As if on cue for the openings of the MB&F and H. Moser & Cie. boutiques at the Villa Menlo Park, both brands have released new watches that, by their looks, will be the most important introductions of the year. Moser’s new 18k Yellow Gold Streamliner Tourbillon Skeleton has been specially built in celebration of Moser’s first US boutique at The Villa. At MB&F, the Bulgari X MB&F Serpenti, the second collaboration between the brands (Bulgari is also a partner of Stephen Silver) is enjoying a tremendous reception for its head-turning design.
H. Moser’s Streamliner Tourbillon Skeleton, a marriage of the brand’s modernist sports watch case and one of its most complex and visually fascinating movements, is one of the brand’s most popular advanced models. The new boutique edition for The Villa ratchets up the visual impact of the timepiece with its yellow gold case and bracelet. But while this watch is long on attitude, it also sports the creative and slightly unconventional design details including the flared case and bracelet links that make it unmistakable. Front and center is the movement with its finishing and technical attributes including the Straumann double hairspring, which reinforces the performance of the tourbillon.
The Bulgari X MB&F Serpenti can be viewed as a personal collaboration between Max Busser and Bulgari’s lead watch designer, Fabrizio Bounomassa-Stigliani, who enjoy each other’s contributions. The snake’s head watch case, which contains plenty of Bulgari’s iconography has much in common with the evocative shapes Busser has utilized to such effect in his horological machines. Indeed, from a purely MB&F perspective, this watch is significant for its blending of Legacy Machine attributes, like the raised balance wheel, with the freedom the company has exercised in the design of the Horological Machines. The rotating eye displays, for instance, could come straight from the brand’s HM3.
Coming before the bulk of the industry’s introductions in early April, these watches have already captured significant collector attention. Those who are interested in either model are encouraged to inquire early while allocations are still available. Stay tuned for more releases from our brands in the next few months as they come in!
Coming before the bulk of the industry’s introductions in early April, these watches have already captured significant collector attention. Those who are interested in either model are encouraged to inquire early while allocations are still available. Stay tuned for more releases from our brands in the next few months as they come in - and plan your visit to the new boutiques at The Villa Menlo Park soon.