Jwlrymachine

Boucheron (previously mentioned) has released their second(the first was with Richard Mille) collaboration piece with a high-end watch maker, this time going with Max Büsser and Friends (really that is the name).  This piece is based on their HM3 "Starship" design, itself built around a custom GP-based movement. The two "bumps" tell the time, with the left-side being hours (a 24 hour display, so it indicates night vs day) and the right being minutes. A date wheel runs around the large window that reveals the self-winding rotor

HM3	HM3 Movement

The new pieces use the same movement and case design, but rotated 180 degrees, so the crown is at the bottom, and the two bumps, now the eyes, are at the top. Boucheron has had some owl-themed pieces in their collection for the past few years, but nothing quite like these. The first piece is white gold, with carved amethyst for the center stone and the two cabochons covering the hour and minute bumps. The case is set with blue and purple sapphires.

Jwlrymachine in WG (33.WATL.B) Front	Purple Jwlrymachine profile

It will also be made in rose gold with a rose quartz breastpiece and rubellite "eyes", set with multi-colored sapphires.

Jwlrymachine in RG (33.RQTL.B) Profile	Pink Jwlrymachine front and back

All these pictures are from MB&F's website, and they have super-high-resolution ones if you're interested.

I think these pieces are much less sucessful than the RM/Boucheron collaboration. To me the watches are just a scaffolding for a completely Boucheron look. MB&F's aesthetic, whatever you think of it, is usually very distinctive, and I feel it has been lost here.


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