Legacy Machine N°1
Overview
LM1’s movement bears testimony to the talent of its creators Jean-François Mojon and Kari Voutilainen.
Geneva waves, highly polished gold chatons and bridges with impeccably executed bevels following deliberate internal angles showcase the absolutely peerless fine-finishing. LM1 was awarded the Public Prize (voted for by horology fans) and the Best Men’s Watch Prize (voted for by the jury) at the 2012 Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève.
What's so special about this machine?
The main features of Legacy Machine No.1 are its large 14mm “flying” balance wheel, its one-of-a-kind vertical power reserve indicator and the completely independent dual time zones, offering the signature MB&F flair for the unexpected.
Machine in action
Combined with the fine-finished movement and round case – MB&F’s first! – LM1 is a sublimation of classical excellence and traditional watchmaking, but remains an authentic three-dimensional MB&F Machine.
THE MACHINE
Convention dictates that you shouldn’t try and fix what ain’t broke — that products enjoying success and popularity should also get to enjoy longevity. The LM1 Final Edition overturns conventional thought by taking its last bow just as the Legacy Machine collection gains ever more acclaim and momentum.
Back in 2011, Legacy Machine N°1 debuted three unique technical features, two of which continue to set the LM1 series apart to this day. The cinematic balance, suspended from an arched bridge, is now an icon of the Legacy Machine collection. The two time displays, indicated on subtly convex dials of stretched lacquer, are based on a single movement and allow autonomous setting without reference to fixed time zones. Then there is the vertical power-reserve indicator, offering a strongly intuitive and legible reading of barrel wind.
- Material: 18k red gold, 18k white gold, platinum, titanium and stainless steel
- Dimensions: 44 x 16 mm
- Three-dimensional horological movement developed for MB&F by Jean-François Mojon and Kari Voutilainen
- Manual winding with single mainspring barrel
- Bespoke 14mm flying balance wheel visible on top of the movement
- 279 components / 23 jewels / 45h power reserve
- Superlative hand finishing throughout respecting 19th century style
- Hours and minutes; completely independent dual time zones displayed on two dials; unique vertical power reserve
- Left crown at 8 o'clock for setting time of left dial; right crown at 4 o'clock for setting time of right dial and winding
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Inspiration
Legacy Machine No.1 is a tribute to the great innovators of traditional watchmaking.
LM1 was conceived when Maximilian Büsser started fantasising: "What would have happened if I had been born in 1867 instead of 1967? In the early 1900s the first wristwatches appear and I would want to create three-dimensional machines for the wrist, but there are no Grendizers, Star Wars or fighter jets for my inspiration. But I do have pocket watches, the Eiffel Tower and Jules Verne, so what might my more traditional machine look like? It has to be round and it has to be three-dimensional: Legacy Machine No.1 was my answer.”
