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SIHH 2018: The MB&F MoonMachine 2
MB&F
SIHH 2018: The MB&F MoonMachine 2
There’s a mad moon rising over the 2018 Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie.
The base of MoonMachine 2 is Horological Machine N°8, which utilises an optical prism to transmit the horizontal reading of the hours and minutes onto a vertical plane — providing the iconic “heads-up” display of HM8 (and its predecessors HM5 and HMX).
These are the smallest moons that Stepan Sarpaneva has created, and he estimates that the extreme challenges of producing them means that about 80 percent of the moons will eventually be discarded.
Five years might seem like a long time to wait for another watch from MB&F and Stepan Sarpaneva, but in my opinion it’s definitely worth the wait.
MoonMachine 2 Technical Specifications
MoonMachine 2 is based on a specially configured HM8; the projector moon complication was imagined, designed and created by Stepan Sarpaneva. It is available in three limited editions of 12 pieces each.
Engine
• Three-dimensional engine conceived and developed by MB&F from a Girard-Perregaux base calibre, with moonphase complication by Stepan Sarpaneva
• Automatic PVD-coated titanium rotor with Sarpaneva gold moon
• Power reserve: 42 hours
• Balance frequency: 28,800bph / 4Hz
• Number of components: 293
• Number of jewels: 30
• Bi-directional jumping hours, trailing minutes and moonphase displayed by one optical prism that reflects vertically. The hour and minutes segments are magnified by 20 percent.
• The dual moons rotate under a Korona ring and are corrected by a pusher
Case
• Three limited editions of 12 pieces each: Natural titanium case, white gold moon faces, light-blue sky; Black titanium case, white gold moon faces, dark-blue sky; Red gold and titanium case, red gold moon faces, anthracite sky.
• Dimensions: 49 mm x 51.5 mm x 19.5 mm
• Number of components: 59 components
• Water resistance: 30 m / 3 atm
• All sapphire crystals – front, back, top, bottom – treated with anti-reflective coating on both faces. Top plate with special metallisation.
Strap & buckle
• Titanium version: Light Blue hand-stitched Black alligator strap with titanium folding buckle.
• Black Titanium version: Dark Blue hand-stitched Black alligator strap with titanium folding buckle.
• Red Gold version: Grey hand-stitched Black alligator strap with red gold and titanium folding buckle.