Back in 2013, MusicMachine 1 opened the floodgate for MB&F to collaborate with external creators on projects outside the scope of the wristwatch; it initiated a new category – “Co-creations” – that invited MB&F to a world beyond that of miniaturized horology.
And it did not tell the time: rather, it was a music box created with REUGE that uprooted everything we thought we knew about music boxes, from the design all the way to the music. MusicMachine 1 featured all the traditional, time-honored elements of a superlative high-end music box, but configured in MB&F’s individualistic manner. It was a music box for today. Maximilian Büsser and his Friends decided it was time to redesign the first MusicMachine and issue another edition.
Main Hull- Resonance Base
Main body: anodized aluminum
Outriggers: bead-blasted and anodized aluminum; black matte-anodized for black version
Movement
MusicMachine 1 Reloaded features two 3.72 movements.
Main plate: nickel-plated brass, decorated with Côtes de Genève. The main plate holds both movements; each movement includes a mainspring, cylinder, comb and regulator.
Cylinders
Cylinders: brass
Cylinder supports: nickel-plated brass
Start/stop and continue functions
Three melodies per cylinder-
Right cylinder – extracts from:
“Another Brick in the Wall” by Pink Floyd; “Smoke on the Water” by Deep Purple; “Imagine” by John Lennon.
Left cylinder – extracts from:
Star Wars by John Williams; “Imperial March” by John Williams; Star Trek by Jerry Goldsmith
Length of each melody: approximately 35 seconds
Power reserve per cylinder: approximately 10 minutes
Dimensions and Weight
Dimensions: 381 wide x 476 long x 140mm high
Total weight: approximately 3kg
