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 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
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