MB&F MusicMachine 2 Is Musical Ode To Star Trek USS Enterprise
Swiss watch and mechanical art maker MB&F follows up their spaceship-themed music box, the MusicMachine, with the also spaceship-themed MB&F MusicMachine 2. In addition to their timepieces MB&F has continued to branch out by producing items such as these music boxes produced in collaboration with the also Swiss company Reuge, as well as a clock (the MB&F Starfleet Machine) with L'Epee.Speaking of items like the Starfleet Machine (shaped like the Star Trek location/base Deep Space Nine), and the MB&F MusicMachine 2 (shaped like Star Trek's USS Enterprise ship) isn't it only a matter of time until the Star Trek rights holders give MB&F a call about all this kind leveraging of their popularity? More so, I find it completely fascinating not only how keen MB&F designers are to share their love of Star Trek, but also that these items are proving so popular that MB&F is inclined to produce more.The original MB&F MusicMachine did in fact play some Star Trek

MB&F HM3 "The Frog" Watch Hands-On
"Ribbit..." Here is the first derivative watch based on the MB&F Horological Machine # 3 (HM3) (which I wrote about here). While MB&F releases about one brand new watch each year, they also have special models based on their standard collection of Horological Machines. This watch will be known as the MB&F HM3 "The Frog." There are two versions of the watch - one in a darker, PVD black coated titanium with a green toned 22k gold automatic rotor (12 pieces), and a titanum version with a blue 22k gold automatic rotor (20 pieces). That is a total of 32 HM3 Frog watches in total. Both look pretty interesting, with this bug-eyed (I mean amphibian) eyed watch having no analogs in the watch world.Why the "Frog?" According the MB&F one of their customers said the two dome-like structures on the original HM3 looked like frog's eyes sticking out of water - as frogs enjoy being in water with their eyes exposed to look for prey. If you read my above article you'll see that while I a

Replacing SMP Ceramic Bracelet
Has anyone had experience replacing the SMP (Ceramic) bracelet with the older Seamaster Professional Bracelet 1610/930? Are there any fit issues (lugs width for both are 20mm)

How accurate is 1861 movement?
I bought a brand new 50 anniversary Speedmaster from an AD a week ago. I am testing the accuracy of the watch in the box. The first day it was 10 s/day faster. Second day, it was 2 s/day slower. The third day, it was 2 s/day faster. Now, it is 2 s/day slower again. Will it run consistently after a while?

Tudor Pelagos: alignment of hour markers
I am owner of the blue Pelagos. I have noticed that 2 of the hour markers seem to be not placed into the slots such that the markers would be perfectly in the middle. When watching a review by Urban Gentry on youtube in 1080p, he shows an upclose footage of the dial and somewhee between minute 8 and 9 one can also see at least one of the hour markers not be perfectly placed. I was never sure how to explain this. Especially tudor one woumd expect no flaws visible to the naked eye.