The MB&F Legacy
Machine Thunderdome,
Back View
Below: The MB&F Legacy Machine
Thunderdome, Side View
on an MB&F piece applied his own finish onto the movement’s ratchet wheels,
creating a snake-like design that catches the light in unexpected ways.
The new LM Thunderdome essentially becomes a high-mech version of the
LM FlyingT we first saw in early 2019. Retaining that earlier model’s much-
lauded tilted dial, the new watch is larger than the FlyingT (44mm compared to
38.5mm) and showcases a particularly complex horological mechanism. Even if
the calculations behind the TriAx remain a puzzle to the buyer, its presentation is
enthralling – and pure MB&F.
MB&F is launching the Legacy Machine Thunderdome in two limited editions:
- 33 pieces in platinum 950, with a light-blue guilloché dial plate;
- 10 pieces in tantalum commemorating the 40th anniversary of Asia-Pacific
retail group The Hour Glass, with five pieces bearing a dark-blue guilloché dial
and five pieces with an inlaid aventurine dial. Price for the platinum model is
$280,000. THG-Tantalum editions will be set locally by The Hour Glass, in their
local currencies.
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