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MB&F Legacy Machine FlyingT Now in Red Gold and Platinum
The award winning MB&F Legacy Machine FlyingT is now available in Red Gold & Platinum editions with 18 of each to be made.
A year after the 2019 launch of the original Legacy Machine FlyingT, MB&F have released two new limited editions of their award winning women’s watch – the first featuring an 18K red gold case with a midnight black dial (the “night” version) and the second, a platinum 950 case with a sky-blue dial (the “day” version).
Compared to the original Legacy Machine FlyingT which was offered in several different diamond encrusted configurations, this time around MB&F have chosen to present a slightly more understated design (if that can actually be said of MB&F), opting to use plain precious metals to frame the faces designed by dial-maker Kari Voutilainen.
Collaborating with longtime friend of the brand to create the faces, the lacquer dial plate has been replaced with two different guilloché plates featuring a radial pattern of dainty scalloped arches.
Handcrafted at Comblémine, Kari Voutilainen’s dial facility in the watchmaking region of Val-de-Travers in Switzerland, the traditional watchmaking practice of guilloché (pronounced “gee-oh-shay”) is a decorative engraving technique dating back to the 17th century that uses a rose engine lathe guided by hand to produce the intricate geometric pattern found on the dial face.
Building upon the guilloché dial, a small white lacquer dial displaying the hours and minutes sits at the base of the flying tourbillon (angled at 50° so that only the wearer can read it) while atop of the flying tourbillon there remains one sole 0.035 carat diamond, completing a rotation every 60 seconds. To create another interesting dynamic feature, the MB&F Legacy Machine FlyingT features an automatic winding rotor in the shape of a red gold sun, which provides the striking watch with 100 hours of power reserve.
Launched in 2019, the origins of the MB&F Legacy Machine FlyingT were created from founder Maximilian Büsser’s ruminations on the keystone roles that women have played in his life. Maximilian wanted to celebrate and highlight a rich and complex femininity, choosing to embody elegance and vitality and a formidable resilience over the traditional softer conventions we often see in other female watches.
For those who are interested, the latest limited edition MB&F Legacy Machine FlyingT price is $106,000 CHF for the red gold night version and $116,000 CHF for the platinum day version.
MB&F LM FlyingT Day And Night Version Details
Engine
- Three-dimensional vertical architecture, automatic winding, conceived and developed in-house by MB&F
- Central flying 60-second tourbillon, with a diamond at the top of the flying tourbillon cage
- Power reserve: 100 hours
- Balance frequency: 2.5Hz / 18,000bph
- Three-dimensional sun winding rotor in 18k 5N+ red gold, titanium and platinum.
- Number of components: 280
- Number of jewels: 30
Functions / Indications
- Hours and minutes displayed on a 50° vertically titled dial with two blued serpentine hands.
- Two crowns: winding on left and time-setting on right
Case
- Material: 5N+ 18k red gold and platinum 950
- High domed sapphire crystal on top with anti-reflective coating on both sides, sapphire crystal on back.
- Dimensions: 38.5 mm x 20 mm
- Number of components: 17
- Water resistance: 30 m / 90’ / 3 atm
Strap & Buckle
- Calf or alligator leather straps with red gold or platinum pin buckle matching the case.
Price
- MB&F Legacy Machine FlyingT Red Gold “Night” Price: $106,000 CHF
- MB&F Legacy Machine FlyingT Platinum “Night” Price: $116,000 CHF