HM3 ReBel

31.GWBL.B

Brand  : MB&F
Collection  : Horological Machine N°3
Model  : HM3 ReBel
Reference  : 31.GWBL.B
Nber of pieces : 18
Complement : Black PVD White Gold
On sale : 2011

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  • Brand  : MB&F
    Collection  : Horological Machine N°3
    Model  : HM3 ReBel
    Reference  : 31.GWBL.B
    Nber of pieces : 18
    Complement : Black PVD White Gold
    On sale : 2011
    List Price : 79 000 €
    Height : 47 mm
    Width : 50 mm
    Thickness : 16 mm
    Styles : Atypical
    High Horology
    Types : Self-winding
    Complication : Day/Night Indicator
    Case material : White Gold
    Black PVD
    Case peculiarity : Screwed-down crown
    Open caseback
    Shape : Other
    Dial color : Black
    Display : Hour and day/night indicator on one cone
    Date around the movement
    Minutes on second cone
    Indexes : Arabic numerals
    Glass : Sapphire
    Antireflective coating
    Strap material : Alligator leather
    Strap color : Black
    Strap clasp : Folding buckle
    + More characteristics : Movement
    Three-dimensional horological engine designed by Jean-Marc Wiederrecht/Agenhor; powered by Girard-Perregaux base
    Balance oscillating at 28.800 bph
    22K gold battle-axe shaped ‘mystery’ automatic winding rotor
    Hour and minutes information transmitted via ceramic ball bearings to laser-cut hands
    Number of jewels: 36 (all functional)
    Number of components: 304

    Case
    Cones and both display backs with anti-reflective treatment on both faces

    Black hand-stitched alligator with 18K white gold and titanium custom designed deployment buckle

DESCRIPTION

  • Horological Machine No3 ReBel

    James Dean was a Hollywood Rebel Without a Cause; Billy Idol had a Rebel Yell; Star Wars had its Rebel Alliance; and now MB&F pokes the establishment firmly in its conservatively-focused eye with the HM3 ReBel. Whereas James Dean was the epitome of movie star bad boy, MB&F is the wild child of haute horlogerie; the lone biker in a black leather jacket when everyone else is wearing grey suits and driving Volvos. And unlike Dean, the HM3 ReBel knows exactly what its cause is: horological anarchy! ReBel: R for right (hand), B for Black (case). The black-coated ReBel is a distinctive, rock 'n roll mirror-image of the HM3 designed to be worn on the right wrist, as a few individualists out there are wont to do.

    And like all true rebels, nothing on the HM3 ReBel is quite as it first appears, especially when you take a closer look behind its nonchalantly cool façade. Under the ReBel's open black leather jacket - or to be more precise, its black PVD-treated white gold case - charcoal-coloured movement plates and bridges form a darkened backdrop to the resplendent flash of the 22K rotor as it speeds by.

    Despite its anarchistic appearance and unorthodox right-wrist architecture, the HM3 ReBel has a serious side. This dynamic, three-dimensional sculpture is a highly technical wristwatch as well as a statement of attitude. The ReBel's twin cones ergonomically indicate the hours and minutes, with the hour cone capped by a day/night indicator. The top caps of the truncated cones are brazed (not glued) to ensure maximum water-resistance and the red “hands” of the hour and minute indicators are cut by laser to obtain the incredibly high precision/minimum mass ratio the design necessitates.

    White gold clover-head screws on top of the black case resemble rivets in an upmarket biker's leather jacket, while the large, legible numbers of the over-sized date wheel around the rotor enable the date to be read off easily against a neat, engraved triangle on the case. 

    The rotor and oscillating balance on top provide a clue that the ReBel's movement, featuring no less than 36 functional jewels and 304 components, is actually inverted. Turning the Machine over reveals the technical secret behind the powerful and superbly hand-finished engine: two large-diameter, high-tech ceramic bearings racing inside bright blue cages efficiently transmitting power up to the time indication cones and date wheel.

    We think James Dean would have worn one; Billy Idol would have sang about it; and the Rebel Alliance would have fought for it.

    HM3 ReBel is a limited edition of 18 pieces in black PVD-treated white gold, blackened movement and 22K gold rotor.
  • Horological Machine No3 ReBel

    James Dean was a Hollywood Rebel Without a Cause; Billy Idol had a Rebel Yell; Star Wars had its Rebel Alliance; and now MB&F pokes the establishment firmly in its conservatively-focused eye with the HM3 ReBel. Whereas James Dean was the epitome of movie star bad boy, MB&F is the wild child of haute horlogerie; the lone biker in a black leather jacket when everyone else is wearing grey suits and driving Volvos. And unlike Dean, the HM3 ReBel knows exactly what its cause is: horological anarchy! ReBel: R for right (hand), B for Black (case). The black-coated ReBel is a distinctive, rock 'n roll mirror-image of the HM3 designed to be worn on the right wrist, as a few individualists out there are wont to do.

    And like all true rebels, nothing on the HM3 ReBel is quite as it first appears, especially when you take a closer look behind its nonchalantly cool façade. Under the ReBel's open black leather jacket - or to be more precise, its black PVD-treated white gold case - charcoal-coloured movement plates and bridges form a darkened backdrop to the resplendent flash of the 22K rotor as it speeds by.

    Despite its anarchistic appearance and unorthodox right-wrist architecture, the HM3 ReBel has a serious side. This dynamic, three-dimensional sculpture is a highly technical wristwatch as well as a statement of attitude. The ReBel's twin cones ergonomically indicate the hours and minutes, with the hour cone capped by a day/night indicator. The top caps of the truncated cones are brazed (not glued) to ensure maximum water-resistance and the red “hands” of the hour and minute indicators are cut by laser to obtain the incredibly high precision/minimum mass ratio the design necessitates.

    White gold clover-head screws on top of the black case resemble rivets in an upmarket biker's leather jacket, while the large, legible numbers of the over-sized date wheel around the rotor enable the date to be read off easily against a neat, engraved triangle on the case. 

    The rotor and oscillating balance on top provide a clue that the ReBel's movement, featuring no less than 36 functional jewels and 304 components, is actually inverted. Turning the Machine over reveals the technical secret behind the powerful and superbly hand-finished engine: two large-diameter, high-tech ceramic bearings racing inside bright blue cages efficiently transmitting power up to the time indication cones and date wheel.

    We think James Dean would have worn one; Billy Idol would have sang about it; and the Rebel Alliance would have fought for it.

    HM3 ReBel is a limited edition of 18 pieces in black PVD-treated white gold, blackened movement and 22K gold rotor.
  • Brand  : MB&F
    Collection  : Horological Machine N°3
    Model  : HM3 ReBel
    Reference  : 31.GWBL.B
    Nber of pieces : 18
    Complement : Black PVD White Gold
    On sale : 2011
    List Price : 79 000 €
    Height : 47 mm
    Width : 50 mm
    Thickness : 16 mm
    Styles : Atypical
    High Horology
    Types : Self-winding
    Complication : Day/Night Indicator
    Case material : White Gold
    Black PVD
    Case peculiarity : Screwed-down crown
    Open caseback
    Shape : Other
    Dial color : Black
    Display : Hour and day/night indicator on one cone
    Date around the movement
    Minutes on second cone
    Indexes : Arabic numerals
    Glass : Sapphire
    Antireflective coating
    Strap material : Alligator leather
    Strap color : Black
    Strap clasp : Folding buckle
    More characteristics : Movement
    Three-dimensional horological engine designed by Jean-Marc Wiederrecht/Agenhor; powered by Girard-Perregaux base
    Balance oscillating at 28.800 bph
    22K gold battle-axe shaped ‘mystery’ automatic winding rotor
    Hour and minutes information transmitted via ceramic ball bearings to laser-cut hands
    Number of jewels: 36 (all functional)
    Number of components: 304

    Case
    Cones and both display backs with anti-reflective treatment on both faces

    Black hand-stitched alligator with 18K white gold and titanium custom designed deployment buckle