MB&F HM9 Flow Red Gold Air Edition
Horological Machine N°9, also lovingly known as ‘Flow’, is a uniquely shaped timepiece inspired by the dynamic allure of mid-20th-century aerodynamic and automotive designs. The first HM9 Flow watches were unveiled to the world in two 33-piece titanium editions (Air and Road) just about one year ago. You can read full details here. Now, the brand unveils HM 9 Flow Red Gold also in Air (with aviation-inspired dial) and Road (with speedometer style dial) versions, but of just 18 pieces each.
MB&F HM9 Flow Red Gold Air Edition is created in a limited number of 18 pieces at $198,000.
In addition to having different dial styles, these two HM 9 Flow Red Gold versions also feature either a blackened movement and rhodium-plated balance wheels ( for the Air version), or a rhodium-plated movement with red gold balance wheels for the Road version.
MB&F HM9 Flow Red Gold Road Edition
As a brief reminder, the HM 9 features a highly complex manual winding movement with two Independent balance wheels that beat at a leisurely speed of 2.5Hz (18,000 vph). There is one balance wheel on each flank, visible under the elongated sapphire crystals. Visible via the center sapphire crystal is a planetary differential that averages the power output of the two balance wheels to provide one stable reading of the time. The newest HM9 Red Gold Flow retails for $198,000.
MB&F HM9 Flow – Technical specs
Horological Machine n°9 ‘Flow’ is available in two versions:
– ‘Road’ version with a speedometer-style dial;
– ‘Air’ version with an aviation-style dial.
Each version is available in titanium (two editions of 33 pieces each) or in red gold (two editions of 18 pieces each)
Engine: Manual-winding in-house movement, Two fully independent balance wheels with planetary differential, Frequency: 2.5Hz (18,000bph), Single barrel with 45-hour power reserve, 301 components, 52 jewels, Hours and minutes on vertical dial display
Case: 2 launch editions in titanium grade 5, limited to 33 pieces each, with a NAC movement (“Air” version) or red gold (“Road” version); and limited editions in red gold 5N+ of 18 pieces each, with a NAC movement and rhodium-plated balance wheels (“Air” version) or rhodium-plated movement with red gold balance wheels (“Road” version), Dimensions: 57mm x 47mm x 23mm, Titanium editions: 43 components, red gold editions: 49 components, Water resistant to 3ATM (30m); assembled in three segments with patented three-dimensional gasket
Sapphire crystals: Five sapphire crystals treated with anti-reflective coating
Strap and buckle: Hand-stitched brown calf-leather strap with custom-designed titanium or red gold 5N+ folding buckle
Friends involved in the making of the MB&F HM9 Flow Red Gold
Friends responsible for HM9 Flow
Concept:Maximilian Büsser / MB&F
Design:Eric Giroud / Through the Looking Glass
Technical and production management:Serge Kriknoff / MB&F
R&D:Guillaume Thévenin, Ruben Martinez, Simon Brette and Thomas Lorenzato / MB&F
Movement development: Guillaume Thévenin / MB&F
Case:Aurélien Bouchet / AB Product
Sapphire crystals:Sylvain Stoller / Novo Crystal
Anti-refection treatment for sapphire crystals: Anthony Schwab / Econorm
Precision turning of wheels, pinions and axes:Rodrigue Baume / HorloFab, Paul André Tendon / Bandi, Jean-François Mojon / Chronode, Sébastien Jeanneret / Atokalpa, Decobar Swiss, Le Temps Retrouvé
Springs:Alain Pellet / Elefil Swiss
Balance wheels: Sébastien Jeanneret / Atokalpa
Balance spring: Stefan Schwab / Schwab-Feller
Plates and bridges:Benjamin Signoud / Amecap
Hand-finishing of movement components:Jacques-Adrien Rochat and Denis Garcia / C.-L. Rochat
Hands:Pierre Chillier and Isabelle Chillier / Fiedler
Three-dimensional gasket : A. Aubry
Buckle:Dominique Mainier / G&F Châtelain
Crowns: Aurélien Bouchet / AB Product
Dials (discs for hours – minutes):Hassan Chaïba and Virginie Duval / Les Ateliers d’Hermès Horlogers,
Movement assembly:Didier Dumas, Georges Veisy, Anne Guiter, Emmanuel Maitre and Henri Porteboeuf / MB&F
In-house machining:Alain Lemarchand and Jean-Baptiste Prétot / MB&F
Quality control:Cyril Fallet / MB&F
After-Sales Service:Thomas Imberti / MB&F
Strap:Multicuirs
Presentation box:Julien Berthon / ATS Atelier Luxe
Logistics and production:David Lamy, Isabel Ortega and Francine Gyger / MB&F
Marketing & Communication:Charris Yadigaroglou, Virginie Toral, Juliette Duru and Arnaud Légeret / MB&F
M.A.D.Gallery:Hervé Estienne / MB&F
Sales:Thibault Verdonckt, Anna Rouveure and Jean-Marc Bories / MB&F
Graphic design:Samuel Pasquier / MB&F, Adrien Schulz and Gilles Bondallaz / Z+Z
Watch photography:Maarten van der Ende and Alex Teuscher
Portrait photography:Régis Golay / Federal
Webmasters:Stéphane Balet / Nord Magnétique, Victor Rodriguez and Mathias Muntz / Nimeo
Film:Marc-André Deschoux / MAD LUX
Texts: Suzanne Wong / Worldtempus
