MB&F and Sarpaneva Shoot for the Moon with New Horological Machine
Finnish independent watchmaker Stepan Sarpaneva has joined MB&F’s growing circle of “friends,” collaborating with MB&F founder Max B��sser to develop the newest MB&F “horological machine,” called the HM3 MoonMachine. Designed on the platform of MB&F’s unconventional “Frog” model, it features an entirely new moon-phase complication designed by Sarpaneva.Sarpaneva, who worked with brands such as Piaget and Parmigiani, and with watchmakers like Vianney Halter and Christophe Claret, before starting his own brand in 2003, has become known for three signature themes: moon-phase indicators with distinctive, expressive “faces,” based on his own face, engraved on the moon; the use of stars and constellations from the northern sky of his native Finland; and the use of a crenellated case shape that he refers to as “Korona.” All of these elements are present in the new model, which MB&F (which stands for Max

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