MB&F launched the first Legacy Machine Perpetual in 2015, and in 2016 won the Best Calendar Watch Prize at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève. Legacy Machine Perpetual series is now joined by 18k Yellow Gold limited edition of 25 pieces, following the models in red gold, platinum, white gold, and titanium. 

This astonishing watch is developed and designed in cooperation with Stephen McDonnell, an Independent Irish watchmaker. The Legacy Machine perpetual Yellow Gold has a complicated movement entirely built from the ground; it is uniquely designed with no base and no module. That means that it is designed from scratch; it provides no more skipping dates or jamming gears and has no problem with calendar changes. Infact it is a trouble-free watch.

The movement of Legacy Machine Perpetual 18k Yellow Gold is a gorgeous piece of work both from front and back. It has a classic display, a stylish look, and is an elegant watch. With the first glance upon the watch, the four sub-dials floating above the dial skeletonized on a hidden studs capture your attention. It has a complicated design that just the case comprises of 69 parts, and all over it has 581 components that make up the caliber. 

MB&F Legacy Machine Perpetual Yellow Gold Uniqueness

The watch is so amazingly designed that watch enthusiast will surely consider it a dream watch. On the dial side, it has a full display of its revolutionary design, ensconced beneath a large suspended balance. The suspended balance and all the complication can be seen clearly through the open dial, and it does not end here, the eye-catching twist balance is one of the world’s longest balance staff. An innovative system is specially developed for Legacy Machine Perpetual, no visible attachment for the movement can be seen, and the sub dials appear to float. With complexities such as the calendar mechanism, it looks technically impossible, but the brand has the class that makes it possible. The calendar of Legacy Machine Perpetual Yellow Gold calculates the varying numbers of days in each month, which is indeed a random complexity, especially including the 29 days in Feb during leap years. 

MB&F Legacy Machine Perpetual Yellow Gold Features

Case

The brand new MB&F Legacy Machine Perpetual 18k Yellow Gold features refined contrasting brushed and polished finishes. It is 44 mm in diameter and has a thickness of 17.5 mm. The 18k Yellow Gold has a sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating on both sides and can resist water pressure up to 30m. The amazing domed sapphire crystal reveals the fascinating architecture of the movement on the dial rising from the dark blue base and supported by pillars.

Dial

The Legacy Machine Perpetual Yellow Gold dial is open, worked with a blue base, and centrally mounted with a balance wheel. There are four suspended sub-dials for time, day, date, month, it also has a power reserve indicator and retrograde leap year at 5 and 7 o’clock.

Movement

It has a manual winding, developed with the corporation of the Irish watchmaker Stephen Mc Donnell. The Yellow Gold has a 72h power reserve and 18,000vph/2.5Hz. There are a total of 581 components and have a fully integrated perpetual calendar with hours, minutes, day, date, month, retrograde leap year, and power reserve indication.

Strap

The strap used in Legacy Machine Perpetual Yellow Gold is a Navy blue hand-stitched alligator strap with a Yellow Gold folding buckle.

Availability

This brand new MB&F Legacy Machine Perpetual Yellow Gold comes in limited edition to just 25 pieces.

Price

The price for Legacy Machine Perpetual Yellow Gold is USD 167,000

Conclusion

The Legacy Machine Perpetual Yellow Gold is the one that will remain a dream watch for watch enthusiasts, as it has a unique and disruptive design. This innovative watch has features that have already captured the attention of watch enthusiasts. Still, yes, the one thing that I don’t find right about Legacy Machine Perpetual Yellow Gold is that it is limited to only 25 pieces. Like all other MB&F watches the 18k Yellow Gold is more than just clever engineering, you can say that the Legacy Machine Perpetual watches are the most complicated watches ever developed by MB&F.

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