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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

I had the please of being there with Max last.  See the watch in person is privilege and a pleasure.

Thank you to the team for putting on a great event.  And obviously thank you to Max for being Max.

Bill

Fantastic shots Anthony.  It really captures the details of what makes it unique.  More pics please.

Awesome pics, awesome watch.

It's perfect size as well.

nt

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.

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Hi Anthony,

Thank you for your report.

I personaly didn't like the first (at least until I see it someday if it ever happens - Bernard where are you?).

The Horological Machine N°2 seems more interesting IMO. I'd really like to see that one.

Cheers

Dje

I can't wait to see the pieces when Max is here in Singapore.

- SJX

..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 very much looking forward to seeing more

Best regards

Suitbert 

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

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in the motion train with 2 spokes made to show the "double Hakken" (whatever that is) shape.
Don

especially knowing the conditions you had to work with! Simply incredible! Your photography does justice to the watch, and the watch justifies the miracle of your photos!

Thanks,

TM

Great pics Anthony!  Thanks to the purists team for putting on a wonderful event.

 Here's a couple more pictures:


A few purists arrived early and enjoyed happy hour at the restaurant bar.  Starting from the top and going clock-wise, photographer extraordinaire AnthonyTsai, Max Busser, J - the anonymous purist, Art, and DRMW. 

Art gives us the history of some type of beer from Oregon...

Here's Art and DRMW interviewing Max.  Any hints on the future MB&F 3?

I humbly submit my version of the wrist shot.  I had the honor of wearing the MB&F#2 on my left wrist while balancing the photo light box with my elbow, and taking a one handed photo with my right

Movement in a box

SteveH strapping on the watch

There are JUST SO MANY watches and designs out there..but only a few are relevant and have a chance to become milestones when we look back after 10 or even 50 years from now.

I guess, for me, this will be one of only a handful.

It pays to harness the energy and passion of a "collectif" of watchmakers and designers.

Great work!

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-glazed walnuts

A close up... yummy!

On the wine list is a '06 Chianti Nistri, Case Sparse, Toscana

A '06 Pinot Grigio, Romanelli, delle Venezie

And a '05 Villa Sparina Gavi di Gavi

The menu welcomes Maximilian Busser

The starter is an Insalata di Gamberi, grilled white Gulf shrimp in a salad of Belgian endives, and diced tomatoes with a red wine vinaigrette dressing

The next course is a classic caprese, sliced mozzarella cheese and tomatoes with extra virgin olive oil

And for the entree, a choice of:

Tris di Paste -  risotto d'agnello, tortelloni de Aragosta & papparadelle alla bolognese. 
From left to right,  Tortetelloni filled with lobster and shrimp in a creamy saffron sauce, Aborio rice sauteed with onion marmalade, diced lamb and thyme sauce, and homemade Pappardelle pasta with bolognese sauce

Or Osso Buco al forno
Colorado fresh lamb osso bucco, braised with Barolo wine served with Italian polenta

Or the Branzino
Roasted filet of Branzino (sea bass) with fennel, kalamata olives and artichokes, served with potatoes

Desserts included a choice of the Semifreddo di cioccolato in trilogia
Chocolate trilogy - "semifreedo" layers of bittersweet, white and hazelnut chocolate, crusted with toasted hazelnuts in a creme Anglaise chocolate sauce

Or the torta di mele, apple tart served with a sweet balsamic sauce

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 shoot with no flash?

Where's the pics of the pizza?  Or the huge spread near the bar? Just kidding, you guys did a awesome job with taking pics, making sure things ran well, and setting up the lights.  Can't wait for the next one!

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

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. . . 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 appear at a later date, but I can tell you that Max answered every question directly without hesitation and with complete candor. The gang's all here . . .

. . . talking mostly watches, and mostly about the MB & F HM2.

Anthony Tsai and AV Powell above, Anthony and Guido below.

AV's lady Michelle . . .

Mrs Resch and Mrs Schechter . . .

Adam Zell and man about town Steve H . . .

Steve is down with MB & F!

Max and Steve share insights . . .

A few of PuristSPro Executive Team and Max . . .

. . . and the end of the evening . . .

. . . many thanks to Dr. Thomas "No Flash" M for taking these photos, and of course to Max for indulging us with his serenely unflappable good humor. See ya next year, Max!

 

This message has been edited by AnthonyTsai on 2007-11-12 06:09:44

47mm Panerai and 42mm Bell & Ross comparison with the HM2

Cheers,
Anthony

This message has been edited by SteveH on 2007-11-12 00:27:57

The evening ended with a collection of special time pieces. 

A pair of Harry Winston Z1's in Zalium:

Then joined by another Z1 in rose gold:

And the finale, Z1's along with MB&F Horological Machine #2 and #1: