller recognized very early on that the Tourbillon was an important scientific invention. It was created over 200 years ago in an attempt to achieve greater accuracy for timepieces. Franck created, for the first time ever, a Tourbillon visible from the front. Contrary to all other brands Tourbillons in which it could only be seen from the back. His revolutionary new design and subsequent Grand Complications became the cornerstone for Franck Muller being recognized as the "Master of Complications".

Watchland

Remaining faithful to its roots, Franck Muller Genève is established in the very same village where Franck started his activity in 1983, namely Genthod, in the neighbouring countryside of Geneva. 

It is in this elegant and friendly atmosphere that the Franck Muller watches are designed and made.  In response to the growing success experienced by the brand, two new buildings in the same style were built and the Watchland was finally completed in 2001. 

Independence of creation, of innovation, of strategy, the brand is proud to use all means to respond to one unique criterion:  the creation of exceptional timepieces.

The Franck Muller group also has several production sites in the Jura Arc such as dial manufacturing and case stamping, which are then delivered to Watchland to be finished and ultimately assembled. Franck Muller is one of the few brands that manufactures 100 percent its cases and dials as well.

Open to the public by appointment, visitors from all over the world come to visit.  For Franck Muller, opening the Watchland site is a way of paying tribute to the craftsmen who perpetuate the great watchmaking tradition, while sharing his passion with those who already appreciate fine watchmaking, or who want to learn about it.

 

Unique Design

 Franck Muller watches became easily identifiable thanks to their Cintrée Curvex shape that is commonly recognized as the brand’s most significant silhouette.  For the brand, it quickly became a great success and a way to express its unique identity, assert its DNA and demonstrate its know-how in case manufacturing.

Since the 1980s, Franck Muller has become a name synonymous with beautiful finishing and unique designs.  Muller has tied his name to a brand that has established a series of exceptional timepieces that, while originally avant-garde, have become embraced and often copied.

From its creation, the Cintrée Curvex case was very unique.  Indeed, the Haute Horlogerie was bound by tradition and consequently not very open to innovation, especially in terms of design.  At the time, there were plenty of round watches and perhaps a few rectangular ones, but there was nothing like Franck Muller’s Curvex.  So it was a bold move to introduce, in 1992, something previously nonexistent on the market; a tonneau curved body in 3 dimensions involving great technical difficulties in manufacturing. 

Franck Muller watches became easily identifiable due to their tonneau shape that is commonly recognized as the brand’s most significant silhouette. For the brand, it quickly became a great success and a way to express its unique identity, assert its DNA and demonstrate its know-how in case manufacturing.

Similarly, Franck Muller timepieces became instantly recognizable for their unique and beautiful numeral design.  The dials on the Cintrée Curvex models are also very complex to produce.  For example, they must be perfectly curved to follow the shape of the case, but must still have the best guilloche, printing quality and precision.  Introducing dials in gorgeous vibrant colors such as royal blue was also initiated by Franck Muller and showed all the hallmark of a classic Franck Muller design.

 

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