Despite the clever prism, the display can be somewhat dark at times, even with Super-LumiNova luminous paint applied on the markers. Another funny consequence is that the numerals and the discs appear to be much larger than the window through which they are displayed, so the uninitiated might not even be able to work out at first how this optical illusion is created. The numerals on the discs had to be printed back-to-front as they get reversed by the prism. The way the time ends up displayed vertically, so as to face the wearer, is achieved with a prism that mirrors the relevant portion of the disc. The time is indicated not by hands, but by two discs that are mounted also in the movement’s plane. The movement is installed in a regular fashion, which is to say horizontally, on the same plane as the wearer’s wrist. The way this is done is largely identical among driver’s watches.
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The point is that the driver can read the time without having to take their hand off the steering wheel - on regular watches, the time display is facing away from the driver while holding the wheel. It is a “driver’s watch” by design, a rather odd execution for a time display that’s been having a resurgence lately. The third way in which the MB&F HM8 Mark 2 is linked to cars becomes apparent once it’s on the wrist. The “split window” rear of a 1963 C2 Chevrolet Corvette might also spring to mind - a car that’s made its appearances in MB&F videos and Max Büsser frequently referenced as a source of inspiration - as well as the famous Zagato Double Bubble from the 1950s. Then, looking at it from the opposite side, the double-arced hood and its uniquely shaped sapphire crystal might remind you of those aerodynamic humps found behind the driver’s head on, say, a Jaguar D-Type, F-Type Project 7, or Porsche 918 Spyder - all that’s missing from the MB&F HM8 Mark 2 is a spoiler just above the crown. If you are after some specific car examples with a dashboard shaped like the case of the HM8, we recommend looking up interior shots of 1960s Camaros, Mustangs, and Triumph TR4s, just to name a few. In that sense, the HM8 will soon remind us of dashboards only found in “old” cars. Interestingly, we are living right at the time when these traditional displays are being replaced by flat, long, boring computer screens, not just in the center console but also right behind the wheel. First, one might think of the dashboard and coachwork of cars - especially vintage ones, but not only those - where the rev counter and the speedometer have long been installed under a double-arched hood, just as the hours and minutes are on the HM8. The vibrance and diversity of the automotive world provides many different ways in which the design of the MB&F HM8 Mark 2 can be interpreted. It is the continuation of the brand’s “automotive saga” that began in 2012 with the HM5, followed by the HMX in 2015, and the HM8 in 2016. Whether you have recent memories of your Sunday morning drive in the canyons, or more distant ones of those countless hours you spent staring at the pages of car magazines as a child, the inspiration for the MB&F HM8 Mark 2 (or MB&F Horological Machine 8 Mark 2) will probably be clear to the car lover in you.
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