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The MB&F Horological Machines

enjoythemusic kindly invited me yesterday to broaden my horizons and open myself up to more whimsical creations . Always open to friendly advice , I decided to play along . So here's an overview of the Horological Machines 1 through 11 by MB&F . Horologic
1M
By: quattro
31
quattro
2786

Let the luke shot rolling

Let me start one MB&F HM5
7M
By: Chris24
3
piccolochimico (aka dsgalaxy1)
696

My concern

Is that new one coming out was initially pitched to china to mass produce the case and they stole the designs. I purchased a replica to just feel it out and it fits heavy, reads like garbage and it looks to be the exact same size and legibility as the new
1Y
By: KMII
26
KMII
5066

MB&F caseback shots

HM5 - classic round GP movement but unusual caseback construction LM101 - classic inhouse round movement developed with Kari Voutilainen, but where is the balance wheel and escapement ?
2Y
By: Chris24
5
Chris24
1448

I find them so different that I don't even immediately think they're related...

The two look so different to me that if it wasn't for the naming nomenclature, I wouldn't even think the two were related. I might be in the minority here, but I might actually like the old HM5 more than the new one. The old one has a nice nostalgic feel
2Y
By: patrick_y
21
patrick_y
5395

Visually I like it.

It’s a definite improvement over what would seem to be the least successful MB&F ever, the earlier auto themed HM5. (I’m not sure if that a fair statement, but my rationale is that the HM5 neither appears technically as interesting as other HM and the
2Y
By: patrick_y
21
patrick_y
5395

PRIV: MB&F MB&F HM8

4Y
By: didwlgh
0
325

MB&F

Just added hm5 to my collection
5Y
By: ekintay
14
mrds
2381

Moderator Patrick_y's Favorite: The Best Watch Presentation Boxes; Winner: MB&F

The following is WatchProSite Moderator Patrick_y's personal thoughts. Okay! Boxes! Specifically the original watch boxes some watches come with when they leave the factory. I'm not referring to aftermarket boxes like Scatola Del Tempo. I'm a big fan of b
5Y
By: patrick_y
57
patrick_y
21333

January harvest - the month was hard but I am quite happy on the watch front

As some of you probably know, we moved to another country in January (here: for that story). And as these things go it’s rarely smooth sailing, although it had primarily to do with the relocation company and not with the country. Then came an unfortunate
7Y
By: KMII
40
Subexplorer
6324