MB&F Takes the 10-Year Leap With the HM3 Frog X
Audacious designs, transformative micro-mechanics and untrammelled imagination ? these are guiding principles of the Maximilian Büsser & Friends collective (MB&F). Keeping this aesthetic in mind, MB&F created and launched the widely popular Horological Machines ? starting with the Horological Machines No. 1 and No. 2 which set the pathway to creative expression to the release of the HM1, HM2 and, finally, the HM3. All of these found a place in our heart and have been ruling our wrists ever since.
MB&F’s HM3 FrogX comes in three limited editions of 10 pieces each.
Keeping this tradition alive, 10 years ago MB&F released the HM3 Frog ? a timepiece that highlighted the brand’s versatility with the presence of two globular ?eyes? that rotated to showcase the hours and minutes. Offering a mighty presence on the wrist, the 2010 MB&F HM3 Frog was a marvel in its own right. Honoring this particular timepiece and celebrating its 10th anniversary is the 2020 Horological Machine No. 3 FrogX. This is the first time that the HM3 engine is showcased in all its glory. The watch features two paper-thin domes that indicate the hours and minutes, which rotate under markers to give the impression of a frog’s pupils.
The hours and minutes are displayed on two frog-like domed “eyes.”
The oddly placed crown winds the movement and sets the time.
For the purpose of winding and setting via the crown, you are likely expecting to s...
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