HOW THE FRANCK MULLER CRAZY HOURS WORKS While traditional timepieces indicate time in a clockwise manner over the course <strong>of</strong> a day, the <strong>Franck</strong> <strong>Muller</strong> Crazy Hours seems to depict time in random manner. <strong>The</strong> hour hands leap around the dial from '1' to '12' throughout the day, jumping five places instead <strong>of</strong> one, while the minute hand functions normally, moving clockwise in a regular manner as the hour passes. <strong>Franck</strong> <strong>Muller</strong> Long Island Crazy Hours Color Dreams
<strong>Franck</strong> <strong>Muller</strong> Cintrée Curvex Crazy Hours Tourbillon with diamonds mother, my wife and my new baby. You see, family is primordial. It is the most important thing for me!” Desperate for a warm climate while ushering in a new annum, <strong>Muller</strong> persisted in seeking his friends’ advice. He recalls, “Jean Todt told me to go to a particular resort named the Royal Palm in Mauritius. He said, ‘It is perfect, you can go directly from Geneva to Mauritius without changing planes so it will be no problem for your baby.’ “At this point, it was November and so I telephoned the resort, but they told me they were completely full and they refused to accommodate me. I told this to Jean Todt who immediately called the director. <strong>The</strong> director <strong>of</strong> the Royal Palm then called me and told me, ‘Look, Mr <strong>Muller</strong>, every year at the Royal Palm, we have the same clientele. I can do nothing because every single room is booked.’” <strong>Muller</strong> replied, “Mr Director, look at the wrists <strong>of</strong> your clients. I am sure they are all wearing <strong>Franck</strong> <strong>Muller</strong> watches, so I hope you can allow me to join my clients and friends. He came back saying, ‘OK, let me see what I can do, and if I can make it work, I will call Jean Todt.’” <strong>Muller</strong> chuckles, remembering, “At this point, it was becoming something <strong>of</strong> a challenge to me to go to this resort, and the thing about me is, I cannot back down from a challenge. Watchmaking is a series <strong>of</strong> challenges that you compel yourself to overcome. And so I bring this way <strong>of</strong> thinking to my life as well. <strong>The</strong> other thing was that this resort was left over from the French colonial era in Mauritius. It was run by the French for the French. And while I love the French people, sometimes, the French have a very narrow way <strong>of</strong> thinking. <strong>The</strong>y concern themselves only with the French and simply ignore the rest <strong>of</strong> the world. <strong>The</strong> more I thought about it, the more determined I became to bring my family to the Royal Palm!” After weeks <strong>of</strong> persistent calling, <strong>Muller</strong> succeeded. He states, “Finally, the director called me back and wanted to know what rooms I needed. I requested three mega suites, one for my mother, one for my sister and her family and one for my wife and baby. He hemmed and hawed, but eventually gave me the rooms.” With that, <strong>Muller</strong> assembled his entire family and they set <strong>of</strong>f with every belief that they would embark on what would be a delightful and memorable holiday. Only half <strong>of</strong> this equation would prove to be true. <strong>Muller</strong> recalls, “We arrived tired but grateful to be in such a beautiful climate in Mauritius and at such a lovely hotel situated in Grand Baie. My family and I were hungry, so we went to the dining room.
Change language