Geneva based watchmaker Franck Muller first started his small-scale independent firm in 1992 and has since produced distinctly classical and notably innovative timepieces. Much of his work was inspired by historical complications but reimagined with a sense of modernity. One of his ingenious reinventions was the Double-Face Chronograph that features an oversized seconds counter on the reverse of the watch, a complication once found on pocket watches.

The model is notably distinguished by having dials on both sides of the case to allow for multiple chronographic scales that are significantly more legible. The front features a conventional dial with chronograph registers, while the back has an oversized, one-minute register with center seconds as well as a pulsometer, tachymeter and telemeter, operated by the chronograph buttons. Due to its large display, the scales are significantly easier to read than on an ordinary chronograph.

The present ref. 7000 DF JA from circa 1993 is cased in yellow gold and classically proportioned at 39mm diameter, featuring a textured champagne matte dial with Roman numerals and blued steel hands. Offered in excellent condition and accompanied by its full set of original accessories, the timepiece has aged beautifully and developed an attractive oxidation on one side of the case, giving the watch a distinctive character of its own.