zelin0802 / April 26, 2023
Franck Muller Grand Central Tourbillon
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Crazy Hours, Franck Muller and Hom Nguyen present an extraordinary masterpiece To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Crazy Hours (Crazy Hours), Franck Muller and Hom Nguyen are adhering to the same philosophy and working together again: combining the brand’s professional watchmaking skills with the artist’s talent to provide extraordinary masterpieces for collectors.
Using legendary and genius patterns, Hom Nguyen paints each figure and gives free rein to his imagination. From this figure to that figure, painting embodies the trajectory of human life. The numbers drawn by the artist are reproduced on the dial by Franck Muller dial craftsmen using the purest traditional watchmaking techniques to bring them to life.
The limited edition watch features the iconic Crazy Hours complication, displaying the hand-drawn hour numerals in an unconventional order, providing a distinctive way of reading time. Thanks to a patented mechanism, the central hour hand jumps from one hour to another according to a unique sequence of numbers.
Every 60 minutes, the hour hand jumps to the next correct number. At the same time, the minute hand rotates around the dial in a traditional 60-minute cycle. Time becomes an individual, one-person, unique value. Every 59th minute, eagerly awaiting Crazy Hours’ action-packed jump. Mysterious and fascinating watchmaking masterpieces are equipped with two-way winding movements, which can provide a 42-hour power reserve.
Vanguard Crazy Hours Hom Nguyen is a consummate work of art; therefore, in addition to the regular Certificate of Authenticity, a Certificate of Authenticity signed by the artist is included. At the same time, each watch is presented in a special watch box to ensure originality and consistency.
Franck Muller Grand Central Tourbillon Won Men’s Precious Award
The Franck Muller Grand Central Tourbillon watch won the Fifth Watch Award of the famous Japanese men’s fashion magazine Men’s Precious. The award was presented to Franck Muller by editor-in-chief Miho Moriya at a ceremony in Tokyo.
The Grand Central Tourbillon watch reflects Franck Muller’s profound attainments in the most traditional watchmaking skills. This masterpiece places the tourbillon in the center of the watch, presenting an amazing spectacle.
The complication of this collection is that the watchmaker had to completely reimagine the watch in order to move the tourbillon from the conventional 6 o’clock position to the center of the watch. Along with this striking and surprising offset layout, Franck Muller designers and watchmakers had to invent innovative systems to display the time in the iconic Curvex-shaped case.
Koichi Namiki, professor of art theory at Toin Yokohama University, said: “Placing it in the center requires great skill, and Franck Muller seems to have accomplished the industry’s first tourbillon in a barrel-shaped case without breaking a sweat. It seems to provide the best stage for it.”
This best replica watches is equipped with a completely in-house automatic movement, equipped with an offset micro-rotor, which can provide a power reserve of 4 days, and shows a pure and balanced design. Purity and balance are the guiding principles of the collection. Franck Muller independently redesigned the Cintrée Curvex™ case, and the contour arc extends from the mirror to the bracelet, highlighting the beauty of the dial.
In order to focus the magnificent view of the tourbillon, the center of the sapphire crystal mirror is domed. The collection is available in different colorways, such as the opulent blue version that accentuates the spectacular dial, and the diamond-set version that enhances the extraordinary timepieces. Through the perspective of the case back, you can appreciate the pure traditional decoration such as Geneva pattern.