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palmasea
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LOVE the Cintree Case..Not so much the rest!

I love Franck Muller's Cintree case and I think it deserves more credit..But it's my belief that FM's list prices on many of it's cintree watches keep buyers away!  

Independent of price, I love this case.  It's incredibly comfortable on the wrist and it's quite unusual. The numbers are laid out nicely to the shape of the watch.  Furthermore, the Cintree adds a nice mix to a collection and I think I favor it, even more so than a non-tourbillon JLC reverso or a GP 1945 (both of which I love as well)

However, IMHO, all three of these tourbillons could be more appealing.

1) The Crazy Tourbillon is over the top with the painted eight.  A watch of this price, with this painted 8, will probably drive you literally CRAZY!

2) On the second watch, the painted seconds outside of the tourbillon and the tourbillon itself, are probably to busy for my taste.

3) On the third tourbillon, the jump hour is too small and ackward, and oprobably out of proportion to the dial and minute numbers.

The lettering of "Franck Muller Geneve" is probably too tight to the top of the dial on all three watches.

Personally, the asking prices for these FM tourbillons put me off in any event, simply because JLC, for instance, offers a much better value in my opinion.

But thank you for posting these pictures as FM never fails to impress!

Best,

Palmasea