Credits: Article and images by @ Quill & Pad. See the original article here - https://quillandpad.com/2024/09/22/why-i-bought-it-mbf-legacy-machine-101-2021-edition-2/
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Max bends, I wear: Okay, this one is a bit gratuitous, but I do have a certain affection for the LM101 as it is the only MB&F model whose creation Büsser admits was to some extent driven by collector requests: specifically, a desire for a smaller, more wearable piece in the LM lineup.
The practical outcome of this responsiveness is a watch that sits well on my wrist and that in combination with its relative simplicity I can easily envision wearing on many more occasions than I would any of the other LM watches.
On the wrist: MB&F LM101 2021 edition on the way home from the authorized dealer
Joining the Tribe: In my view MB&F has done a great job converting the mundane task of warranty registration into an opportunity for community building and brand affinity creation. As a Tribe member I’m now on the list for occasional goodies like the MB&F winding rotor hat and have access to buy friends-and-family pieces like the new M.A.D.1.
It’s also a formalization of that warm feeling of being able to visit with members of the MB&F team while wearing one’s own watch from the brand.
Management of the Tribe is not without its glitches, however: I was delighted recently to receive my hat, but it was accompanied by a warm personal note from Max and an extended warranty certificate meant for another customer! Whoever out there has mine, please let me know and I’ll be happy to arrange a swap.
Nightstand worthy: MB&F LM101 in its custom-made box
Even the box is cool: Whether you see it as a stereo speaker, a spaceship, or an archery target, the LM101 box is completely consistent with the design cues of the watch it contains and one box that it’s very difficult to envision stashing in dry storage along with all of the other boxes. It’s whimsical and fairly compact, and even the hidden magnetic closures work like a charm.
Any quibbles?
As far as I am concerned, the perfect watch has not yet been made! When it comes to the LM101, the first thing that gives me a bit of pause is directly linked to one of its desirable improvements: the double hairspring.
I very much appreciate the desire to improve timekeeping, but I wish it could have been done without obscuring the lower left of the main subdial with one of the hairspring studs.
What time is it? Don’t ask me at 7:40
And I’m not sure about the experience of other MB&F owners, but that spring-loaded clasp on the strap just drives me nuts. Getting it to pop closed is a pain – it depends on spring tension rather than on a positive click to fasten – and the position of the upper blade of the mechanism against the underside of my Flexor carpi ulnaris is such that a twist of the wrist is sometimes sufficient to send a searing jolt all the way to my elbow.
Guess I will be talking with my friends at MB&F about a tang buckle!
Too pretty not to wear: MB&F LM101 on the wrist
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Credits: Article and images by @ Quill & Pad. See the original article here - https://quillandpad.com/2024/09/22/why-i-bought-it-mbf-legacy-machine-101-2021-edition-2/
