With Crystal Skin, This $152,000 Frog Croaks at Tradition
MB&F continues to thumb its nose at the vintage-leaning trend in timepieces with another wild iteration of its Horological Machine N°3.
Source: Hodinkee
Originally published by Danny Milton on Hodinkee.
Celebrating 10 years of its Horological Machine N°3 "Frog," Maximilian Büsser & Friends is releasing a new Frog into the lineup (a watch so named because it resembles a smiling frog). We have covered the Frog in a few variations in the past, and with each new model, MB&F has taken the opportunity to play with the case construction. Today, with the HM3 Frog X, it continues that tradition, releasing a watch with a case made entirely out of sapphire. There are three color variations of the new HM3 Frog X: Purple, blue, and turquoise – and each one is limited to 10 pieces.
The HM3 was the third timepiece produced by MB&F – hence the naming convention. Ben Clymer put it best in his write up for the HM3 Poison Dart Frog when he said, "Max Büsser and Co. know how to get the most mileage out of their hard work." With that, he was referencing the fact that the brand more often tweaks existing models, creating fun new iterations of known designs. With this new release, the HM3 Frog X has shed its skin altogether, in favor of the aforementioned sapphire crystal case.