MB&F + L’Épée Melchior “Only Watch”

For Only Watch 2015, MB&F has created a unique version of "Melchior" – the groundbreaking robot table clock made for the brand’s 10th anniversary. Inspired by the theme "a creative adult is a child who survived", it’s the robot buddy a child would love to have as his best friend. Melchior Only Watch is a high-end table clock entirely conceived by MB&F and manufactured by L’Epee 1839. Encased in palladium-plated brass, stainless steel, red anodized aluminum and polished glass, this superb clock features a jump hour function with sweeping minutes, double retrograde seconds and a remarkable 40-days of power reserve. The left forearm (Gatling gun) is a detachable winding key.

Maximilian Busser developed the concept for this piece with the help of designer Xin Wang. Hours and minutes are displayed via discs on Melchior’s chest. A combination of fixed vents and revolving discs gives the impression that Melchior is blinking his eyes, endowing the robot with a hint of human-like personality. Further animation is provided by the regulator, its gentle beating made visible thanks to its polished glass dome cover. The regulator symbolizes Melchior’s brain at work; just as the brain governs the body, the regulator governs the clock’s remarkable precision.

To add to the rarity of this piece, Melchior Only Watch is the 100th and final clock in the Melchior series.

This unique piece will be up for sale at the Only Watch charity auction, taking place in Geneva on 7 November 2015. All funds will benefit Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.