“When people look at watches they are aware of the story that each watch has, the design element, the face of the watch, mechanical parts. The watch is the necessary item in people’s life. It is a friend for a lifetime. After all, the watch is not just a basic object, which people wear on wrists throughout the day. The watch has character and it’s a work of art that is beautiful and is to be enjoyed. Plenty of time and passion, numerous hardships go into creating something that is beautiful and practical -- enjoy your watch.” This is a part of an interview given by Franck Muller, one of the most prominent watchmakers in the horology history.
Franck Muller was born in
However, it was the time when the electronic and quartz watches were coming very fast to the watch market worldwide. Muller spent his first professional years restoring mechanical timepieces for collectors, museums and auction houses working for an independent watchmaker Sven Anders.
During his restoration experience, he began to create his own collection of watchmaking tools, now collector’s items. Exactly in this time, he succeeded to build an international reputation as a master restorer of antique timepieces.
Muller’s expertise and inspiration allowed him to rework the finer aspects of mechanical watchmaking and to construct his own design. Frank Muller made his first watch in 1986 with the Franck Muller Company’s establishment in 1992. From then onwards, his unique interpretations and combinations have been redefining the watchmaking industry world.
In the first collection there were only eleven watches with a unique reflection of the master’s feelings. The next year the company launched five thousand timepieces. A number of Frank Muller’s watches are decorated with hand engraving.
Franck Muller chose to locate his design and manufacture workshop in the heart of the
In 1995, Franck Muller's new wristwatch models were demonstrated to the public judgment. The creations of Franck Muller easily entered the 21st century while preserving the philosophy and spirit of the first watches created by Franck.
Celebrities such as Elton John, Demy Moore, and Robin Williams are often wearing Franck Muller watches.
Frank Muller’s perception of watch design is the first what attracts everyone’s attention. Since the introduction of his famed oversized case, every Frank Muller replica watch is instantly recognizable on a wrist of its wearer whether this is a famous movie star or a hospital nurse.
