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MBF2 Contest: THE JUDGE'S COMMENTS
Dear forumners,
Previously, we held the MBF-2 Contest and there were many entries click here
The results of the contest will be revealed.........................................................................................................after the break !
Seriously though, the judge's comments are appended below.
Regards,
MTF
Max Busser:
Thank you all very much for your wonderful posts ! Each day I read them I discovered a part of my life I had forgotten about.
When I set about creating a new Horological Machine, the process never starts with a thought along the lines of "I would love to create a piece which is inspired by X, Y or Z”. The initial idea is usually the principle function and, because we know many master watchmakers and master engineers quite well, the function and the creator go hand in hand.
Eric (Giroud) and I then launch into designing a 3-dimensional machine we would love to wear. And so we sketch. . . and we sketch . . . and we sketch.
Then, when our gut feeling tells us we have a solid base and are on the right track, we set about refining it. It is then that we often find that we have added references to the past we were barely aware. Only when the timepiece is completely finished can we sit back and start wondering “What exactly inspired us here?” And then it hits us hard ! The inspiration is rarely any one thing, but an assembly of many. A little like our lives are a jigsaw puzzle of experiences which go together to make up who we are today.
I discovered in your posts various memories from my own life, past and present, so please allow me a moment of candour in replying:
A DJ turntable – oh yeah…
The Nautilus - a bit of which can be seen in all our creations at MB&F
ET - I was 15 and trying desperately not to cry at the end of it… very bad for teenager street cred…
Grendizer - of course.
Good old Johnny Five from John Badham’s Short Circuit
Car and plane dashboards - do you remember when you were a child and the stewardess would allow you a sneak peek into the pilot’s cabin ?
Moons and Supernovas – and that science project where you would gaze through that puny telescope ?
Your friend Tim – we all had a friend like Tim. Come to think of it, I probably was Tim at some point in my life…
Jacques Tati – Sigh… A Grand Monsieur !
Ducatis – Even today they get my blood racing…
Time Machines – remember that Time travel show 30 years ago where two scientists (in grey suits) would jump from one era to another – does anybody remember the name of it ?
Vintage Radio – OK, I am not that old, but my grand mother had a phenomenal piece in her sitting room. Which makes me wonder where it has disappeared…
Gas cooker - J If I remember well, that was one of the first comments somebody gave me when HM2 was introduced…
Nagra Kudelski – Yes ! A reference ! Just wait for HM3, and you will see a much clearer homage…
A bra, and all associated… absolutely no comment, except I was not breast-fed – clearly a Freudian influence here…
Rohrschach tests – errr… My ex-wife is a psychologist. Does that count ?
Goggles – welding or not. Remember “Those Magnificent Men iand their Flying Machines” ?
So how to choose a prize, now ? Major sighhhh…
Warmest regards,
Max
This message has been edited by MTF on 2008-05-28 09:01:57
MBF2 Contest: THE JUDGE'S COMMENTS
After the break - THE RESULTS - 2 winners shock....
