Last week, the horological mad scientists at MB&F unveiled their latest creation in the critically acclaimed Horological Machine series. The new watch, dubbed the Horological Machine 10 ?Bulldog,? takes its inspiration from its namesake canine, offering a stout stance on the wrist and featuring many novel design elements fans of the brand have come to love.

The HM10 is available in a 54-mm x 45-mm case in either full titanium or a rose-gold/titanium combo. The watch’s overall look bears resemblance to a bulldog, though to this writer it brings to mind more a luxury car key come to life, or possibly even a supercar itself. Either way, it’s very interesting visually. At 24 mm in thickness, with sapphire domes on both the top and bottom of the watch, the HM10 isn?t exactly a daily wearer; like most models in the Horological Machine series, it is something akin to a wearable sculpture rather than a central piece in a collection.
Moving beneath the top sapphire dome of the watch, we find its fascinating, three-dimensional gray dial. Most prominently we see the two domed aluminum hour and minute indicators, with the rose-gold model featuring black colors and the all-titanium models opting for blue accents. Together these indicators are meant to act as the eyes of the Bulldog, but practically they serve as the primary time-tellers for the wearer.

Toward the top of the dial we find a grille, partially exposing the inner mechanics of the watch and adding to the mo...