WHEN IMAGINATION REIGNS SUPREME
As the Friends wished to celebrate adventures that have forever fueled our imaginative minds, they once again called on the dexterity of one of the world’s most talented modern-day engravers.
After having diffused his incomparable virtuosity over a series of eight Legacy Machine Split Escapement dials depicting Jules Verne’s dreamlike realm, Eddy Jaquet reiterates this artistic achievement with creations nourished by can’t-do-without young fiction category novels. The Three Musketeers, The Last of the Mohicans, The Jungle Book, The Call of the Wild, Moby Dick, Treasure Island, and Robin Hood were the source of inspiration for these new incredibly-delicate masterpieces. Each engraving whisks us back through our childhood reading souvenirs and exalts the eight unique LM Split Escapement Eddy Jaquet 2024 pieces signed by MB&F.
All the watches embrace a 44.5 mm-diameter steel case and a split escapement caliber. The balance wheel suspended from its arches hovers over the graceful scenography. This spectacularly-constructed manual-winding movement developed by watchmaker Stephen McDonnell is nonetheless a great performer. It boasts double barrels that store a power reserve of some 72 hours. The indicator set at 5 o’clock lets the wearer know how much energy remains. The subdial nestling at 7 o’clock displays the date, whilst the hours and minutes are read in a dedicated space offset at 12 o’clock. These LM Split Escapement Eddy Jaquet 2024 center stage the finesse of the engraver’s touch. The frozen scenes overflow with details. The texture obtained gifts each portrayal with deep relief. Thanks to this amazing feat, casting your eye over them conjures up the pleasure we’d get as kids when we turned over the pages of fascinating tales that we devoured late into the night.
