WatchTime New York, since its inception, has served as a summit for creative minds across the watch industry, attracting some of the best watchmakers in the world to take part in unforgettable events. This year is no different, and as part of 2021?s meeting of the minds, WatchTime is excited to be featuring MB&F among its roster of independent watchmaking maisons.

While MB&F has received much praise this year for many of its releases ? among them the LMX, HM9 ?Sapphire Vision?, and the HM10 Panda created for the Only Watch auction ? its spotlight at this year’s WatchTime New York event will be on a new execution of its Legacy Machine 101, updated for 2021.

Dubbed ?the quintessential mechanical watch? by the brand, the LM101 was first introduced in 2014, its stated mission being to focus only on the essentials of a timepiece. The original LM101 not only swiftly became a hit; it also helped establish the watchmaker as a creative leader in the watch industry.
In 2021, MB&F revisited the series once more, evolving it for the modern day with new colors and case materials, alongside an array of other updates. The bezel and engraving on the dial feature deeper recesses, further highlighting the time and power reserve displays. Perhaps most significantly, the true ?star of the show,? MB&F’s signature ?flying? balance wheel, is now updated with a double hairspring.

Executed in three different styles ? including an 18k white-gol...