Franck Muller · Vanguard · Crazy Hours · titanium · blue · red · on Amazon
Crazy Hours in titanium, blue with red edges.
The titanium Crazy Hours with the blue dial: a dark brushed titanium barrel case, a blue sunray dial with the twelve numerals in white outlined in red and scattered in the Crazy Hours order, white hands with a red seconds hand, a red insert in the crown, and a blue alligator-grain strap over rubber. The hour hand jumps once an hour to the next numeral wherever it sits. Titanium makes it one of the lightest Crazy Hours here. Automatic, calibre FM 2800 CH, about 42 hours, 30 metres. The black version and the purple one have their own pages. Sold on Amazon by an independent dealer.
Case
Brushed titanium tonneau, about 44 x 53.7mm, red crown insert, 30m
Movement
Automatic with jumping hours, calibre FM 2800 CH, about 42 hours
Dial
Blue sunray, twelve white applied numerals outlined in red in scrambled order, white hands, red seconds hand
How it reads
Hour hand jumps once an hour to the next numeral in sequence; minute hand runs normally
Strap
Blue alligator-grain leather over rubber; clasp not stated
Listing
Independent dealer (Luxor Watches on the day), 30-day returns; condition not stated
How a jumping hour hand works
On a normal watch the hour hand is geared to the minute hand and creeps round the dial. On Crazy Hours the hour hand is driven separately, held still for sixty minutes and then released to jump to the next numeral in numerical order, wherever Franck Muller has put it. Every hour is the same five-position jump clockwise, which is why the layout looks random and is not. The minute hand is untouched, so the time reads as a numeral plus minutes, once you find the numeral.
This version puts the mechanism in titanium, which is lighter than the steel and gold Vanguards and takes a darker brushed finish, and colours it blue, white and red: a blue dial and strap, white numerals with red outlines, a red seconds hand and a red crown. Next to the purple titanium version on this page it is the quiet one; next to the steel versions it is not.
Reading the listing
The listing is a title and a dealer code: Vanguard Crazy Hours Blue Dial Blue Rubber with Leather Insert Strap Automatic Watch, 45CHTTAMERBLU. There are no spec rows and no description, so the case dimensions, calibre, reserve and water resistance here are Franck Muller’s published figures for the Vanguard Crazy Hours, not the dealer’s. The TT in the code is Franck Muller’s titanium code and the photograph shows the brushed titanium case; the rest of the code is the dealer’s, not a Franck Muller reference.
Whether the watch is new with Franck Muller’s warranty is not stated in the rows we read; ask, and ask for the box and papers. Every figure here comes from the listing and from Franck Muller’s published description, not from handling the watch.
Buying it on Amazon
This is a regular Amazon listing from an independent dealer, Luxor Watches on the day we read it, with Amazon’s 30-day return window; it is not a Luxury Stores pre-owned unit. The second button opens the live search for titanium Crazy Hours in case this one has sold.
Crazy Hours models have resold for well under new and close to what pre-owned buyers paid, sometimes more, sometimes less; that is a pattern, not a promise, and nothing here is investment advice.
Specs
- Reference
- V 45 CH TT (dealer code 45CHTTAMERBLU)
- Case size
- About 44 x 53.7mm, curved tonneau (V 45 case)
- Case material
- Titanium, brushed
- Movement
- Automatic with jumping hours, Franck Muller calibre FM 2800 CH
- Caliber type
- FM 2800 CH, automatic
- Crystal
- Sapphire Crystal, curved
- Water resistance
- 30m (3 ATM)
- Power reserve
- About 42 hours
- Complications
- Crazy Hours jumping hour hand
- Origin
- Swiss Made
Specifications as published by Franck Muller. We research from manufacturer documentation and published sources rather than hands-on testing. Researched 2026-09-13.
Verdict
A titanium Vanguard Crazy Hours with a blue dial and red-edged numerals, on Amazon from a dealer: the jumping-hour Vanguard in its lightest case, in blue, white and red.
Strengths
- The jumping-hour Crazy Hours mechanism in a titanium case; the lightest one here
- Blue, white and red; legible for a Crazy Hours
- Titanium; lighter than the steel and gold versions
- Amazon’s return window on a dealer listing
Trade-offs
- Takes a beat to read; that is the point, but it is a point
- About 44 by 54mm; a very large watch
- Listing has no specs or description
- Condition and warranty not stated; ask
Buy it if
Someone who wants the Crazy Hours in titanium and prefers blue and red to the purple.
Skip it if
You want to read the time at a glance, a steel case, or a case under 42mm.
FAQ
The minute hand runs normally. The hour hand stays on one numeral for the hour, then jumps to the next number in sequence, wherever it sits on the dial. Read the numeral the hour hand points to, then the minutes.
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- Franck Muller Vanguard Crazy Hours, official site
- Amazon marketplace listing (independent dealer), read 2026-09-13
Researched and last updated 2026-09-13. We do not test watches in hand; every figure above is traceable to the manufacturer or the sources listed here.
Franck Muller Vanguard Crazy Hours V 45 CH TT (blue dial, white numerals outlined in red, blue alligator-grain leather-insert strap)
Reference V 45 CH TT (dealer code 45CHTTAMERBLU) · $10,000–$25,000
Prices and availability change; the band above is a research figure, so check the current listing.
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