The Bite Magazine - Autumn/Winter 2025 - Issue 38

bitewatches Grow Your Dreams elevated one-minute flying tourbillon served as the visual and mechanical centrepiece. The movement comprises 376 components and 81 functional jewels. The timepiece has two separate dials for the hours and minutes arranged in a figure-eight layout, flanking the cen- tral tourbillon. It was offered in 18-karat red or white gold, with sapphire crystal domes and a display back to admire the intricate movement. While its unusual form dominates the senses and dictates the architecture of the movement, MB&F believes this design would look entirely at home in the fantasy worlds of both 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and 2001: A Space Odyssey . MB&F’s creations defy traditional watchmaking norms. The Horological Machines series includes pieces like the HM3 Frog, with bulging sapphire domes resembling amphibian eyes, and the HM6 Space Pirate, a biomorphic timepiece in- spired by 1970s Japanese anime. The Legacy Machine series pays homage to traditional watchmaking but with a twist, like the LM FlyingT, a poetic tribute to femininity featuring a vertically mounted flying tourbillon and a dial angled toward the wearer. In 2021, the brand launched M.A.D. (Mechanical Art Devic- es) Editions to offer more accessible, experimental timepiec-