{"id":8986,"date":"2019-03-13T16:31:58","date_gmt":"2019-03-13T15:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watchinsanity.it\/?p=8986"},"modified":"2019-03-13T16:44:16","modified_gmt":"2019-03-13T15:44:16","slug":"mbf-legacy-machine-flyingt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watchinsanity.it\/en\/mbf-legacy-machine-flyingt\/","title":{"rendered":"MB&F: Legacy Machine FlyingT"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MB&F presents Legacy Machine FlyingT, the first of MB&F\u2019s three-dimensional horological art pieces dedicated to women<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"FlyingT\"<\/p>\n

The creative process behind Legacy Machine FlyingT started four years ago, when Maximilian B\u00fcsser began thinking about making something inspired by the feminine influences in his life<\/strong>. Says B\u00fcsser:<\/p>\n

\u201cI created MB&F to do what I believe in, making three-dimensional sculptural kinetic art pieces that give the time. I was creating for myself, which is the only way we could have made all these crazy and audacious pieces over the years. But at some point there came a desire to create something for the women in my family. I\u2019ve been sur- rounded by their influence all my life, so I gave myself the challenge to do something for them.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"FlyingT\"<\/p>\n

This wonderful piece of watchmak shows itself with a round case in white gold<\/strong>, with a steeply cambered bezel and slender<\/strong>, elongated lugs, is fully set with diamonds<\/strong>. A high, extravagantly convex dome of sapphire crystal<\/strong> rises from the bezel. Beneath the dome, a subtly curved dial plate<\/strong>, liquidly black with layers of stretched lacquer or glittering with blazing white diamonds<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\"FlyingT\"<\/p>\n

An asymmetric ventricular opening in the dial plate frames the heart of the LM FlyingT engine, a cinematic flying tourbillon that beats at a serene rate of 2.5Hz (18,000vph).<\/strong> The 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 single large diamond that rotates simultaneously with the flying tourbillon.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"FlyingT\"<\/p>\n

At the 7 o\u2019clock position is a dial of black or white lacquer that displays the hours and minutes with a pair of elegant serpentine hands in blued gold<\/strong>. The dial is inclined at a 50\u00b0 tilt so that the time can be read only by the wearer, an intimate communication that highlights the personal nature of LM FlyingT<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

On the reverse, the automatic winding rotor takes the shape of a three-dimensional red gold sun with sculpted rays, providing LM FlyingT with four days of power reserve<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"FlyingT\"<\/p>\n

The design of Legacy Machine FlyingT is replete with associations drawn from the feminine and maternal influences in Maximilian B\u00fcsser\u2019s life<\/strong>. Says B\u00fcsser:<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted LM FlyingT to possess the epitome of femininity as reflected by the women in my life, particularly my mother. It had to combine supreme elegance with tremendous vitality. The column-like structure of the flying tourbillon was very important to me as I felt very strongly that women form the pillar of human- ity. At the same time, there is another layer of meaning coming in from the sun-shaped rotor, which incorporates the element of life-giving, a source of sustenance which we grav- itate towards and around.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"FlyingT\"<\/p>\n

Legacy Machine FlyingT launches in three editions, all in white gold and set with diamonds:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • black lacquer dial plate with case set with brilliant-cut diamonds \u20ac.100.000<\/strong> + Tax<\/li>\n
  • dial plate and case both fully set with brilliant-cut diamonds \u20ac.125.000<\/strong> + Tax<\/li>\n
  • dial plate and case both fully set with baguette-cut diamonds \u20ac.278.000<\/strong> + Tax<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n