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MB & F
HM8 Mark 2
MB & F is back at the race track with a new , more compact version of its auto-inspired HM8 that combines the supercar styling of the watchmaker ’ s HM5 with the driving watch display and open ‘ hood ’ of the MB & F HM8 from 2016 .
The new watch also features a similar horizontal time display optically magnified and projected 90 degrees to the wearer via a series of sapphire prisms .
But instead of the titanium and gold casing used in the earlier models , the new HM8 Mark 2 is built from titanium topped with Carbon- Macrolon , a composite material composed of a polymer matrix injected with carbon nanotubes . The material , developed for MB & F , is eight times lighter than steel and can be colored , polished , bead-blasted , lacquered or satin-finished .
MB & F takes full advantage of those properties to create a lighter , smaller and more brightly colored driving watch , inviting a more unisex appeal to the debut .
For this debut , MB & F opts for a white or British racing green finish , matte on the top and high polish on the sides . The white version is paired with a green CVD rotor and light-green minute markers . The British racing green version
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