The MB&F HM7 Aquapod Platinum Pink watch joins what is maybe MB&F’s most show-stopping vary. Whereas the very first thing anybody is more likely to discover in regards to the newest Aquapod is the colour, there are actually a few very nice upgrades to a set that was already the epitome of excellence within the subject of horology.
Prior to now, we’ve seen Titanium Blue, Pink Gold, and Titanium Inexperienced variations of this watch. As probably the most restricted mannequin up to now, the manufacturing of the MB&F HM7 Aquapod Platinum Pink is restricted to only 25 items. One motive for that might be the case materials. Not like earlier variations, this watch is customary from platinum 950, which is unquestionably going to extend the general heft of a watch that in titanium, not less than, is famend for its lightness.
Nevertheless, regardless of its gargantuan dimensions, coming in at 58.8mm-wide and 21.3mm-tall, the MB&F HM7 Aquapod Platinum Pink is a slender, unconventional beast. Its weird silhouette — styled to appear to be a jellyfish, clearly — implies that as huge as it’s, it isn’t all that cumbersome.
Regardless of its measurement, and its clear nautical affect, the MB&F HM7 Aquapod Platinum Pink is simply water-resistant to 50 meters. That is precisely the identical as the opposite Aquapods and possibly the one main downside within the design. I’m not suggesting for a second that any severe diver would truly dive with this watch on their wrist even when it have been proof against 1,000 meters, however it will have been good if MB&F had discovered a approach to make sure that a watch that’s clearly designed to shatter our expectations of what a dive watch ought to appear to be was truly in a position for use alongside the generic divers it’s subverting.
The intense pink bezel is crafted from sapphire crystal that differs from the earlier three iterations, which all used ceramic (in blue, black, and inexperienced respectively). It’s an fascinating choice to plump for sapphire right here, but it surely does marry properly with the steeply domed anti-reflective crystal “bubble” that shows the tourbillon within the heart of the watch. Along with the sapphire bezel, so, too, is the tourbillon bridge now sapphire, rising the general transparency of the watch (and maybe making it look much more like a jellyfish). An additional ring of lume within the heart picks out the tourbillon in a approach it hasn’t been earlier than.
Pink is an fascinating selection for a dive-inspired watch. As Zach famous in his current Citizen article, pink is likely one of the first colours to drop out of view as you descend beneath the floor. That’s why sure species of jellyfish have advanced to have pink pigmentation, because it makes them much less seen to predators. Discuss in regards to the final stealth luxurious watch… Platinum and invisible in its supposed atmosphere. Simply wow.
Lastly, the most important improve (in my lume-obsessed opinion) could be seen in the best way the numerals have been crafted. Initially the Aquapod collection used printed rings to show the time, however right here we have now wonderful 3D Arabic numerals machined from titanium and generously impregnated with Tremendous-LumiNova. It’s a gorgeous enchancment, and by some means places the legendary gentle present of the earlier three iterations within the shade. The brand new MB&F HM7 Aquapod Platinum Pink watch will probably be delivered with three straps in pink, black, and white, fitted with a platinum folding buckle. Given the usage of platinum and the opposite apparent upgrades to this mannequin, it’s no shock that the MB&F HM7 Aquapod Platinum Pink will retail for a tasty $165,000. To study extra about Max Büsser and his buddies’ endeavors, head over to mbandf.com.
