Franck Muller Aeternitas (8888 GSW T CCR QPS)

The Details

Franck Muller’s Aeternitas Mega 4 (8888 GSW T CCR QPS) was originally released in 2010. This watch features a automatic movement beating at a frequency of 18000 bph ( 3 Hz) to provide a 72-hour power reserve when fully wound.

The Case

The white gold case measures 42mm in diameter and roughly 19.15mm thick. The tonneau case is paired with a silver color dial with -shaped hands, and a arabic numerals hour markers and minute track, covered by a sapphire glass. Franck Muller’s Aeternitas model 8888 GSW T CCR QPS is water resistant up to 30 meters (98 ft). A display caseback is over the back of the watch case.

The Movement

The Aeternitas 8888 GSW T CCR QPS movement is a powered by caliber FM 3480 QPSE made by Franck Muller. The 99-jewel automatic movement is 34.4mm in diameter. Its balance wheel oscillates at 18,000 semi-oscillations per hour or 3 Hz. This movement offers a 72-hour power reserve.

The Price

How much does the Franck Muller’s Aeternitas 8888 GSW T CCR QPS cost? This watch was introduced in 2010 and has been in Franck Muller’s collection for around . This watch is not a limited release. As with most luxury watches, the price of depends on the availability and demand.

CURRENT PRICE: Not Available

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Specifications:

• Brand: Franck Muller
• Model: Aeternitas Mega 4
• Reference Number: 8888 GSW T CCR QPS
• Limited: No

Case & Dial:

• Material: White gold
• Glass: Sapphire
• Back: Display
• Diameter: 42
• Thickness: 19.15
• Lug Width: N/A
• Dial Color: Silver
• Indexes: Arabic Numerals and -shaped hands
• Water Resistance: 30 meters

Movement:

• Winding: Automatic
• Brand: Franck Muller
• Caliber: FM 3480 QPSE
• Display: Analog
• Diameter: 34.4mm
• Jewels: 99
• Power Reserve: 72 hours
• Frequency: 18000 bph
• Functions: Additional 24 Hour Hand (adjustable), Hours, Minutes

About Franck Muller

It was at the end of the 80s, in the city of Geneva, that two men, Franck Muller and Vartan Sirmakes, met. They shared a passion for watchmaking each of them with vast complementary experience in the field. At the time, Franck Muller was making his own models under the “Franck Geneva” brand. Since 1986, each year he has presented his World Premiers based on prestigious complications, which … earned him the sobriquet of watchmaking genius. As for Vartan Sirmakes, he made cases for several fine watchmaking brands in a workshop he had set up in a district of Geneva alongside Lake Geneva. In 1991, Franck called on Vartan to design his new case bodies. This is how the two men quickly realised that together their could allow them to create an exceptional brand – unbeknownst to them that, 20 years later, it would become one of the most reputable names in the world of watchmaking. Founded officially in 1991 in the village of Genthod, close to Geneva, Manufacture Franck Muller was established three years later, still in Genthod, in a mansion dating from 1905 and designed by the famous local architecht Edmond Fatio. This peaceful place of 16 hectares overlooking Lake Geneva and Mont Blanc then became more than just a production site; it turned into the concept called Watchland. At the start of the 90s, the Swiss watchmaking industry was in the midst of a crisis, and most companies gave up when confronted with the emergence of the quartz movement. It was therefore highly audacious to go against the trend and focus exclusively on mechanical watches with complications. At the time it was almost unthinkable to acquire credibility amidst the large watchmaking houses that have been present in the market for several centuries. The watchmaking industry, and in particular the Fine Watchmaking segment, was bound by tradition and consequently not very open to innovation, especially in terms of design. So it was a bold move to introduce the case shape known as the Cintrée Curvex™, something previously nonexistent in the market: a curved body with 3 dimensions involving great technical difficulty in production. Introducing dials in bright colours such as royal blue was also a first and revolutionary step in the world of Fine Watchmaking. To have the freedom to produce unique models, be reactive and be able to offer customers shorter time frames and better quality, the Franck Muller Group has devoted itself, for several years now, to controlling the different stages of production. Thanks to this industrial verticalisation, the brand can push the barriers of watchmaking even further with an innovative spirit and great technique whilst fully respecting the Swiss watchmaking tradition. Starting new fashions instead of following them is thus made possible thanks to its independence and autonomy in the various production processes that sustain the company’s unrivalled creativity. In less than 20 years, the watchmaking brand has gained worldwide renown characterised by spectacular growth, enviable financial soundness and the production of 40,000 watches per year. Today the brand has 6 production sites in Switzerland, more then 500 employees in Switzerland. Globally there are 48 exclusive shops and 600 points of sale in more than 100 countries. Its success and fame has been built on its exceptional collections: from the Crazy Hours or the Vegas,models with fun complications, to the Aeternitas Mega – the most complicated wrist watch in the world with 36 complications and 1,483 components – as far as large complications are concerned. This last watch only reinforces the brand’s label as the Master of Complications. Franck Muller and Vartan Sirmakes have managed to transform what had started only as a “boutique brand” into a truly major success. The association of an original design with a complex traditional mechanism gives the Franck Muller collections a harmony that has charmed the entire world ever since its incredible inception and enviable…

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