Magicgames II » Franck Muller Vanguard Camouflage Chronograph

If you want to get technical (and at T+T we always do), Franck Muller Vanguard Camouflage Chronograph is a combination of patterns, colours and materials that serves to conceal an object and help it blend in with its surroundings. In nature, think leopards as well as tigers. In more man-made contexts, camouflage is the domain of the military, where it’s often given the boring-yet-descriptive call of ‘disruptive pattern material’ - the actual amorphous blobs and circulating shapes of modern camo serving to obscure the shape from the soldier or vehicle against its environment.
If we only used this set of criteria, the Franck Muller Vanguard Chronograph Hide would not pass MOD muster. Even though the face does a good paying job imitating forest, desert and also urban camouflage patterns, there are still no mistaking which curvex style of the watch.
Luckily then, this particular Vanguard isn’t military issue - rather it uses camouflage within the far more fun and fashionable context - that style. And of course, on high streets along with catwalks across the world, fashion’s financial backing of this incognito print is not intended to the actual wearer blend with the crowd, but to help them stand out. And on this front the Vanguard excels.
Even if the watch didn’t sport those not-so-stealthy dials, the bold 45mm steel case with integrated pushers would catch the eye, as would the particular stylised amounts. Straps on the brown in addition to green models are fine leather inset in rubber, and the blue, as befitting its more nautical vibe, uses a textured sailcloth-like material.
The green plus brown ampere up the contrast with black cases and even dial details, while the glowing blue sticks to a brushed metal approach. And although there’s no doubt these timepieces won’t be for everyone, if you’re after a big, bold piece that’s typically the star in the show, this could be for you. Only question is - which colour do you go?