Not literally fly, but perhaps your nose will fly sky high with arrogance and luxury aroma. The MB&F HM4 Thunderbolt is a traditional wrist watch with too much obsession for luxury uniqueness and exaggeration.

Made of titanium and sapphire, the HM4 (note: HM4 stands for Horological Machine No4) Thunderbolt is inspired by sleek aviation aerodynamic (duh captain obvious), and went under development for 3 years, using unique chronographic engine, combined from more than 300 individual component that is tailor made for this anarchistic calibre. Though it really looks unique, this seemed to look more like a Wall-E inspired jetpack that is few years late.

Horological Machine No4 Thunderbolt – Technical Specifications:

Engine:

• Three-dimensional horological engine developed 100% by MB&F
• Manual winding with two mainspring barrels in parallel
• Power reserve: 72 hours
• Balance frequency: 21,600bph/3Hz
• Number of components: 311
• Number of jewels: 50
• Functions:
• Hours, minutes and power reserve indicator
• Hours and minutes on right dial, power reserve indicator on left dial
• Separate crowns for time setting and winding

Case:

• Grade 5 titanium and sapphire
• Dimensions: 54mm wide x 52mm long x 24mm high
• Number of components: 65
• Articulation of lugs: 3°

Sapphire crystals:

• Five sapphire crystals: 2 x dials, 1 x central case section, 2 x display panels (top and bottom)

Strap & Buckle:

• Black hand-stitched calfskin strap with titanium/white gold custom designed deployment buckle attached to articulated lugs

‘Friends’ responsible for Horological Machine No4 “Thunderbolt”

• Concept: Maximilian Büsser/MB&F
• Product Design: Eric Giroud – Eric Giroud Design Studio
• Technical and Production Management: Serge Kriknoff/MB&F
• Production logistics: David Lamy/MB&F
• Movement Development: Laurent Besse, Béranger Reynard and Patrick Lété of Les Artisans
• Horlogers
• Movement manufacturing: Daniel Uhlmann/Azuréa Technologies, Nicolas Broquet/Broquet
• Décolletage, Yann Ryser/Tital
• Hand-finishing of movement components: Jacques-Adrien Rochat and Denis Garcia of
• C-L Rochat
• Movement assemblage: Didier Dumas and Georges Veisy/MB&F
• Case and buckle construction and production: Jean-Pierre Kohler and Lionel Gavignet of Profusion
• Martin Stettler of Stettler
• Dominique Mainier and Bertrand Jeunet of G.F.Châtelain
• Dials: François Bernhard and Denis Parel of Nateber
• Hands: Pierre Chillier, Isabelle Chillier and Félix Celetta of Fiedler
• Strap: Olivier Purnot/Camille Fournet
• Presentation box: Olivier Berthon/Berthon & Co

[via MB&F]