Legacy Machine FlyingT Ice & Blizzard
Overview
Presenting two new limited edition Legacy Machine FlyingT models, inspired by swirling snow and icy stalagmites. These 'Ice' and 'Blizzard' editions – limited to just eight pieces each – are the result of a collaboration between MB&F and French jewellery designer Emmanuel Tarpin, best known for his unique pieces that combine his love for nature, sculpture, innovative materials and gemstones.
This is the second collaboration within the Legacy Machine FlyingT collection. The first was with renowned Italian luxury brand Bulgari, famous around the globe – a very different story contrasting with this independent young artist, who prefers to work alone, meeting his clients and suppliers in person and running literally every aspect of his company solo. For Emmanuel Tarpin, personal contacts are at the heart of everything he does, and he chooses and declines projects based on the quality of these connections.
About the collaboration
“I do very few collaborations; I much prefer to focus on my own creations, but we had a chat and then met in person and we got on really well. I found the project to be extremely interesting and working with Max was just spontaneous and easy, even if this was my first time working on a watch!”.
Emmanuel Tarpin
VERTICALLY-STACKED MOVEMENT STRUCTURE
The 60-second flying 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 paraiba stone that rotates simultaneously with the tourbillon
INTIMATE TIME INDICATION
Time indication is at the 7 o’clock position on the dial plate, with the subdial tilted 50° to face the wearer. The message is subtle but clear: whoever the owners of the LM FlyingT may be, their time belongs to them and no one else.
WINTER INSPIRATION
With a free ticket to design whatever he wanted, jewellery designer Emmanuel Tarpin decided on a wintery theme; winter is not only his favourite season, but travelling back and forth between his hometown of Annecy to Geneva, in a sometimes wintery wonderland, quickly provided him with the inspiration he needed.
Machine in action
The Legacy Machine FlyingT immediately appealed to Tarpin thanks to its volume. Where the majority of timepieces are flat, he was fascinated by this domed space around the vertically built mechanism. With a free ticket to design whatever he wanted, he decided on a wintery theme, as not only is winter his favourite season, but travelling back and forth between his hometown of Annecy to Geneva, in a sometimes wintery wonderland, quickly provided him with the inspiration he needed.
THE MACHINE
Snow globes in motion
The first model, called Ice, features asymmetrical diamond-set stalagmites that encroach on the sapphire crystal dome and the movement. Each icy stalagmite is different, replicating the randomness of nature.
For the second model, named Blizzard, Tarpin let his imagination run free into the Alps where he has been skiing since he was two years old. He has interpreted memories of being caught in blizzards of snow into the LM FlyingT with brilliant-cut diamonds set under the sapphire crystal dome and closed-set diamonds set into the matt lapis lazuli dial, depicting snowflakes on the ground.
- Material: 18K white set with diamonds.
- High domed sapphire crystal on top with anti-reflective coating on both sides, sapphire crystal on back.
- Dimensions: 39 x 20mm
- Number of components: 17
- Water resistance: 3ATM / 30m / 90’
- MB&F FlyingT movement featuring three-dimensional vertical architecture, automatic winding, conceived and developed in-house with a blue balance wheel
- Central flying 60-second tourbillon
- Power reserve: 100 hours
- Balance frequency: 18,000bph / 2.5Hz
- Three-dimensional sun winding rotor in 18K 5N+ red gold, titanium and platinum
- Number of components: 280
- Number of jewels: 30
- Hours and minutes displayed on a 50° vertically tilted dial with two serpentine hands.
- Two crowns: winding on left and time-setting on right.
‘BLIZZARD’ EDITION:
- Brilliant-cut diamonds on the dial, Blizzard decoration, crowns and case: ~ 2.51 cts
- Paraibas on the crowns and tourbillon: ~ 0.14 ct
‘ICE’ EDITION:
- Brilliant-cut diamonds on the dial, Ice decoration, crowns and case: ~ 2.15 cts
- Paraibas on the crowns and tourbillon: ~ 0.14 ct
Discover the models available for this collection
Inspiration
The Legacy Machine FlyingT immediately appealed to Tarpin thanks to its volume. Where the majority of timepieces are flat, he was fascinated by this domed space around the vertically built mechanism. With a free ticket to design whatever he wanted, he decided on a wintery theme, as not only is winter his favourite season, but travelling back and forth between his hometown of Annecy to Geneva, in a sometimes wintery wonderland, quickly provided him with the inspiration he needed.
The first model, called Ice, features asymmetrical diamond-set stalagmites that encroach on the sapphire crystal dome and the movement. Each icy stalagmite is different, replicating the randomness of nature. Tarpin took his inspiration from a trip to Lake Baïkal in Southern Siberia, where in winter the lake freezes from the edge inwards until it is totally frozen. The claws of the diamond stalagmites have not quite claimed the movement and the matt lapis lazuli dial, leaving the beauty of the mechanism and the time visible to the eye.
For the second model, named Blizzard, Tarpin let his imagination run free into the Alps where he has been skiing since he was two years old. He has interpreted memories of being caught in blizzards of snow into the LM FlyingT with brilliant-cut diamonds set under the sapphire crystal dome and closed-set diamonds set into the matt lapis lazuli dial, depicting snowflakes on the ground. The result is like a snow globe in motion.
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