HM10 Bulldog’s mechanical jaws are a great way to ensure that there is sufficient power to handle any situatio
It all began five years ago when, as MB&F founder and creative director Maximilian Büsser was on a bus to Narita International Airport from his hotel in Tokyo, he was “completely zonked and jetlagged,” and a vision of the brand’s next timepiece popped into his head as he sat there on the bus.
A new Horological Machine timepiece, the Horological Machine No. 10 Bulldog, was officially released today. The timepiece draws inspiration from the animal world, just as many of its most popular timepieces do. The watch has everything you would expect from its nameake, including aluminum time display “eyes”; four legs that are attached to a brown leather strap so that you can wrap your wrist around it; a brain (a mechanical movement that is hand-wound); and a massive mechanical jaw that indicates how much power is left on the battery.
There are many features in the Bulldog’s new movement that have been borrowed from some of the most well-known timepieces made by MB&F over the past 15 years, including a large suspended balance wheel taken from the brand’s 9-year-old Legacy Machines; a power reserve management system that is derived from the LM1 Xia Hang that was released in 2014; and aluminum domes that are derived from the HM3 Frog and, later, the HM6 as well.
With a case that measures 45mm across and 54mm from nose to tail, the HM10 Bulldog comes in a titanium edition that costs $105,000, a titanium and red gold edition that costs $120,000. According to Büsser, the watch is very wearable, with a water-resistant design that, despite its dimensions, looks great on wrists of even smaller sizes.
