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A seconds hand adds to setting accuracy
Jun 04, 2022,04:35 AM
IMHO having a seconds hand makes it convenient to not only set the watch accurately, but also measure the accuracy on an on-going basis.
Perhaps if one of the chrono
seconds hand can be kept running without affecting the timekeeping stability, it may be a good alternative as well. If I recall right, the 5960 of Patek allows that.
Cheers
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Absolutely Incredible!!!
By: enjoythemusic : May 31st, 2022-15:44
Congrats to Stephen, Max, and all their friends. A new level of achievement that surely ranks MB&F within the true modern horology Holy Trinity.
Indeed! So incredible!
By: patrick_y : May 31st, 2022-16:19
I wonder what else Max and Stephen can come up with? This is surely the one for the history books! From a functional perspective, this is amazing!
100% Agree
By: enjoythemusic : May 31st, 2022-18:25
Any serious racing team, or racing enthusiast, could easily use this. If I was still racing the Formula car...
Indeed!
By: patrick_y : May 31st, 2022-16:18
A Porsche is functional art. It's very functional, and it's kind of artistic. But this is just beyond... This is just amazing! So much art!
Agreed, and 2022 is 'redefining' modern horology.
By: enjoythemusic : May 31st, 2022-18:29
And this is how it should be imho... progress. It's also kinda sad that many brands are just living off their past reputation instead of pushing the art, science, and technology forward. Let's hope we finally get an officially-announced new Modern Holy Tr...
Yes, that's the outdated 1960 list. Thank you for the reminder.
By: enjoythemusic : June 1st, 2022-04:10
Really needs a modern eye as many companies are superseding the craftsmanship and creativity of the old trinity today. Interesting sidebar as was on the phone with a timepiece friend today discussing the MB&F, the RR release, etc and he brought up somethi...
Don't want to talk too much about the pricing...
By: patrick_y : June 1st, 2022-14:31
But overall, I found this watch to be very fairly priced. Yes, it's a chronograph priced like a perpetual calendar. But arguably it's more complex and pioneering than a perpetual calendar. It's just that perpetual calendars are perceived to be more comple...
Cool
By: Credor : May 31st, 2022-17:08
this machine is a beast…
By: mahesh : May 31st, 2022-17:09
Impressive the way MB&F have designed such a complex movement….Max never ceases to surprise! Thanks for sharing Patrick. Best, Mahesh.,
Its a amazing masterpiece.
By: Watchonthewrists : May 31st, 2022-17:22
It blow me away when i had the chance to play with one during W&W. Incredible creation from a amazing brand and friends
Very special indeed!
By: patrick_y : May 31st, 2022-17:46
I missed W&W this year... They didn't want Americans coming. What can I say? So I didn't get to sneak a peak at this one!
I can confirm there is no flyback function
By: waitlisted : May 31st, 2022-20:25
Although that doesn't make it any less amazing! I echo all of your thoughts about this watch, it is a superlative achievement and a real mechanical tour de force. I was lucky enough to have the chance to play with it and photograph it in Geneva last month...
Ahh! Very cool!
By: patrick_y : June 1st, 2022-03:35
Thanks for the confirmation!
Oh! Now I remember!
By: patrick_y : June 1st, 2022-14:37
Yes... The problem is "the average consumer" which plagues all watch companies. The average consumer wants three things; automatic, a quickset date in an aperture, and a large second hand. They don't care about hacking. They don't care about flybacks, whi...
Yes. You were probably blaming the companies...
By: patrick_y : June 1st, 2022-19:35
But the companies are only going by how the consumer incentivizes their behavior. Meaning if the consumer doesn't care enough, the company doesn't care that much neither. Did I get it right this time?
Wow - jawdropping!
By: lm6 : May 31st, 2022-18:33
This is truly an amazing feat of high end horological technology. Time to write a new chapter in the book of chronographs! Thank's for a very interesting post.
Wait!
By: TheMadDruid : May 31st, 2022-18:39
Are you saying there are horses named Tortoise and Hare?
Thanks for the write-up and interesting introduction - however...
By: penfriend : May 31st, 2022-21:57
...and maybe it is only me: this "dial" is really not pretty at all. Quite messy, not legible in many ways, nothing I would like to look at and no charm for a wrist imho. Not talking about the technical features. (There also have been chronos in the past ...
It's much more handsome in person...
By: patrick_y : June 1st, 2022-03:33
I often say, some perpetual calendars aren't handsome and that they're crowded and messy dials. Some chronographs can come off that way too. But this one is quite handsome in person. Of course, to each their own. But I'm very sensitive to messy dials. And...
The technical achievement is astonishing.
By: InHavenPro : June 1st, 2022-02:22
With that said, the design itself does leave me pondering.... As with most MB&F designs, so nothing remotely new there .... Remains to be seen in the metal. Thanks a bunch for the exhaustive report Patrick! Cheers, Filip
=D
By: InHavenPro : June 1st, 2022-03:38
Very cool technical achievement...
By: mdg : June 1st, 2022-03:23
...I wish I was a bigger fan of the bridge on these... At 44 x 18.2mm it seems a bit unwearable to me. Maybe they will some day size it down.
I'm happy to report that it wears much smaller on the wrist.
By: patrick_y : June 1st, 2022-03:31
I wore this watch in Geneva last week, and it didn't come off nearly that thick (the crystal is heavily domed, the case side isn't that thick). The 44mm case size definitely felt small, it wore like a 42mm like an Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch. So don't wor...
I agree! I like how it looks too!
By: patrick_y : June 1st, 2022-19:40
Most complex looking watches don't look elegant. But this one has an air of ultra-modern elegance to it.
I concur!
By: patrick_y : June 1st, 2022-19:40
It took 5 years ; and what a fantastic creation!!!
By: chintu : June 2nd, 2022-02:08
It was a wonderful moment when Max Busser explained how the idea was presented by Stephen and how the watch was born. They way Stephen explained the loss of amplitude in a traditional chronograph when accuracy and stability is “most” needed; and then went...
😱 OMFG
By: VintageAlex (aka AlexKontiki) : June 3rd, 2022-02:20
Indeed jajaja
By: VintageAlex (aka AlexKontiki) : June 3rd, 2022-18:43
Thanks for posting, such an exciting and innovative take on the chrono
By: Fastwong : June 3rd, 2022-18:33
This and the lm perpetual make me wonder what the heck all these other brands are doing with their r&d budgets or if such innovation is even possible in a larger corporate/commercial environment. In my industry few have figured out how to nurture a contin...
I'm crossing my fingers for you!
By: patrick_y : June 3rd, 2022-19:00
Hmm. I don't know why MB&F has an aversion to second hands. I like to have the second hand too, just to make sure the watch is still running. With the MB&F watches, the movement is often exposed, so one can automatically tell the movement is still...
A seconds hand adds to setting accuracy
By: chintu : June 4th, 2022-04:35
IMHO having a seconds hand makes it convenient to not only set the watch accurately, but also measure the accuracy on an on-going basis. Perhaps if one of the chrono seconds hand can be kept running without affecting the timekeeping stability, it may be a...
Yes, the 5960 does offer that ability...
By: patrick_y : June 4th, 2022-22:02
The 5960 has a vertical clutch chrono, opposed to the more traditional horizontal clutch. The horizontal clutch has gear teeth going in and out, giving a minor amount of friction that would eventually create extra drag in the system and theoretically shou...
Probably!
By: patrick_y : June 6th, 2022-22:50
I wouldn't be surprised!