Franck Muller

This year, the legend of the AETERNITAS from Franck Muller continues with four new models. The basic movement remains the same. A Cintree Curvex shaped automatic movement with a micro-rotor placed at 6 o'clock and visible through the open-back.

The novelty of this year is the addition of a Grande and Petite Sonnerie (Grande-strike) Minute Repeater, Westminster Carillon.

The movement is equipped with a double barrel: the first barrel guarantees a power reserve of about 4 days; the second barrel provides energy for the Sonnerie. It has a grand tourbillon with a balance wheel with adjustment screws in platinum and no index. The Grande Sonnerie (Grand Strike) strikes the hours and the quarters automatically.

The distinctive feature is that it chimes the same notes as the clock tower of the Westminster cathedral. For instance, at 3.15, the owner of the watch will hear 3 low pitch sounds (din din din) followed by the first four notes of the Westminster chime "mi do re sol".

The Petite Sonnerie is programmed by a push-piece placed at 2 o'clock and it is displayed on the dial by a small hand. It only strikes the hours and the quarters (without repeating the hours at each quarter). For instance, at 3.15, the owner of the watch will hear only the first four notes of the Westminster chimes "mi do re sol".

The Minute Repeater is activated on request by pressing a push-piece placed at 10 o'clock. It strikes the hours, the number of quarters and the minutes. For instance, at 3.20 the owner of the watch will hear (din din din) followed by the first four notes of the Westminster chime "mi do re sol" and then 5 low and middle pitch sounds (mi do mi do mi).

The AETERNITAS MEGA 2 incorporates a Split-seconds Chronograph with a 30-minutes counter placed at 3 o'clock and an hour counter placed in a retrograde sector.