In 2011, Legacy Machine N°1 gave MB&F a round case and a new direction: classical watchmaking, turned inside out and made three-dimensional. Fifteen years later, the Machine that started the Legacy story returns as the LM1 EVO.
It comes in two versions. Titanium pairs a silver-toned dial side with black displays and blue hands. Rose gold, a limited edition, sets the same black displays on a deep green.
The architecture is unchanged. Each of the two dials keeps its own hours and minutes. The second time zone can sit 30 or 45 minutes away, or time something while the other keeps the hour. Above them, the large balance still seems to float.
What has changed is how it lives. The case is smaller, with MB&F’s FlexRing shock absorber and screw-down crowns. The power reserve now runs to 60 hours, read on a new inclined dial at six o’clock, and the rubber straps change by hand.
Still wound by hand, still a balance on a stage. Just easier to take with you.
The Basics
- Brand MB&F
- Model Legacy Machine N°1 EVO (LM1 EVO)
- Diameter 42mm
- Thickness 16.8mm
- Case material Grade 5 titanium or 5N+ rose gold; FlexRing shock protection
- Dial Silver-toned with black displays and blue hands (titanium); deep green with black displays (rose gold)
- Water resistance 80m
- Strap Quick-change grey or black rubber; titanium or rose gold folding buckle
- Limited edition Rose gold, 33 pieces
The Movement
- Calibre MB&F’s own, developed with Jean-François Mojon; finishing by Kari Voutilainen
- Functions Two time zones, each with independent hours and minutes; inclined power reserve indicator
- Winding Manual
- Power reserve 60 hours
- Frequency 18,000 vibrations per hour (2.5Hz)
- Jewels 25
Images courtesy of MB&F.
