Often we talk about emblematic or iconic models or shapes in a brand's line-up, such as Franck Muller, with their distinctive Curvex line. Less often do we talk about a brand's trademark complication, as it is much less likely that a brand has such a strong association or identity with a particular function, but again that's something that Franck Muller can lay claim to, with their Crazy Hours.* The Crazy Hours complication, the invention of the eponymous watchmaker, was born in 2003. It's as ingenious as it is simple. The complication consists of a regular automatic movement with a jump hour module stacked on top. This cunning combination means that the hour hand jumps on the hour around the dial at seemingly random intervals — hence the 'crazy' hours. And while the hours don't follow the traditional, incremental clockwise arc, the hand does follow a logical*progression around the dial, as each sequential number is placed at a roughly 150-degree arc from its predecessor. The effect, though,*is seemingly random. It's a clever and fun take on traditional timekeeping, and a distinctively Franck Muller take on the passage of time.* This limited edition 'Blue Tones' model is from a series of pastel…

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