The watch’s hands could be damaged by the tourbillon if they happened to be over the aperture when the button was pressed – for instance at 6 o’clock. Franck faced one major challenge during the conception of the watch. The result is a view of this horological complication like never before. Look from the side and you are able to see that the balance wheel is fully elevated above the level of the watch dial. By pushing the button on the left-hand side of the case, the tourbillon carriage rises up until it is just a few microns from the underside of the upper sapphire crystal. He began experimenting with this idea and came up with an extraordinary mechanism, the Revolution 1. He wondered if he could create a tourbillon that rose up out of the dial, so the owner could have a better view of the mechanics of the carriage. But even so, Franck noticed that tourbillon owners were always bringing their watches right up to their eyes so they could peer inside this mechanical universe. And emotion is the reason why Franck Muller produces mostly flying tourbillons, because without the upper bridge you have a much clearer view of the tourbillon mechanism. The new Vanguard™ Revolution 3 Skeleton comes with Franck Muller’s 5-year tourbillon warranty and is delivered in a very special box with an automated opening system.Ībout the Cintrée Curvex Revolution 1: Elevating the Art of the Tourbillonįrom the very beginning, Franck Muller understood the emotions that a twirling tourbillon brings to a watch owner. Wholly designed and manufactured in-house, the futuristic design of the Vanguard™ Revolution 3 Skeleton is a mechanical treasure showcasing the exceptional know-how Franck Muller manufacture. The strap, made of red Alcantara®, effortlessly takes the shape of the wrist and perfectly complements the red decorations on the movement and the Vanguard case. The Vanguard case, made of grade-2 titanium, is treated with black PVD coating. Housed for the first time in a Vanguard case, this timepiece features a unique sapphire dome on the front and back of the watch, allowing to further highlight the magnificent triple axis tourbillon. Furthermore, there are two retrograde indications at 4 and 8 o’clock for the progression of the eight-minute carriage and the 60-second carriage. So as to provide an abundance of energy to drive this triple axis tourbillon, the movement was given a massive 10 days of power reserve. As the Revolution 3 has three carriages, the gear train has significant resistance to overcome. Power flows from the gear train through all three carriages to activate the balance wheel five times each second. This highly complex mechanism makes the Vanguard™ Revolution 3 Skeleton a wonder of precision and above all a masterpiece of micromechanics. This complex system of carriages is a technical marvel and is the result of one of the most complex creations in Haute Horlogerie.ĭominating the lower half of the movement, the extraordinary triple axis tourbillon slowly turns through the one-hour, eight-minute and 60-second cycles of its respective three carriages.
This triple axis tourbillon corrects the force of gravity in all positions, contrary to a classic tourbillon which only compensates it when the wristwatch is in a vertical position. Today, Franck Muller unveils the Vanguard™ Revolution 3 Skeleton, that offers an exceptional technical spectacle as well as emotions only to be found at Franck Muller.įeaturing a breathtaking skeleton movement, this timepiece stylishly reveals openworked black bridges and red aluminum indicators that allows to observe one of the most beautiful mechanism in all of Horlogerie.
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The Revolution series of tourbillons by Franck Muller represents some of the most ambitious, radical and astonishing achievements in the history of contemporary watchmaking.
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