Swiss watchmaker MB&F has this week unveiled a
new watch it has created in the form of the Legacy Machine FlyingT available in
three different configurations. The Black Lacquer Edition, Which is fitted
with168 stones weighing 1.7ct is priced at US$ 115,000. While the Paved Diamonds
Edition has 558 stones weighing 3.5ct is priced at US$ 145,000, and finally the
Baguette Diamonds Edition with 294 diamonds weighing 8.2ct is priced at an eye
watering US$ 315,000.
“Presenting Legacy Machine FlyingT, the first of
MB&F’s three-dimensional horological art pieces dedicated to women. A round
case in white gold, with a steeply cambered bezel and slender, elongated lugs,
is fully set with diamonds. A high, extravagantly convex dome of sapphire
crystal rises from the bezel. Beneath the dome, a subtly curved dial plate,
liquidly black with layers of stretched lacquer or glittering with blazing
white diamonds.”
“An asymmetric ventricular opening in the dial plate
frames the heart of the LM FlyingT engine – a cinematic flying tourbillon that
beats at a serene rate of 2.5Hz (18,000vph). The tourbillon projects high above
the rest of the engine, a kinetic, dynamic column that stops just short of the
apex of the sapphire crystal dome. Affixed to the top of the upper tourbillon
cage is a single large diamond that rotates simultaneously with the flying
tourbillon, emitting the fiery brilliance of the very best quality stones.
On the reverse, the automatic winding rotor takes
the shape of a three-dimensional red gold sun with sculpted rays, providing LM
FlyingT with four days of power reserve. The design of Legacy Machine FlyingT
is replete with associations drawn from the feminine and maternal influences in
Maximilian Büsser’s life.”
