MB&F, the independent brand best known for its wildly creative timepieces, has unveiled its first wristwatch meant for female collectors, the Legacy Machine FlyingT. And just like with everything the 14-year-old brand does, there is a lot more to this timepiece than what meets the eye.
The MB&F Legacy Machine FlyingT
This isn?t a men?s watch from the Legacy Machine series that?s been lazily resized, but a new timepiece built from the ground up. The FlyingT is available in three options – the first features a black lacquer dial plate with case set with brilliant-cut diamonds; the second has dial plate and case both fully set with brilliant-cut diamonds, and the third features a dial plate and case both fully set with baguette-cut diamonds. On the wrist with the MB&F Legacy Machine FlyingT.
The slender white gold case is 38.5 mm wide and features slim, elongated lugs that are fully set with diamonds. The case has two crowns, one for winding and the other for setting the time. An extravagantly domed sapphire crystal rises from the bezel like a bubble. Beneath this dome, a subtly curved dial holds up to eight layers of stretched black lacquer or glitters with white diamonds.
A red gold sun with sculpted rays serves as the rotor
From the center of the dial plate rises a vertical mechanical movement that is topped by a flying tourbillon with a cantilevered double arch upper bridge instead of the brand’s typical battle-axe bridge. Founder Max Büsser says t...