Franck Muller Unveils Watch To Honor USA Race Driver Bill Auberlen

Franck Muller has unveiled its latest Vanguard Racing Skeleton Limited Edition watch as a tribute to the record-breaking USA BMW race driver Bill Auberlen.

Franck Muller unveiled its latest Vanguard Racing Skeleton Limited Edition watch as a tribute to legendary BWM racing driver Bill Auberlen who has won the most races of any North American race driver.

Released to coincide with the 6 Hours at Watkins Glen, the redefined lines of the new Franck Muller Vanguard Racing Skeleton Bill Auberlen Limited Edition marries watchmaking craftsmanship with the automotive world and features an elegant in-house skeletonized movement with colors reflective of BMW Motorsport livery.

The seconds indications start from the bottom and not from the top as on a car counter, allowing the seconds to be read at both ends of the hand. To further accentuate the skeletonized design, the date numerals have also been fully skeletonized.

Designed for competition, the Vanguard Racing Skeleton Bill Auberlen line is available in 18-carat Rose gold, Carbon, and Macromolecular Technologie Bleu.

This last material is made from high purity metals and exotic elements that have been deconstructed to the macromolecular level using macromolecular technology, a part of a new breed of new-age design materials that make everything from the Stealth Bomber to the International Space Station.

Metal deconstruction requires very specialized equipment Gas Metal Atomizer that superheats the metal and then shoots it with water, gas, or plasma, causing it to explode into molecules of specific shape and size. Heat, pressure, and an exothermic reaction cause the molecules to cross-link, forming a new material with a unique macro-molecular structure. Because the molecules are distributed homogeneously through a process known as the Micelle Phenomenon, the new material gains the benefit of all the unique characteristics of the individual components.

Although the proprietary composite manufacturing process uses highly sophisticated equipment and scientific processes, composite can only be produced by hand. This so-called M3 process results in an electrically non-conductive material that is no longer a solid metal.

Franck Muller Geneve uses this composite in order to cut, carve, grind and sand smoothly and then polish to a hard, durable, gem-quality finish.

No prices have been revealed yet for the Franck Muller Vanguard Skeleton Bill Auberlen Limited Edition, for more information visit Franck Muller’s website.