AS ONE OF THE GENEVA-BASED WATCHMAKER ’ S BEST-KNOWN designs , Crazy Hours features dials with numeral markers set in a clearly untraditional order around the dial .
Muller ’ s genius was to create a jump-hour movement that has the hour hand jump from one hour to the next in the correct numerical order while the minute hand moves around the dial in its traditional manner . Reading the minute and hour hands , while ignoring the hour hand ’ s placement on the dial , the wearer sees the correct time .
For this thirtieth anniversary set , Franck Muller combines its own collection of Art Deco-styled dial numerals , set off-center amid another set of decorative ‘ hologram ’ numerals stamped into a guilloché sun pattern dial . The dial seems effervescent thanks to the twenty layers of translucent lacquer .
Franck Muller specifically celebrates its three decades with a diamond-set ‘ 30th ’ at the top left side of the dial , impishly combining the 3 o ’ clock marker and the zero from 10 o ’ clock marker .
All this is set within Franck Muller ’ s best-known case , its Cintrée Curvex , an extended tonneau design . Franck Muller ’ s own finely finished MVD FM 2800-CHR automatic movement with a bi-directional rotor powers the collection .
Franck Muller offers the Cintree Curvex Crazy Hours 30th in three size options in rose gold , white gold or steel cases with a royal blue dial or the deep burgundy dial .
Also look for a white-dialed Crazy Color Dreams version with colorful numerals and a white leather strap . All are available with or without a diamond-set bezel . Prices start at CHF 29,800 .
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