The SP One began as three circles in a 2018 sketch by MB&F founder Maximilian Büsser, and a year after its debut it returns set with diamonds.
MB&F today introduces the SP One Pavée, in 18K white gold. Diamonds now trace the case, the crown, the buckle and the bevelled flange Büsser calls the amphitheatre.
The design rests on three elements that appear to float between two sapphire crystals: the barrel, the balance wheel and the dial. The dial is tilted, and finished in dark blue rather than the previous black, to reveal MB&F's conical gearing, a mechanism rarely seen in watchmaking, the brand says. The bezel-free case measures 38mm across, and the manual-winding movement stores 72 hours of power reserve.
The first sketch was refined with watch designer Eric Giroud, a longtime MB&F Friend. “We asked ourselves: what if we did what no one expected – an elegant, classical watch?” Büsser remembers.
The brand says its 255 diamonds make the SP One more precious, yet just as restrained.
The Basics
Brand: MB&F
Model: SP One Pavée
Diameter: 38mm
Thickness: 12mm
Case material: 18K white gold, set with 165 diamonds; crown set with 14 diamonds
Dial: Inclined, dark blue PVD; rhodium-plated bevelled flange set with 55 diamonds
Water resistance: 30m
Strap: Calfskin; 18K white gold pin buckle set with 21 diamonds
The Movement
Calibre: SP One, in-house, manual winding
Functions: Hours and minutes on inclined dial at 6 o’clock
Winding: Manual
Power reserve: 72 hours
Frequency: 2.5Hz (18,000 vph)
Jewels: 31
Images courtesy of MB&F.