A sartorial timepiece with mischievous sex appeal
Franck Müller – which made headlines in the Asia Pacific region earlier this year with the release of the Silhouette CX Snake Emerald – is now making waves in this part of the world with the new Vanguard™ Slim Night Cut watch.
For those late in the room, this ground-breaking Swiss watchmaker is a relative newcomer to the crowded luxury watch sphere (it came into being in 1991, at the behest of the eponymous co-founder and Vartan Sirmakes, an Istanbul-born descendent of Armenian jewellers). But the manufacture has become renowned in horological circles, over a very short time, for several reasons.
For a start, its place in horological history is assured by its role in resuscitating the classic tonneau/barrel-shaped case design via collections such as the Casablance and Curvex. Then there’s the vibrant, eyebrow-hiking aesthetics with which it always graces its pieces (check out the Silhouette CX Snake in 18k rose gold if you haven’t already), as well as the brand’s unique approach to grand complications (Franck Müller is behind the very first tri-axial tourbillon in the world, The Revolution 3, released in 2004). Another…
