Legacy Machine Perpetual Is MB&F’s Most Ambitious Watch Yet

Usually the yearly Legacy Machine watch from MB&F is one of the brand's more sober moments, a chance for it to offer something a little more reserved and less out there than its typical sci-fi creations. This year things are a little different. There's no question about it: The Legacy Machine Perpetual is MB&F's most ambitious creation yet.

As MB&F founder Max Busser describes it, the Legacy Machine collection is meant to show what MB&F watches might look like if the company were operating 100 or 150 years ago instead of today. The Legacy Machine Perpetual has all the basic elements collectors have come to expect over the past few years. The 44mm case has that exaggerated domed crystal to accommodate the 14mm balance wheel that hangs over everything else via the swooping bridge. The time is shown on that small white enamel dial (here accompanied by ring-shaped enamel subdials that appear to float over the skeletonized movement). And if you turn the watch over, you'll see the traditional finishing, including Geneva stripes, deep beveled edges, and mirror polishing, that adorns the other LM movements.