The Legacy Machine Thunderdome is a collaboration between MB&F and two legendary watchmakers: Eric Coudray - a legendary innovator from the Vallée de Joux known for his unorthodox, jaw-dropping complication - and Kari Voutilainen - a famed perfectionist and acclaimed pillar of traditional craft based in Môtiers.
SPECIFICATIONS
REFERENCE
Limited edition
YEAR
2019
SIZE
44mm x 22.2 mm
MOVEMENT
Regulating mechanism featuring 3 fast rotation axes revolving at different speeds and on different planes. The rotation speeds of the axes starting from the centre are respectively 8 seconds, 12 seconds and 20 seconds. The combined weight of the multi-axis mechanism is nearly 1g. Manual winding with three mainspring barrels. Bespoke hemispherical 10mm balance wheel with traditional regulating screws and helical hairspring, visible on top of the movement. Superlative hand finishing throughout respecting 19th-century style; bevelled internal angles highlighting hand craft; polished bevels; Geneva waves; hand-made engravings. Power reserve: 45 hours. Balance frequency: 3 Hz / 21,600bph
FUNCTIONS
Hours and minutes displayed on a 58° vertically tilted dial Power reserve indicator on the back of the movement
BRACELET/STRAP
Blue hand-stitched alligator
BUCKLE
Platinum or tantalum folding buckle matching the case
WATERPROOFNESS
30 m
Limited edition of 33 pieces in platinum 950, with light-blue guilloché dial;
Limited edition of 10 pieces in tantalum for The Hour Glass (5 pieces with an aventurine dial and 5 pieces with a dark-blue guilloché dial).
The Legacy Machine Thunderdome is a collaboration between MB&F and two legendary watchmakers: Eric Coudray - a legendary innovator from the Vallée de Joux known for his unorthodox, jaw-dropping complication - and Kari Voutilainen - a famed perfectionist and acclaimed pillar of traditional craft based in Môtiers.
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