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