Revolution 3 Tourbillon

The tourbillon was designed for the pocket watch and so for a vertical position. With a wrist watch, however, the average position may vary considerably depending on the wearer's movements and this, in turn, can give rise to significant variations in running. To overcome this disadvantage, Franck Muller's engineers have designed a tri-axial tourbillon arranged as follows: the balance wheel and escapement rotating about its axis are contained in Cage A; Cage A is in turn mounted inside Cage B, so that it can turn about another axis; and Cage B is mounted inside Cage C, which turns about an axis fixed in relation to the timepiece.

Movement: Manually-wound mechanical movement

Movement dimensions: 32.46 x 39.48 mm; thickness: 9.50 mm

Continuous Indication: Hours carriage

Retrograde Indication: Seconds carriage revolving in 60 seconds. Middle carriage revolving in 8 minutes.

Power reserve: 10 days

Frequency: 18,000 vibrations/hour

Number of components: 332

Number of jewels: 23

Movement decoration: Hand-engraved inspired from Nordic-Celtic art

Case: Platinum 950 or 18 carat gold. Open back. 40.60 mm x 55.40 mm (including the horns)

Dial: Dial Sun-stamped, translucent lacquered dial. White with black numerals.

Bracelet/strap: Hand-sewn alligator strap or platinum/gold bracelet.

Dial: Dial Sun-stamped, translucent lacquered dial. White with black numerals.

Bracelet/strap: Hand-sewn alligator strap or platinum/gold bracelet.

View this brief video to see the motion inside this outstanding timepiece.