Despite its conventional size of 40 mm in diameter, the Legacy Machine 101 (LM101) is a watch rich in content, and more precisely in historical content: it retraces the period of over 100 years that elapsed between its source of inspiration and its realization.
The Legacy Machine 101 quintessentially embodies and underlines what is essential in a mechanical watch: the balance wheel, which determines the precision of the regulation, the energy reserve available until the next winding and, of course, the passing of time
. What’s more, the LM101 has a very special invisible feature: it houses the very first MB&F movement developed entirely in-house.
Visually, the LM101 is dominated by a large suspended balance wheel. Its slow oscillations draw the eye closer. The two pure-white dials float slightly above the movement’s finely sunrayed plate. At top right, superb blued-gold hands contrast with the immaculate background to indicate hours and minutes in a highly legible manner. Below, a similar but smaller dial displays the 45-hour power reserve. As if by magic, the sapphire crystal protecting the dial is almost invisible. You might
think you could reach out and touch the hypnotically powerful balance wheel, suspended from two arches finely sculpted from a solid block of metal. The mirror-like surface effect requires more than five hours of polishing.
On the reverse side of the Legacy Machine 101, the glass is domed to reduce the thickness of the case middle and, visually, the height of the watch. It reveals a remarkably hand-finished movement, with bridges and plates featuring sensual curves. The style, borrowed from the fine pocket watches of yesteryear, testifies to the importance attached to historical legitimacy. While fidelity to the past is expressed through the refinement of undulating Côtes de Genève, polished angles, gold chatons and blued screws, the LM101’s movement is more than just that. It’s a movement that heralds a new era, the first to have been entirely designed and developed by MB&F.
While the finishes and fidelity to the past are the responsibility of award-winning independent watchmaker Kari Voutilainen, the architecture and construction are 100% MB&F.
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