MB&F Horological Machine No.2 Pictorial Essay from last night's PuristSPro MB&F LA event

Nov 10, 2007,17:29 PM
 

Last night PuristSPro welcomed Max Busser to Southern California for his debut of MB&F's Horological Machine #2, and here are some pictures of the machine itself!  Write-up of the event will be posted soon.

Cheers,
Anthony

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MB&F Horological Machine No.2 Pictorial Essay (Videos of HM2 at bottom of post)

Pictures of Dial


 
Max Busser & Friends Horological Machine No. 2 in red gold w/ titanium back


 
Left porthole is the bi-hemisphere moon phase & retrograde date


 
Right porthole is the time - jumping hours & concentric retrograde minutes

Wrist Shots



HM#2 looks great as a dress watch


 
HM#2 can easily fit small wrists - 59mm x 39mm x 13mm

Different Parts of the Watch


 
Pusher for the moonphase


 
Allen wrench type screws


 
Pull-out crown w/ 2 notches


 
Hand finished mirror-polished surfaces and bevelling of the MB&F plate and portholes


 
Upper part of the case is rose gold and lower is titanium so watch isn't too heavy


 
Another view of the personalized crown & satin finishing on the case

Back of HM#2


Flying buttresses on the back


MB&F's iconic double Hakken automatic 22k rotor


Movement shots


 
Movement is a Girard Perregaux base w/ Aghenor custom module


 
Top side of the movement


 
Doesn't the movement look skull and bones?


 
Movement consists of 349 components


 
Asymemetrical-split-tooth gear design


Deployant Clasp


 
Black hand stitched alligator strap w/ deployant buckle


 
Personalized titanium deployant clasp


 
Bi-fold design of deployant clasp

For VIDEOS of the Horological Machine No. 2 CLICK HERE 

For official specs of the watch CLICK HERE   

This message has been edited by AnthonyTsai on 2007-11-11 11:32:27


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Wow, great pics..

 
 By: DRMW : November 10th, 2007-18:59

Awesome

 
 By: Gizmotron : November 10th, 2007-19:49

awesome pics, thanks! (nt)

 
 By: ei8htohms : November 10th, 2007-20:56

Holy Moly!

 
 By: SteveH : November 11th, 2007-02:07
Those are great pics, Anthony! Did you take them? You're getting quite good with a camera. The watch is fantastic. One of my favorites in a long time.

Yup I took them. Thanks! (nt)

 
 By: AnthonyTsai : November 11th, 2007-09:22

Thank you Anthony

 
 By: Dje : November 11th, 2007-02:14

Absolutely superb images, Anthony,....

 
 By: SuitbertW : November 11th, 2007-04:40
..thanks a lot!! The movement/module shots are especially interesting, now I'll have a lot to "study" ;-) From the aesthetic design point of view, I've to say that I like the more subtle way of "branding" on HM1 much more than HM2.... Thanks again and ver... 

Here's another movement shot which might help you with your "study"

 
 By: AnthonyTsai : November 11th, 2007-09:30
Sorry for the blurred picture though but it's still clear enough to see the gears Cheers, Anthony ( Click on picture for a 900 pixel wide version) This message has been edited by AnthonyTsai on 2007-11-11 09:32:32...  

Thanks, Anthony ;-) -nt-

 
 By: SuitbertW : November 11th, 2007-15:35

event and dinner pics...part 1

 
 By: ED209 : November 11th, 2007-16:35
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event and dinner pics...part 2

 
 By: ED209 : November 11th, 2007-17:38
We had a nice outdoor patio. Hors d'oeuvres were passed around during the cocktail reception and included Arancini mini rice balls filled with vegetables and meat ragu, smoked salmon canapes, and Belgian endives with goat cheese mousse topped with honey-g...  

Thanks Ed for the food shots! Here are additional pics of the set menu

 
 By: AnthonyTsai : November 11th, 2007-18:40
I forgot to take pics of some of the courses so thanks for covering, and I'm sure our head WFED'er appreciates it! In case those who want to read the menu, here's the full menu broken down into 4 pictures: and a couple food shots. not bad for a point and ...  

Great pics guys but...

 
 By: DRMW : November 11th, 2007-20:21

Awesome images Anthony!

 
 By: Horolographer : November 11th, 2007-18:39
Glad you managed to cover it so well. I doubt I can do better when I see the watch this weekend. Kind of takes the pressure off. Thanks for sharing the images! Cheers Harry

Max and friends, LA style . . .

 
 By: Dr No : November 11th, 2007-21:06
. . . hard to believe that this location . . . . . . is just a mile from the most congested freeway intersection in town. Max graciously answered a few questions prepared by our moderators . . . . . . and didn't roll his eyes once! The interview will appe...  

making new friends and having fun

 
 By: ED209 : November 11th, 2007-22:07
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event and dinner pics...part 3

 
 By: ED209 : November 12th, 2007-23:34
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