With its monumental central balance, magnificently decorated movement, fully independent dual time zones, unique vertical power-reserve indicator and elegant annular case, Legacy Machine No1 is a tribute to the great innovators of traditional watchmaking, and an authentic MB&F Horological Machine. The idea took seed when Maximilian Büsser got to wondering what he would have invented had he been born a century earlier… a question he answered with help from the friends with whom he imagined this unique timepiece. The in-house movement is testimony to the immense talent of its creators: Jean-François Mojon who rose to the challenge of imagining the calibre from a blank sheet, and Kari Voutilainen who guaranteed the historical accuracy of the style. This three-dimensional “machine” is true to the imposing construction of nineteenth-century pocket watches, with superlative finishing throughout in the finest Legacy spirit.
SPECIFICATIONS
CASE
18K pink gold or grey gold, 65 parts, 44 mm
Domed sapphire crystal, anti-reflective on both sides, and sapphire crystal caseback
Crowns at 4 o'clock to set the time and wind the right dial, and at 8 o'clock to set the time of the left dial
DIAL
Balance wheel in the centre
Dials at 3 and 9 o'clock for local time and dual time zone
Vertical power-reserve indicator at 6 o'clock
MOVEMENT
Hand-wound with single barrel, bespoke balance wheel floating above the dials, 279 parts, 23 jewels, 18,000 vib/h, 45-hour power reserve
FUNCTIONS
Hours, minutes, independent dual time zone and power reserve
BRACELET/STRAP
Hand-stitched black or brown alligator with matching 18K gold buckle