Franck Muller Curvex Perpetual Calendar, 2000s

Dealer description — Analog/Shift

In the world of haute horlogerie , where time is not just measured but celebrated , Franck Muller stands as an overlooked luminary. Established in 1991, the brand's vision was clear: to create timepieces that transcend the mundane, leaning on expressions of individuality and above all, elevating timekeeping to an art form. Muller the man and Muller the brand have brought a lot to the world of modern horology, and his colorful, mid-1990s/early-2000s tonneau-shaped dress watch collection perfectly exhibits a design language that walks a fine line between classical and whimsical. Incorporate the highly respected mechanical craftsmanship of a perpetual calendar and moonphase complication and you have the Franck Muller 2850 QP. This particular Franck Muller Perpetual Calendar Moonphase 2850 QP, dates to the 2000s, and is housed in a 31mm x 38mm 18k yellow gold case with a curved sapphire crystal, an unsigned crown and corrector pushers located along the case flanks. The satin silver dial features Frank Muller’s playful ‘Arabic’ markers with a set of silver radial sub-registers, a moonphase by way of a crescent aperture display and matching ‘spade’ hands. Powered by a FM Calibre automatic-winding movement featuring a perpetual calendar highlighting leap year indicator and moonphase, and fitted to a signed alligator strap with a matching gold tang buckle, this particular FM is a handsome thing that tastefully blends all the signature features we’ve come to know from the brand. Despite their under-the-radar profile, Franck Muller timepieces are still some of the best in the world with respect to dressy complications, and this wildly fun limited edition — marking a quarter-century of the Swiss brand's eccentric watchmaking — is no exception.