![]() The manual-winding, triple-barrel movement may have been technically conceived by Eric Coudray, but its aesthetics are fully Kari Voutilainen. The reverse of the LM Thunderdome engine is equally rewarding. MB&F’s only directive to Eric Coudray initially was to “make the craziest, most cinematic three-axis tourbillon ever.” Having been given free rein to create, Coudray built something that was entirely new in his experience: a mechanism that goes beyond the tourbillon, the proprietary new MB&F ‘TriAx’. MB&F founder Maximilian Büsser says, “One of the many things that makes me incredibly happy about this piece is that we got to bring together two people I adore in this industry who are incredibly talented, have completely different styles and personalities, and have never had the chance to work with each other”. So when two very different master watchmakers come together, look out for lightning on the horizon. Storms, freak atmospheric conditions and even tornadoes have been known to follow. Meteorological science tells us that when cold and warm currents meet, all manner of dramatic weather ensues. Smoothly rounded bridges, incorporating sharp hand-bevelled internal angles and mirrored curves suggest a deep, unyielding calm that anchors the turbulent maelstrom on the other side. Time is indicated on an inclined dial of stretched lacquer, proving that even the wildest horological whirlwinds can be tamed into the logic of hours and minutes. Somehow, from this chaos of motion, order is extracted. Rising above a sea of blue guillochage is a rotating spherical mass of gears, pinions and cages. It also features a unique combination of Potter escapement, hemispherical balance and helical hairspring. Together they created the world’s fastest triple-axis regulating mechanism with 3 axes revolving in record-breaking 8 seconds, 12 seconds and 20 seconds. The Road Warrior novella reported that he then died felling wood in 2013.The Legacy Machine Thunderdome is a collaboration between MB&F and two legendary watchmakers: Eric Coudray – a legendary innovator from the Vallée de Joux known for his unorthodox, jaw-dropping complications – and Kari Voutilainen, a famed perfectionist and acclaimed pillar of traditional craft based in Môtiers. The ending of The Road Warrior also states that the Gyro Captain became the leader of the Great Northern tribe. George Miller has stated that they are in fact different characters altogether.
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