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Long Island Evolution
Technical innovation is a quality that resides at the heart of Franck Muller’s philosophy. This is evident not only in our high and grand complication timepieces, but also in our case and dial making, gemsetting techniques, and the materials we use in our timepieces. This is demonstrated in our very first shaped wristwatch case, the Cintrée Curvex in 1987, and continues with our latest evolution of the Long Island case.
A New, Complex Construction
This year, Franck Muller is pleased to introduce a modern evolution of the Long Island case. The new design retains the silhouette of the original, which was conceptualised by our co-founder Vartan Sirmakes, while injecting a new dynamic to the case. In order to reconstruct the new Long Island, we had to deconstruct the original design and bring out a refined proportion that highlights the curves, angles, and fine lines of the Long Island.
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Cintrée Curvex Ryoko Kaneta Dragon Limited Edition
For her collaboration with Franck Muller, Kaneta drew on traditional East Asian beliefs that revere the dragon as a divine figure blessing the earth with rain for a bountiful harvest. This time, however, she has opted for a simpler, more elegant variant of her style. The figures on the dial are largely in black and white, with hints of aqua blue in their hair to provide a visual link to their role as bringers of rain.
Long Island Evolution
The Long Island was first presented in 2000 as a three-hand timepiece. The rounded rectangular case with a gentle curved form, short lugs, and arched numerals that followed the design of the case paid tribute to the Art Deco era and quickly became a popular model among collectors.
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Long Island Evolution Master Jumper
Franck Muller is always coming up with new ways of expressing time, by taking existing complications even further to reach new standards in mechanical watchmaking. This year, it showcases a triple jumping complication with numerical displays for the hours, minutes, and date in the Long Island Evolution Master Jumper. While triple jumping displays are not new in high watchmaking, they relate only to calendar functions in perpetual calendars. There has never been a watch with three numerical indications for the time and date functions combined.
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Franck Muller watches are one of the finest and most complicated of the world. The manufacture was founded in Geneva by Franck Muller and Vartan Sirmakes with the aim of creating exclusive timepieces characterised by complicated movements and original designs.
The creation of each Franck Muller timepiece is a bond between its watchmakers and artisans and the wearer. Each is perfectly made by experts of various fields, so you can enjoy the beauty of these watches for eternity.
