2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) was a landmark, science fiction classic, coincidentally, and it prophetically showed the influence that computers would have in our future lives.
Director Stanley Kubrick's work is a profound film (a Rorschach blot). Spectacular imagery caused viewers to experience the non-verbal film, and to subjectively reach into their own subconscious to speculate about its meaning.
Many consider the 2001 bewildering, but are still inspired of how man is capable of reaching beyond, by technology.
Today, the film 2001 is STILL boring to many, but it retains a particular quality....it can be played without sound, at any party or event, as a work of art....and not intrude, as it can inspire or provide escape between people in conversation.
This is what a GOOD design of a watch, car or pen or even a pair of glasses can do.
The MB&F is most definetely one such, or probably 4 such machines. I include the Antiqua, freak, Diavolo, Opus 3 and Opus 5 all as such....and a few more.
But ONE special quality makes the MBF4 special, it has enough momentum to cause the Chinese, Japanese and Swiss...and now the USA..to begin making 3d cases....I am sure. It will appear by Basel 2011.
But I somehow feel, that Richemont will hold back. They are not wrong, but strategically, if I were Richemont, I want to provide an alternative, because...unusual watches will be less uncommon...not common for sure..but LESS common. Especially at the EXPENSIVE EXCLUSIVE end.
Let's see...