MB&F

DOUBLE IMPACT

Dan Diaconu

Amaze. "To disconcert someone, to astound them by something unexpected." One of the definitions given by any good dictionary is perfectly suited to the new watch creation signed by MB&F. Its aesthetic has been known since the launch of the Legacy Machine no. THE CALIBRE OF THIS WATCH 1 in 2011. A large flying movement IS REMARKABLE FOR ITS calibrated at 3hz supported by a sculptural stylised arch levitates and ABILITY TO MEASURE TIME LIKE animates the dial to the rhythm of NO OTHER MECHANISM UP its regular to and fro movements. A TO NOW. sapphire dome surmounts the dial. Yet a disconcertingly symmetrical composition distinguishes the LM Sequential EVO watch. At 6 o'clock, an off-centre disc affords the possibility of reading the hours and minutes. Two pairs of counters with dissimilar dimensions dominate the space. The larger ones are graduated five by five to 60, the smaller ones to 30. These markings suggest the inclusion of a chronograph. Five push-buttons housed in the middle of the 44mm diameter zirconium case steer the hypothesis in an improbable yet very real direction. Fruit of the fertile imagination of the erudite watchmaker Stephen McDonnell, the calibre of this watch is remarkable for its ability to measure time like no other mechanism up to now. In the past, the Irish watchmaker succeeded in creating a tour de force by completing its perpetual calendar from scratch for the Legacy Machine Perpetual 2015. Here, this original erudite movement incorporates not one, but two chronographs! Beyond the technical performance, the exhilaration provoked by this breathtaking assembly, and the related aesthetics, the presence of this duo conceived for everyday use surprises by its ease of use. Complexity

AN ATOMIC ORANGE OR CHARCOAL BLACK DIAL PLATE ENHANCES THE LM SEQUENTIAL EVO.

WATCHES-NEWS.COM X MB&F at the service of simplicity. An ingenious system dubbed Twinverter offers various alternatives. Thanks to its binary switch, the pair can operate independently, simultaneously, in "cumulative" mode, or as a "sequential" option.

The LM Sequential EVO can coordinate two measurements and then stop them at the end of each event. If you would like to know how long you spent on two different activities, a push on the Twinverter facilitates intermittent timing. During a sporting event involving several laps of a race course, comparing the times of two consecutive performances can be done easily. A stopwatch will record the first. Its alter ego starts to run as soon as the latter finishes. A push of the stop button results in its counterpart starting to measure the second performance. The flexibility of the tandem opens up a wide range of possibilities. MB&F's twentieth calibre comes to life in the form of a hand-wound movement assembled with 585 components, including two cylinders. The 72-hour power reserve provided allows owners the freedom to explore all possible options. Although the etymology of chronograph originates in ancient Greek, "to write time", the Latin translation of chronographus, also fits the LM Sequential EVO model: "which records time". A way to keep in mind the feats and the entertaining moments that punctuate our lives.