MB&F’s HM8 Mark 2 Blue wears glossy sapphire-blue body panels, coloured with the same mineral metallic pigments as metallic car paint.
MB&F today introduces the HM8 Mark 2 Blue, a 2024 limited edition of 33 pieces. It follows the White and Green launch editions of 2023.
The pigments come as a powder. MB&F mixes it into translucent resin by a secret protocol covering incorporation time, mixing temperature, mixing speed and duration, and says the result recalls car paint, both technically and aesthetically.
It is a driver’s watch. The hour and minute discs lie flat. Sapphire prisms magnify the time and project it 90 degrees to a vertical display, so it can be read with hands on the steering wheel.
MB&F calls the HM8 Mark 2 a “best of”: the HM5’s supercar styling, the HMX’s compact size and the HM8’s visible mechanics. It is built in layers of CarbonMacrolon, grade 5 titanium and sapphire crystal.
The car link goes back to founder Maximilian Büsser’s childhood, when he dreamt of becoming a car designer. The Blue joins a line of car-inspired machines that began with the HM5.
The Basics
Brand: MB&F
Model: HM8 Mark 2 Blue
Dimensions: 47mm × 41.5mm × 19mm
Case material: Grade 5 titanium chassis with blue CarbonMacrolon® body panels; double-curved sapphire crystal, anti-reflective on both faces
Dial: No dial: jumping hours and trailing minutes on horizontal discs, projected by sapphire prisms to a vertical display
Water resistance: 30m / 90’ / 3atm
Strap: White rubber, titanium tang buckle
Limited edition: 33 pieces
The Movement
Calibre: Three-dimensional horological engine: in-house jumping hour and trailing minutes module on a Girard-Perregaux base movement
Functions: Bi-directional jumping hours and trailing minutes
Winding: Automatic, 22K gold battle-axe rotor
Power reserve: 42 hours
Frequency: 4Hz (28,800 bph)
Jewels: 30
Images courtesy of MB&F.