Independents

before I share with you some photos I took at the launch of the mb&f hm3 experience as it toured through singapore just a couple of words…    

I like MB&F and their horological machines… I also like what I hear about and from Max Busser and appreciate their philosophy… I like that each person involved in horological machines are given due credit and have their name associated with that part of their contribution and it should logically mean that they do their best work, put to the fore instead of behind a big brand name.. Max also commented that no shortcuts were taken and that the product is supposed to draw the level best from each of the involved parties in these collectives which is very cool and the right way about it in my books... the preview was a nice and tasteful affair and it was a pleasure meeting Max and hearing his views. kudos once again to the team at the hour glass that supported this event and was there and thanks to michael and his team for having me...

"Ground control to major tom... Commencing countdown, engines on..."
received the invite for the mb&f preview of the horological machine 3...

  i headed out fully armed with the vianney halter classic on my left wrist...  
and this on my right...(and no, i don't wear 2 watches all the time
 
some of my friends and fellow space cowboys were abouts that day as well
commanders vernon, dirk and george

  commanders jeff, harry, jim, kc and chee hoong  
and there was a new face to me amongst the crowd...
perhaps from a distant galaxy? why its maximillian busser  
pictured here with rosemary from the hour glass who manages the independents

max had some fantastic machines for us to view...

  timeless futuristic designs mean that these watches won't ever look aged...      

  and the latest machine just assembled off from the space docks  

   

what are my thoughts of the horological machines then? I like all of them. but as i had a chance to see all of them in
 the metal i found that i liked the HM2 the most followed by the HM3 Starcruiser and then HM1...
all in rose gold for me

wrist shot comparos of the hm2 (above) and hm3 starcruiser  
  hm 3 sidewinder

my vianney halter classic vs the starcruiser in the size stakes...

one issue noted by some is on the difficulty in reading the time...  

other space oddities were sighted in this intergalactic zone...  a trio of vianney halter classics...
 in the 3 metals its offered... white gold, yellow gold and red gold

my favorite opus... opus v... the best thing that urwerk has worked on so far in my opinion...

max involved in its creation when he was at harry winston

my classic and bernard's antiqua... as u know, my grail is the rose gold antiqua

an interesting space mobile from de bethune was spotted too...

the starfleet commander was about, dr. bernard cheong and he brought his horological marvels with him

 

which leads to the most impressive table shot ever... i love all of them  
 and a last shot of the starcruiser... flying off into the unknown...  
i hope u enjoyed the report till next time, my intergalactic friends...

cheers, raph

Thanks for all the pictures.
That Opus V is my favorite.
Don

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Raph,

Crazy Horses!  Another stellar blast from the future past.

It is interesting that your preference order is HM2, HM3 and then HM1.

Other punters have noted that:

HM2 sales (demand) was and is in stasis...the angular case shape has immediate funky appeal but people are worried whether they could still pull it off as they grow older i.e. Looks cool on 30-somethings but maybe a bit odd on your 50th birthday.  Somehow, our body image programming needs "curves" to look right.

HM1 sales (demand) started enthusiastically and then ran out of gas, but had an Up blip recently.....before the "Financial Crash of 2008"........ in Times of Strive, who knows what buyers will be attracted to?

HM3 seems to be more appealing than HM2 at "first look" for the general punter and not as costly as HM1, so maybe we have a commercial success......er......until the "Financial Crash of 2008"..... in Times of Strive, who knows what buyers will be attracted to?

 

Regards,

MTF

 

 

thanks Don. it was a great time and i always do you're most welcome too. the opus v is really cool...

thanks foversta any latest acquisitions?

MTF, whats this about mad horses? intergalactic interplanetary space mobiles were flying in my head when i did it...

interesting point about how it looks on the wrist. a mate of mine prefers the hm3 on how it looks on him vs the hm2 but i believe originally liked the hm2 more based on just the pics...  i spoke to someone who also said that he found the hm1 looking a bit dated... but its all different points of views...

the hm1 is pricey so one really has to love it and the tourby it sports to want it. the hm3 only tells the time and the hm2 has the moon phase, the jumping hour, retrograde date and minutes going on...

tough times right now indeed....

cheers
raph