Not one I'd wear a lot but

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one I'd love to own.

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Finally - the MB&F Horological Machine No. 2 unveiled!

 
 By: SJX : November 6th, 2007-22:00
Finally the much awaited Horological Machine No. 2 from Max Busser & Friends: Available in white or rose gold. The functions are hours, minutes, moonphase and date; time display is on the right dial while moonphase and date are indicated on the left dial....  

Thanks JSX for the post and pictures.

 
 By: jimsbk : November 6th, 2007-22:59
Looks beautiful and congrats to Max for creating another superb looking watch with useful complications. Wonder how it sits on the wrist though? Cheers, Jim

Sits well

 
 By: SJX : November 6th, 2007-23:02

Not my cup of tea...

 
 By: nickd : November 7th, 2007-07:19
I'm afraid I like this even less than I liked the first one. Just not my cup of tea. Having said this, I didn't like VH watches (the Antiguea etc) in photos but found them excellent in the flesh. I always wonder with things as radical as this what the rea... 

see it in person

 
 By: ei8htohms : November 7th, 2007-07:27
I liked it a LOT more than HM1 upon seeing it in person. _john

Pretty much

 
 By: MTF : November 7th, 2007-07:50
the same response, I guess as any radical design will evoke. It does not matter who Max Busser is. As my old Industrial Arts tutor used to say, "Interesting design will garner 1/3 praise, 1/3 condemnation and 1/3 even more questions." There is not much ma... 

Could have been worse...

 
 By: nickd : November 7th, 2007-12:02

Thanks for the pictures...

 
 By: DonCorson : November 7th, 2007-09:40
I too will guard final opinion until I see it in the flesh, but I think I may like it even more than the HM1. I guess it depends on the size. Do you have a wrist shot? All the pictures advantage the look at its properties as a piece of sculpture. How abou... 

Does it have two movements on one strap?

 
 By: carl : November 7th, 2007-11:34
Or is that just for display purposes? Sort of like a half spin particle - whereas there is a Hermes watch that could be a double spin Not really floating my boat. but then the first one didn't either...

Much better than HM1

 
 By: Gizmotron : November 7th, 2007-14:24

PRESS RELEASE and TECHICAL SPECS

 
 By: SJX : November 7th, 2007-18:58
Horological Machine No.2 Inspiration and Realization: MB&F is first and foremost about people and the key person behind Horological Machine No.2 is Jean-Marc Wiederrecht. It was 9 years ago, in Maximilian Büsser's former position as Managing Director of H... 

Case Size

 
 By: Gizmotron : November 8th, 2007-13:29

Back to the future?

 
 By: gurulikeu : November 9th, 2007-16:54