{"id":342596,"date":"2017-06-02T20:35:09","date_gmt":"2017-06-02T12:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?p=1498862"},"modified":"2017-06-02T20:35:09","modified_gmt":"2017-06-02T12:35:09","slug":"the-mbf-hm6-alien-nation-will-attack-your-block","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/the-mbf-hm6-alien-nation-will-attack-your-block\/","title":{"rendered":"The MB&F HM6 Alien Nation will attack your block"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Fine timepieces are usually staid affairs. A little gold here, some enamel here, and a nice movement are enough to please some of us but it\u2019s clear that a minority need hand-cut crystal domes, scurrying aliens, and enough luminous material to make a deep-sea angler fish jealous.<\/p>\n

The new MB&F<\/a> HM6 is a version of Max Busser\u2019s popular Horological Machine series but features a few futuristic touches. The watch case is made entirely of sapphire crystal and features six tiny aliens \u2013 including a driver \u2013 that clamor all over the inside of the piece. The watch is limited to four pieces in four colors and costs $500,000 \u2013 enough to send one of these things to the moon if necessary.<\/p>\n

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From the release:<\/p>\n

\ufffcEach of the six aliens is individually modelled and hand-sculpted in white gold by engraver Olivier Kuhn. The arms and necks of the aliens are finer than grains of sand, each alien requiring up to 34 hours to complete. Count more than a month of full-time work for the crew of six.<\/p>\n

As would befit spacecraft coming from an alien civilisation with highly sophisticated technology, HM6 Alien Nation is completely transparent, being formed entirely of sapphire crystal with reinforcing elements in Grade-5 titanium. To be precise, 12 separate blocks of sapphire crystal requiring up to 510 hours of machining and polishing. During the process, breakage is unfortunately frequent, often reducing hundreds of hours of work to zero\u2026 And then comes the assembly: the 12 crystals must come together perfectly to present a seamless whole.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Why should you care about this watch? Well, if you had a liquidity event maybe you can pick one of these up and, more important, its one of the purest representations of the modern watchmakers art. Think of this less as a watch and more like a handmade piece of wearable art and you\u2019ve got a general idea why these things cost so much. They\u2019re completely handmade and the work put into every detail \u2013 from the case to the aliens \u2013 is a direct affront to today\u2019s disposable society.<\/p>\n

Sadly this little watch can\u2019t fly but it can, if you want, take you to the depths of despair of you break the neck off one of the tiny little aliens protruding from the case.
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