One of the newest creations from MB&F - easily one of the most innovative brands on the market - is the Horological Machine No 6 (HM6) Alien Nation. The HM6 Alien Nation is a series of four unique watches that are space-inspired. Marking a world-first for aliens in a watch, each timepiece actually features six extra-terrestrials carved in 18K gold by artisan Olivier Kuhn. In addition to the five placed around the movement that are visible through the entirely transparent sapphire case, the sixth alien is the pilot and he can be seen manning the bridge atop the movement. Adding cosmic glow to complete the theme, each of the four watches is finished with a mixture of Super-LumiNova and AGT Ultra by Black Badger, and glow in the dark in one of four colors: blue, green, turquoise, purple. $500,000 Where to buy A collector snapped up all four pieces, but its innovation can't be denied.
Details
Company | MB&F |
Price ($) | 500,000 |
Price range | $500,000 - $600,000 |
Gender | Unspecified |
Complications | Hours Minutes Tourbillon |
Tourbillon | Flying Tourbillon |
Movement | Automatic |
Power Reserve Range (hours) | 49 - 72 |
Power Reserve | 72 hours |
Case Size | Large (>39mm) |
Case Diameter (mm) | 50x51 |
Case Height (mm) | 23 |
Case Colour | Sapphire |
Case Material | Sapphire White Gold |
Limited Edition | Limited edition |
Caliber | HM6 |
The one rule that Maximilian Büsser & Friends follow is to rebel. Rooted in the laboratory-based artistic concept of collaboration, the brand gathers watchmaking professionals to cultivate timepieces that are rare and radical. Cooperation is the key element to achieving the best clockwor. The brand's 'Friends' include varying talents of product designers, photographers, manufacturers and more.While tradition underpins the brand's values, it is reinterpreted to suit the contemporary consumer, materializing time into three-dimensional kinetic sculptures that speak of and establish legacy.From MB&F's collaboration with Bulgari that birthed a bedazzling, diamond-imbedded dome timepiece, to the baffling bulldog structure of its Horological Machine No'10, the multi-dimensionality of timepieces created by Maximilian Büsser & Friends are astonishingly animate, telling not only the story of time, but also of geometry, history and art.