World's Most Complicated Wristwatch Franck Muller Aeternitas Mega 4
36 complications, 25 of them visible, 1,483 components, a 1000-year
calendar, a price tag of 2.7 million dollars, and 5 years' work: what
others have simply dreamed of, Franck Muller has made a
reality! Never has the Maison de Haute Horlogerie better deserved its
name of "Master of Complications", pulverising the record number of
complications ever housed in a single wristwatch.
The challenge for the Master Watchmakers of Genthod was enormous: how
to embed all the complications known to this day in a watch that was
designed to be worn. The Aeternitas movement served as a base, while the
Mega 4 represents the apotheosis of the art of watchmaking with its
grand and small Westminster chime striking-work, the only one available
on the market with a tourbillon visible on the dial. Added to this are a
minute repeater, a mono-pushpiece split-seconds chronograph, a
perpetual calendar secular, and an equation of time which only varies by
6.8 seconds per lunar month, the equivalent of one day every thousand
years! Although the first piece of this exceptional, limited series was
presented to an American collector at a ceremony in Monaco last
November, the Master Watchmakers of Genthod are already putting the
finishing touches to a second Aeternitas Mega 4, which will be available
in the very near future.
And for all those who would like to share the dream of Franck Muller's creations first-hand, the Master of Complications has organised two WPHH - World Presentation of Haute Horlogerie - exhibitions this year at its Watchland site in Genthod on 17-23 January and 17-27 March from 9.00 a.m. to 6 p.m. Franck Muller will be offering watch professionals and the international press a comprehensive view of its seven brands: Franck Muller, Pierre Kunz, ECW, Rodolphe Montres & Bijoux, Barthelay, Backes & Strauss and Martin Braun. The new collections will be exhibited in purpose-built pavilions, with elegantly arranged stands, sophisticated design and contemporary decor meeting the most stringent demands. More than 5,000 visitors and 600 journalists are expected during the two exhibitions. This prestigious event is a must for both professionals and haute horlogerie aficionados! For appointments or further information: info@franckmuller.ch
World's Most Complicated Wristwatch Franck Muller Aeternitas Mega 4
Retail is $2.7 Million
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