MB&F has officially announced the latest addition to the brand’s tourbillon-enhanced “dive” watch family with a new platinum version in bright red. This is the first HM7 Aquapod to be executed in platinum and the first MB&F timepiece, a brand that has never been afraid to play with color, to come in such a bright red design. You might recall previous Aquapod iterations in titanium, first with blue accents and then followed by a memorable green design, and in rose gold.

Other than the colorway and case material, the new Aquapod also features a refreshed look for the numerals. Where previous versions of the Aquapod indicated the hours and minutes via rotating rings with transferred numerals, the new HM7 Platinum Red features three-dimensional numerals sculpted in titanium. The stems attaching the hour and minute numerals to their respective mounting rings are rendered black with a special DLC coating. Another new look for the Aquapod comes courtesy of the flying tourbillon ensconced at the watch’s center. Max Büsser and his friends decided to remove to recognizable battle axe tourbillon bridge from previous Aquapod designs and replace it with a clear sapphire component. This allows for the interior of the HM7 movement to be seen in a new light due to a lume application.
MB&F says that the reason red was chosen as the latest look for the Aquapod was as a reference to watch’s original inspiration: the jellyfish. It’s common ...