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MB&F X Alain Silberstein

Horological Machine 2.2 "Chocolate Box" Unique Piece

MB&F X Alain Silberstein,獨一無二,棕色鍍矽PVD塗層鈦金跳時腕錶,備逆返讀分、日期、雙半球月相顯示。附保證書及錶盒

估價
CHF25,000 - 50,000
€26,000 - 51,900
$27,500 - 55,000
CHF304,800
拍品詳情
製造商
MB&F X Alain Silberstein
年份
2010
錶殼號碼
Caseback engraved "Unique Piece"
型號名稱
Horological Machine 2.2 "Chocolate Box" Unique Piece
材料
Silicium PVD coated titanium
機芯
Automatic, cal. HM2, 44 jewels
錶帶/ 錶鏈
Leather
錶扣
Titanium MB&F/Silberstein deployant clasp
尺寸
59mm width x 38mm length
簽名
Case and buckle signed MB&F /Alain Silberstein, dial and movement signed MB&F
配件
Accompanied by MB&F fitted box, International Guarantee dated 27 July, 2020, product literature, setting pin and outer packaging.
圖錄文章
Launched in 2008 the Horological Machine 2 was as much UFO as it was a kinetic wrist sculpture.

Staying true to Maximilian Büsser’s unique interpretation of independent watchmaking, the HM2 is the world’s first mechanical engine to offer an instantaneous jumping hour, concentric retrograde minutes and date, bi-hemisphere moon phase with automatic winding movement.

Shortly after Max Büsser contacted Alain Silberstein, the genius designer/watchmaker best known for his playful and colorful designs to reinterpret the HM2 in the “Silberstein way” (and this is years before Silberstein became the designer so many brands wanted to work with).

The result was the Horological Machine 2.2 made in only 8 pieces, where Silberstein didn’t just add his touches of color but completely redesigned the watch.

While the twin porthole dials are still the focal point – though now with the jumping hours in an aperture for the first time – the watch’s personality has changed completely - gone is the science-fiction look of the original. Silberstein says that his aim was for Horological Machine N°2.2 to combine the pure geometry of the Bauhaus with the user-friendliness of the miniature box cameras of the 1940s.

The jumping hours, on the right-hand dial, are presented in an aperture, which is framed by the concentric retrograde minutes. The left-hand dial presents the retrograde date and the moon phase.

The present example of the Horological Machine 2.2 is the rarest one as it is a unique piece with chocolate colored PVD coating (whereas the limited edition pieces were black), explaining its nickname "Chocolate Box" and giving the watch incredible appeal.

Please note that MB&F generously offers a complementary servicing of the watch to the winning bidder within a period of 6 months after the sale.

MB&F X Alain Silberstein

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