Franck Muller and Vartan Sirmakes had a mutual passion for watchmaking; bringing them together in 1991. Franck Muller, born in 1958 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, had an Italian mother and a Swiss father. He left his birthplace to study at the Ecole d’Horlogerie de Genève at the age of 15 years. After gaining his diploma, he started off work restoring antique watches; inclusive of certain timepieces for the Patek Philippe Museum. Naturally talented, he soon began to search for ways to give a contemporary touch to traditional watchmaking.
Franck Muller asked Vartan Sirmakes, a talented case maker, to undertake the designing of cases for his latest movements. Vartan Sirmakes belongs to a family dynasty of Armenian jewelers and is a highly skilled artisan when it comes to designing aesthetic objects. Sirmakes was actively engaged, at his own workshop, in producing watch cases for popular brands of Haute Horlogerie. The two men were inspired by their common interest in watch technology and design.
They came to the strong understanding that with their combined experience and expertise in the field, they would make an ideal team for the purpose of manufacturing the best watches. Franck Muller, nicknamed “Master of Complications,” was highly talented having released remarkably complex watches signed “Franck Geneva”. So, this was how the official opening of the Franck Muller factory occurred. In a matter of 20 years, the brand has achieved worldwide recognition with over 40,000 watches being sold on a yearly basis.
The skilled artisans take painstaking care with all the different stages of production: from drawing a sketch, implementation of the plans, to the actual production of a watch after having made a prototype. The entire watchmaking process involving the various aspects of assembling, housing, and engraving are expertly handled.
Furthermore, each watch features a genuine design accompanied by complex movements; distinctive traits marking its identity. All of the Franck Muller watches are true works of art, such as the Vanguard Slim, Vanguard Skeleton or Flower collection; a combination of extraordinary design and advanced mechanism.
The Franck Muller collection has a wide variety of watches. Today, the Miller house has made it possible for you to easily purchase these beautiful timepieces at reduced prices. All watches we offer for sale have undergone a thorough authentication check by our specialists; giving you all the assurance required for making a purchase of the highest quality.