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Watchmaker MB&F unveils the world’s first projected moonphase display

Created in collaboration with Finnish watchmaker Stepan Sarpaneva, the MoonMachine 2 plays on optical illusion

Melissa Ko
Melissa Ko

Updated: 12:32pm, 16 Feb, 2018

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MB&F’s MoonMachine2 features the world’s first projected moonphase display.

Swiss brand MB&F has collaborated with independent Finnish watchmaker Stepan Sarpaneva for the second time to unveil the world’s first projected moonphase display, the MoonMachine 2.

MB&F collaborates with Finnish watchmaker Stepan Sarpaneva to create the MoonMachine2.
MB&F collaborates with Finnish watchmaker Stepan Sarpaneva to create the MoonMachine2.
Based on the case shape of the 2016 Horological Machine No 8 and the heads-up display from the Horological Machine No 5, the wristwatch features a moonphase complication along with the jumping hours and wandering minutes using an optical prism.

Stepan has created his smallest moons ever – a technical challenge due to their extreme dimensions, as thin as 0.07mm.

MB&F’s MoonMachine 2 is like an optical illusion.
MB&F’s MoonMachine 2 is like an optical illusion.
When you glance at the time on the lateral display, you are looking at a projected image of the hour, minute and moonphase discs. It’s like an optical illusion.
Stepan Sarpaneva has created his smallest moons ever – a technical challenge due to their extreme dimensions, as thin as 0.07mm.
Stepan Sarpaneva has created his smallest moons ever – a technical challenge due to their extreme dimensions, as thin as 0.07mm.
The timepiece is available in three limited editions – a full titanium case with a white gold moon against a light-blue sky, a black titanium case with a white gold moon against a dark-blue sky as well as a red gold and titanium case with a red gold moon against an anthracite sky. Each model is limited to 12 pieces.