Simply Abu Dhabi Magazine XXI

8 6 S I M P LY A B U DH A B I W atch aficionados and admirers of the Maison Franck Muller can thank a chance encounter that took place thirty years ago for the superlative timepieces which have been offered each year ever since. Franck Muller and Vartan Sirmakes met in Geneva in the 1980s and quickly identified in each other a mutual passion for haute horlogerie. Both men were accomplished and highly knowledgeable in the world of watchmaking, and their collaboration saw the founding of Watchland – the production headquarters that overlooks the Alps and Lake Geneva. Established in 1991 in the village of Genthod, Manufacture Franck Muller has grown into a global high watchmaking brand with an annual production rate of more than 40,000 watches. The original site has been augmented to include five more production locations in Switzerland, with over 500 employees now making up the Franck Muller family. Available in more than 100 countries, the brand has cultivated its own unique identity and is renowned for World Premieres based on prestigious complications. FranckMuller G a l e t C o l l e c t i o n f o r W o m e n