MB&F introduced a sportier version of its award-winning Legacy Machine model last year while simultaneously introducing the watch world’s first case made of zirconium. The watch, dubbed by brand founder Max Büsser as the Legacy Machine EVO, returns this year, housed in a slightly more conventional metal ? grade 5 titanium ? and fronted by a green CVD dial plate.

Like its predecessor in zirconium, the LM Perpetual EVO?s 44-mm case is notable for its ?no-bezel? construction, which increases the openness of the design and features a domed sapphire crystal fused via thermal bonding directly to the case ? a configuration that required substantial redesigning of both elements in order to maintain structural strength while decreasing the height. The pushers for the perpetual calendar adjustments were reworked from their original iterations for tactile comfort and ease of use. The EVO is also the first MB&F watch rated at 80 meters of water resistance, a feat aided by the case’s screw-down crown.
Another novel feature on the EVO versions of the LM Perpetual Calendar is the ?FlexRing? annular dampener fitted between the case and the movement, which offers exceptional shock resistance along the vertical and lateral axes. The movement itself, designed and developed in cooperation with Irish independent watchmaker Stephen McDonnell, is built entirely from the ground up ? no base caliber, no module ? and designed with many of its most visually stunning...