Sunday, January 20, 2019

Franck Muller – SKAFANDER™ Chronograph 2019



















Franck MullerSKAFANDER™ Chronograph Titanium Special Edition

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Franck Muller defies the codes of the Haute Horlogerie 
with the presentation of his
exclusive masterpiece: The
Skafander™ Chronograph.

Housing in the emblematic, iconic and now renowned tonneau shape, the Skafander™, now available in chronograph version, travels through the marine depths in order to offer excellence and performance to quality and novelties lovers.

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Powered by an automatic movement, the timepiece was thought to be perfect for diving adepts, with a water resistance to 100 meters.

The rotating disk under the dial, adjustable by a push-button allows to move a graduation mark to the diving time and enable the diver to know the remaining dive time.

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The technical features of this masterpiece provide its owner the most precise tools to monitor the dive and the decompression stages. Franck Muller delivers a passionate work in order to offer the most comfortable and accurate experience such as the security lock, avoiding the push buttons to be unintentionally activated, to avoid disruption of the unidirectional bezel.

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All the details have been meticulously undertaken, the different hands have been designed so that this masterpiece makes the diving a unique and easy experience.

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The Skafander is a true expression of challenge for Franck Muller: A unique diving timepiece presented for the first time in the tonneau shape available in several versions: Titanium, 18 carat rose gold and stainless steel. With this unique creation, Franck Muller presents all the helpful diving technical functions and offers a sporty and innovative design.

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Technical details

Model: SKAFANDER™ Titanium

Powered by an automatic movement, the Skafander™ was thought to be perfect for diving adepts, with a water resistance to 100 meters. The rotating disk under the dial, adjustable by a push-button allows to move a graduation mark to the diving time and enable the diver to know the remaining dive time. The technical features of this masterpiece provide its owner the most precise tools to monitor the dive and the decompression stages.

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Reference SKF 46 DV CC DT ELLOW - Titanium
Reference SKF 46 DV CC DT GREEN - Titanium
Reference SKF 46 DV CC DT RED - Titanium
Reference SKF 46 DV CC DT BLACK - Titanium


Case
Titane, lunette black PVD treatment
Width: 46 mm x Length: 57 mm x Thickness: 15.60 mm
Water resistant up to 100 meters
Functions
Hours, minutes, seconds, chronograph and date at 6 o’clock
Diving Time Counter
Movement
Self-winding mechanical movement  
Calibre: FM 2800-SK-CC
Ø 31.50 mm x Thickness:: 5.44 mm
42 hours power reserve
28’800 vibrations / hour
204 components
37 jewels
Movement decoration
Côtes de Genève and sunray brushing on the bridges and oscillating weight
Circular graining of both side of the bottom plate
Diamond polishing on the bridges
24k gold bath and rhodium treatment
24k gold finish on the engravings
Sunray brushing on the rolling and drum barrel
45 ° polishing and sunray brushing on the ratchet
Polished and blued screws
Dial
Unidirectional rotating bezel indicating the diving time
Half-openwork movement in the center
Strap Rubber

Available in several versions:
  • 18 carat rose gold
  • Stainless steel

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Press release 2019
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