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Remember this was not a Franck Muller production watch
watchonthewrist,
There was a spare Piguet complicated movement to which Muller added some complications.
Then Gerber added some more.
So, the watch did not really have much "Mulleresque' design features. It was an exercise in microengineering: "Let's put in as many functions as we can."
I think it got really difficult at the end because of space constraints. Thus, only a genius like Gerber could have finished it.
MTF
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A most splendid weekend in Zurich with a long-planned reunion with an old love...
... and yes, we were holding hands (this is the Piguet/Muller/Gerber Ultracomplication): Such rare and precious moments never fail to make a profound impression on me. Magnus ...
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And pretty much every single one of us Fantastic piece, Magnus - would love learning more about it!
If you Google it lot of nice texts by Magnus will appear ;)
Some of them even on old PPro platform Cheers D
Patience is a virtue (with this watch at least)...
... and this concerns, the patron(s), the watchmaker(s) and the aficionados alike! Cheers, Magnus
Fantastic, Magnus!!!!
I remember this from back in the day on the Purists. I also remember it’s owner, Lord Arran. A very interesting person and true gentleman. I suppose he initiated this entire project.
Lord Arran is no longer the owner of this watch...
while he was the driving force behind this magnificient piece, he has never seen it in person. He sold it shortly after it was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the most complicated wristwatch. Best, Magnus
I see.
I remember the Guinness Record, and I remember JLC came out with a super complication and they tried to claim it as the most complicated, which he made an argument against. I was a newbie back then so I didnt get the tecnical arguments he was making. You ...
It has been two years since we last discussed this watch
Magnus, It has been two years since we discussed the renovation of this watch since it used to belong to old-timer PuristS 'Lord Arran'. Has that work been completed? Did the new owner add any more complications? Regards, MTF
Wow Magnus
You are certainly bringing some nice stuff to the forum recently Cheers Tim
Very impressive watch 👌🏻😘 [nt]
I allways been a fan of FM . Not to keen on the new models
Remember this was not a Franck Muller production watch
watchonthewrist, There was a spare Piguet complicated movement to which Muller added some complications. Then Gerber added some more. So, the watch did not really have much "Mulleresque' design features. It was an exercise in microengineering: "Let's put ...
Thanks for the explanation my friend .
I didnt know anything about this watch . 😬 but still its a amazing watch imho 👌🏻😘. Would love to see and hear it on the wrist one day
That is because FM never had such a watch (short history rundown)...!
(i) The watch is built on a base movement may in 1896 by Louis Élysée Piguet that featured: Time indication with hours, minutes and seconds Minute repeater Grande et petite sonnerie At this time, the movement had 491 parts. (ii) Franck Muller then added (...
