191 Franck Muller An impressive and rare, Endurance GT Split-Seconds chronograph, automatic wristwatch in steel, with Certificate of Origin, reference 7000REN.
Estimate: € 5.000 – 10.000
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- Model Endurance GT Split-Seconds
- Year 2001
- Reference 7000 R EN
- Case Material Stainless steel
- Case Number N°89
- Bracelet Material Leather strap
- Movement Automatic, cal. FM7000, 30 jewels
- Dimension 40mm Diameter
- Signed Case, dial and movement
- Accessories Accompanied by Franck Muller Certificate of Origin dated November 8th 2001 and stamped by Orologeria Pisa, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.
At first glance, the classical round steel case of the Franck Muller Endurance GT Split-Seconds, reference 7000 RE speaks in a language of restraint: smooth bezel, balanced proportions, gently sculpted lugs. Anyway, this is not merely a chronograph: it is a rattrapante, a split-seconds mechanism, one of the most demanding complications in traditional watchmaking.
The dial is unmistakably Franck Muller: a luminous, almost silvery canvas punctuated by vivid blue accents. Applied stars orbit the periphery, lending the watch an unexpected celestial rhythm, while three registers create a harmonious tri-compax architecture. Beneath the central chronograph hand lies its twin, the split-seconds hand, ready to halt independently and allow intermediate timing before snapping back into synchrony.
Introduced during a period when Franck Muller was asserting himself as Master of Complications, the Endurance GT line celebrated classical chronograph design infused with technical audacity. The split-seconds system, historically reserved for the most accomplished manufactures, requires additional column wheel coordination and an intricate clamping mechanism. This example is accompanied by its Certificate of Origin dated November 8, 2001 and the ensemble is further completed by its original presentation box.
In an era before oversized theatrics and aggressive branding dominated the landscape, the Endurance GT represented something purer: a celebration of traditional Swiss chronograph mastery interpreted through Franck Muller’s expressive aesthetic vocabulary.
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