Termed the ‘Master of Complications’, Franck Muller Designs have been noted for their stunning to sublime appearances. Revered by enthusiastic collectors and fans worldwide, Franck Muller has built up a following for his timepieces since entering the famous Geneva School of Watchmaking in 1981. Presenting his first unique creation in 1983, Franck has followed his own tradition by unveiling a world premiere piece once a year.

Nicknamed by his peers as ‘The Watchmaking Genius’, one of Mullers wristwatches has earned him the exclusive title of ‘The Most Complicated Wristwatch in the World’. The watch includes some amazing features often seen on individual watches, but never on the one timepiece: Grande and Petite Sonnerie, Minute repeater for the hours, quarters and minutes, a Perpetual Calendar programmed to the year 2100 with date, day of the week, month and monthly retrograde, leap-year cycle, 24-hour moon phase indicator, indicator of the internal temperature of the mechanism.

The Franck Muller story is indeed a fairytale, with the company building significantly over the past 20 years, and now including a prestigious Swiss Chalet on Lake Geneva, aptly named ‘Watchland’. In October 2002 Franck Muller was awarded the first prize at the ultimate watch competition, the Geneve Watchmaking Grand Prix, taking out the honors for the mens category. We can only wait to see what amazing creation Franck will com up with for his World Premiere 2008 piece. Stay tuned……..

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Check out this amazingly cool video for the manufacturing process of Patek Philippe: You usually find with most watch company videos that unless t is an endorsement of sorts or features a celebrity, they do not put much money into the productions. The Patek Philippe watch is famed for its craftmanship and is one of the most carefully handmade watch, hence their vast purchase price.

The history of the brand dates back to 1839 by Anton Patek who began making pocket watches in Geneva. In 1845 Patek met and formed a company with watchmaker Adrian Philippe, hence the company named of Patek Philippe. They did not produce their first wristwatch together until 1868. By this time Patek Philippe were supplying watches to royalty such as Queen Victoria and her consort, the King and Queen of Denmark and later Pope Pius IX.

The company is currently owned by the Stern family and is famed for some of the most complicated watches ever produced, with many watch collectors regarding Patek Philippe as the best timepieces in the world.