ON THE ROAD AGAIN
With this edition limited to just 33 pieces, the Friends pursue the route traveled since 2023 when they rolled out three iterations in white, green, and blue.
The design of the watches imagined by MB&F more than ever leave their mark on a watch landscape mainly dominated by products flaunting traditional round cases. The HM8 Mark 2 doesn’t just stand out with its look inspired by the bodywork of the legendary Fiat Abarth 750 Zagato Double Bubble but, what’s more, it takes on captivating colors that literally intensify the magnetic power of the piece. In a nutshell, after a blue obtained using metallic pigments of mineral origin, a purple created using the same process adorns the highly-resistant case (47 x 41.5 x 19 mm) crafted in CarbonMacrolon®, a polymer comprising carbon nanotubes, and in grade 5 titanium. This summery hue, which is daring and classy, emphasizes the futuristic character of this Horological Machine set off by a white rubber strap.
Like the brand’s other “cap”-style models, which let wearers read time data with their hands firmly on the steering wheel, the jumping hours and dragging minutes are displayed on the side thanks to a savvy optical system, a prism that projects the numerals at a 90° angle. The rotations of the horizontal discs on which the numerals are inscribed are still driven by a Girard-Perregaux-based caliber, assembled using some 247 components. This selfwinding movement delivers autonomy of at least 42 hours to the HM8 Mark 2 Purple. Heading off on motor adventures will always be a pure delight with this pilot’s watch on your wrist.
