First image of the new HM2-SV from Max Busser & Friends
Only 25 pieces will be made and it will be unveiled completely during the SIHH period.
- SJX
Wondering what SV means...
On the other hand, HM2 keeps on being churned out in various iterations. Thankfully in quantities MUCH less than other LE's out there done by mainstream companies. I figure that if it was made in more numbers than now, backlash could be incoming. Kudos to MBF for keeping it low!
Sapphire View ??
Just a thought as it looks like the front of the watch is transparent from this image.
Vernon.
Rob, as a fellow
HM2 owner, I share your sentiment and I conveyed this concern to Max when he was here. This was before I bought it. Safe to say, I remain convinced Max won't follow the marketing BS LE route of the usual suspects and felt comfortable enough to pick mine up after meeting him.
That said, I do hope this is the last iteration of the HM2. This will make it 4 iterations (if I consider the original 4 as 1 iteration) including the piece unique and that's plenty enough in my humble view.
i can feel it....
seems to me like saphire case!, anyway im sure its a very SEXY looking watch.... looking for more.
Faisal
No matter how many versions of the HM2 there are...
in a future retrospective overview, one will see that they will remain, are VERY rare.
The HM2 , I am guessing here, will eventually be one of the more important and mainstream (if possible for such a company) models...like the Porsche 911, a car with which I am familiar with...many variants, but always special.
In any case, the total number made, with a variance that goes into about 7 to 10 types, will make the HM2 more interesting and collectable.
The HM2 also seems to have been designed with variance in mind. It would be extremely expensive to do many variants of HM1.
Probably several, maybe 3 or less variants of HM3 would be appropriate.
I am speculating at best.
Probably will or may never happen. you are/maybe right
However, when I first was able to afford the 911 in 1982...I didn't buy one.
I was under the (then correct) assumption that the 924 and 944 cars were not as good and the company was not (then) healthy.
Of course, later..I did not regret not buying the 944.
I now drive a new 911, as well as the cayenne. When I had a chance to meet the man Porsche in 1998, he had a Lange 1, and I was then having the new Merc SL...(bad choice).
Porsche told me that it was important for him to remain small and independant...altho the products at ecrtain periods were not "perfect", they did it with a singular mission to make cars that he wanted to make...and not to "sell" as a primary force.
In 1967 to 1970...I was a young student, very car crazy but cannot afford any...but it was never to dream that the 911 was to last till I was in my 52 years of age...waiting for me.
Just kidding about HM2..but Lange and pateks can all be 911...so can an HM1 or 2..who knows.
Happy New Year.
I have this feeling this will be ROCKING good :-) ........
MBF sells the trade in at a much bigger discount for those who really lust for the watch but were being kept outside the fence due to the high price.
By doing this, collectors won't be afraid to commit on a watch and then realise the one he has is not the ideal .
I think HM2 is kinda like URWERK 103....it may and can be the brand key image and have many variants. It is the best looking watch in MBF, imho.
Lovesss*CL
The MBF2 is like a Linhof M 679 cs to me
Dear John..the Linhof is one of those dream machines that I don't even know how to use, and I have never used one.
However, its predecessors, have been around for ages...and like the Porsche 911, still is around today..and the Leica M.
The thing is...the early machines were not mainstream products..they were niche things for niche people.
I like the way the MBF2 is adaptable..and like a Linhof and the Porsche and Leica...all able to make very big changes to its platform.
For the cameras, cars..the changes are in performance and function...but for watches, one can't do much with functions...but with aesthetics. Which for an MBF philosophy....it is correct. MBF is about machine art.
I guess, and maybe quite correct, that the MBF2 is one of the models that will be a canvass for many other variants. No matter..the watch will remain rare.
Also, the downside is depreciation over the years...and this depreciation "may" stop, and even reverse after production ceases...and IF..only if, the market has strong for watches with identity. When and if this happens...possibly aftr 2015 0r 2020...these watches will be valuable. because the MBF history in 2016, will be about 10 years.
Can you offer your views on how adopting some other hobby, such as learning to use a Linhof...and appreciating the construction and technicalities will help me to understand watches better?
I have never touched a Linhof in my life!
I like the LOOK, the BIG size...and that it will look great in my living room, and I can use it for taking some macro shots as well as portraits!
Do you think it is a good idea for me?
Have you ever considered Alpa?
The results are outstanding.
Here is a pic from the website:
Cheers,
Magnus
My first real camera I have.....
is a 4x5 view camera. I was 17 years old. The top brand was of course Linhof and Sinar.....I could only afford ToyoView's entry level.
I carry it around the city to photograph, have no decent ideal how to use it, have to carry a black cloth for me to compose and focus.
Need to use the big sheet films to record.
Then , I know of a friend who owns a few Linhof camera.....father bought him a storefront to run his studio.
He just came back from state and build a really nice studio where he lived in.
That was my first experience test driving these Linhof.....it was sheer beauty. Then I could not imagine how a young guy like him can afford these cameras.
I had the illusion that such camera will produce top notch images, but after trying it, I quickly realise it's just novelty.
Images created from that camera does not produce any better image......it just look sexy , that's all.
Since then, I have never had any interest in collecting cameras, it's the person behind the lens that matters.
So, I'm sorry I'm the wrong guy to ask about appreciating camera
But , to me, Linhof is like Lange while Sinar is like Patek, I can't relate MBF to them.
Both Linhof and Sinar have long solid history.and they are very reliable tool.
Lovesss*CL
i notice some even own different versions of same machine
Nevertheless i like the idea of "MB&F pre-own program"
as condition/maintenance concerns can be an issue especially for these fancy machines.looking forward seeing the machine,
Cheers,
Ed~
This message has been edited by lien on 2010-01-08 06:15:56
