The Fast Tourbillon™, with its thunderbolt-like movement is set to be the world’s fastest tourbillon escapement. This meticulously engineered timepiece clearly reflects the expertise of the Research and Development team at Franck Muller.

Franck Muller – FAST TOURBILLON™

Powered by four barrels, the tourbillon cage makes one full rotation every 5 seconds on a ceramic ball bearing. This translates to 12 rotations per minute, making it 12 times faster than the average tourbillons available in the market today.

FAST TOURBILLON™
The rotating frame is characterized by the patented FM escapement with a fixed escapement wheel and reversed anchor and balance wheel. The entirely in-house manufactured ‘Breguet hairspring’ further boosts this technical marvel.

The movement, completely designed and conceptualized in-house, makes 21’600 vibrations per hour and offers a power reserve of 50 hours. It is finished with a fine combination of engraving, rhodium plating, graining and hand-beveling.

Available in the 18-carat gold Cintrée Curvex™ case, this Thunderbolt Tourbillon truly makes Franck Muller not only the Master of Complications, but also the Master of Tourbillons.

This tourbillon, the fastest in the world, completes one rotation in only five seconds and is powered by nothing less than four barrels. It features an exclusive escapement mechanism that is completely reversed from a traditional one. This unique set up takes a lot less energy than a conventional tourbillon, and as such we were able to incorporate multiplying gears in the going train to speed up the tourbillon without compromising the integrity of the balance. That is something that is created specific to this watch and is once again a demonstration of the incredible in-house capabilities of Franck Muller.

Reference Case Functions
Movement Dial
Strap
7889 T F SQT BR
18K gold Width: 49.6 mm x Length: 55 mm x Height: 13.7 mm Water resistant up to 30 meters
Hours and minutes
2 positions: 1 – Manual winding and 2 – Time setting
Mechanical, Manual winding tourbillon, Four barrels
Width: 32.20 mm x Length: 38.40 mm x Height: 8.50 mm
One revolution in 5 seconds on ceramic ball bearing, patented Franck Muller escapement with fixed escapement wheel and reversed anchor, balance wheel with adjustment screws without index, in-house manufactured Breguet hairspring
21’600 vibrations / hour, 3 Hz
50 hours power reserve 248 components
Engraving, Rhodium plating, Circular graining, hand-beveling Openwork movement with beveled bridges
Hand-sewn alligator strap