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Franck Muller USA, Inc., the full authorized importer and wholesale distributor of Franck Muller eyees in the affiliated States, Canada, and the Caribbean, is claiming victory in a trademark and forgeryright infringement court battle with Elini Designs.In a statement, Franck Muller USA said that a federal court in Manhattan has issued final judgments in a settlement agreement between the particleies, "which bars Elini Designs Corp. and Elini BVBA, and their owners, from manufacturing, importing, selling, or otherwise distributing any watch bearing Franck Muller trademarks, copyrights or designs throughout the territory."Elini Designs is based in Miami, Florida, Elini BVBA is based in Antwerp. In addition, Franck Muller USA said that Elini secured the agreement of its Hong Kong manufacturer to cease any new manufacture, sale, or distribution of these watches in the Territory."These court orders," the statement said, "represent the successful and amicable resolution of a lawsuit FMUSA brought against Elini Designs and Elini BVBA alleging that their Dolce, Jumbo, and advanced York watch lines illegally copied in substantial part the iconic designs of Franck Muller’s Conquistador, Chronograph, and Cintree Curvex lines."conj at the time that part of the settlement, Elini will cease manufacturing and selling the three watch lines Franck Muller USA distribution territory and will sell or destroy their current register within 120 days, according to the statement.“FMUSA is committed to protecting the integrity of the Franck Muller trademark and its unique design features in the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean” Michael C. Miller, lead deliberation for FMUSA, said in the statement. “FMUSA will not stand by while watch makers copy the exceptional designs created by Franck Muller and attempt to dilute the value of its brand.”Miller advanced: “FMUSA will continue to take whatever lawful measures are available to shut down the infringing entities, whether in the replica or gray market arena.”

Each year Franck Muller presents a super-complication at the World Presentation of Haute Horlogerie (WPHH) held at a chateau in Genthod, located on the outskirts of Geneva. In 2006 Franck Muller amazed watch experts and collectors from around the world with the unveiling of its "everlasting timepiece" the Aeternitas, a watch that would run 1000 years without correction. This year brings 4 new versions of the Aeternitas Mega which for the first time include a Grande and Petite Sonnerie (Grande-strike) Minute Repeater, Westminster Carillon.One may ask, why would we care if our watch has a 1000 year calendar? But this is no small accomplishment, and its one that has been appreciated by enthusiasts of complicated movements. The eternal calendar, not to be confused with the traditional perpetual calendar, follows a cycle of 1,000 years thanks to two additional sets of wheels. Franck Muller's eternal calendar is different from any traditional perpetual calendar because it takes into account the rule governing the Gregorian calendar stating that all century years not divisible by 400 are common years and not leap years.The Aeternitas Mega 1 has the addition of a Grande and Petite Sonnerie Minute Repeater, Westminster Carillon. The movement is equipped with a double barrel which work to guarantee a power reserve of 4 days and provide energy for the Sonnerie. The Grande Sonnerie (Grand-strike) strikes the hours and the quarters automatically that chimes the same notes as the clock tower of the Westminster cathedral. The Petite Sonnerie only strikes the hours and the quarters.The Aeternitas Mega 2 incorporates a Split-seconds Chronograph with a 30-minutes counter placed at 3 o'clock and an hour counter placed in a retrograde sector. While the Aeternitas Mega 3 has an eternal calendar module placed on the dial side which indicates the day, the date, the month and the moon phases and requires no manual intervention. The grand finale, the Aeternitas Mega 4, incorporates all the aforementioned complications from first three versions into one stunning watch.