Time with a Different Logic
Franck Muller Cintrée Curvex Crazy Hours Tourbillon
Reference 7880 T CH | 18K pink gold
The Crazy Hours Tourbillon asks the wearer to reconsider a familiar dial. Its hour numerals sit outside their usual sequence, while the jumping hour hand moves to the correct position. The pink gold Cintrée Curvex case gives that idea an equally distinctive setting.
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Case: 18K pink gold
Case dimensions: Approximately 50 × 36 mm
Case thickness: Approximately 14.5 mm
Crystal: Sapphire
Case back: Transparent sapphire crystal
Strap: Leather
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Calibre: FM 2001-2HF
Winding: Manual
Functions: Crazy Hours jumping hour and flying tourbillon
Tourbillon period: One rotation per minute
Jewels: 21
Escapement: Lateral lever
Balance: Monometallic balance with timing screws
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Condition: New old stock
Box & papers: Complete with box and papers
The hours follow an unexpected order, and the hand follows them. A flying tourbillon adds mechanical depth to Franck Muller’s playful way of telling time.
A Particular Point of View
This is a watch with a strong personality. The Cintrée Curvex shape and pink gold case support a dial that encourages a second look.
It will not appeal to every collector, and its particular character is part of the attraction. For someone interested in watchmaking that can be technically involved and playful at the same time, the combination offers a clear reason to look closer.
A Playful Idea, Mechanically Expressed
The unusual arrangement is more than a visual gesture. The jumping hour mechanism allows the hand to follow the sequence of time across a dial that appears to disregard it.
The flying tourbillon introduces another form of movement, completing one rotation each minute. Together, the two complications give the watch a mechanical substance that becomes apparent beyond its initial surprise.
Time as an Experience
The manually wound calibre FM 2001-2HF creates a direct relationship between the wearer and the mechanism. Winding the watch and following the jumping hand make its use part of the appeal.
Offered as new old stock, this example provides an opportunity to encounter that character in a watch described as unworn. Its interest is as much in the experience of reading time as in the complications themselves.