Franck Muller Rattrapante 7002 CC RC Luxury Watch Review

http://www.thewatchbox.com/watches/franck-muller This Frank Muller Rattrapante 7002 CC RC is a departure for the Geneva-based independent watchmaker. Since its launch in the early 1990s, Franck Muller has built its name on vintage-inspired tonneau cases; the Rattrapante 7002 is classically round. But the Frank Muller Rattrapante also is classically handsome. With lines and proportions inspired by the legendary Franck Muller 1790 Grand Complication, the Rattrapante packs the style and even much of the substance of true high horology. The 7002's high-polish stainless steel case measures a contemporary 42mm in diameter, and crisp character lines punctuate the sweeping curves of its flanks. Strong lugs abut the case and assert their presence in the style of early twentieth century "officer watch" models based on soldered-lug pocket watches. Franck Muller employs a rich and detailed silver guilloche dial to endow the Rattrapante 7002 with real gravitas. Rose engine engraving (guilloche) imparts texture and complexity to the silver dial base, and separate sunken subdials allow the secondary registers to read as distinct components. Clever accents of red and blue add warmth and a sense of lively fun to the cool silver sheen of the white metal. On the wrist, the Franck Muller Rattrapante 7002 boasts immense presence. Its ample size, robust form, and impressive details bespeak quality and substance. This split-second chronograph wears with the effortless gravitas of a Patek Phi