12/7/2022 0 Comments Watch the fifth element crackleMB&F founder Maximilian Büsser had long looked for a beautiful vintage desktop weather station for himself, but could never find exactly what he was after so with then intern-designer Stefano Panterotto he set about developing his own. Movement finishing: polishing, bead-blasting, and satin finishing.Dimensions: 124 mm (diameter) x 92 mm (height). L’Epée 1839 vertical architecture eight-day movement, designed and manufactured in-house.Material: stainless steel, brass, glass and bronze (alien).Base clockwork: no escapement, minute repeater-type governor.Dimensions: 376 mm (diameter) x 209 mm (height).Clock (hours and minutes), barometer (air pressure), thermometer (air temperature), hygrometer (air humidity).Over 500 individual components form the mother ship and its interchangeable Elements more than many Grand Complications! more pictures in press section While the Fifth Element attends to the serious side of weather forecasting with joyful fantasy, this space-age weather station was only made possible thanks to L'Epée 1839, which mastered the precision manufacturing of the intricate series of curves and circles within circles that make up the large structure. And, in the worst-case scenario, you can hitch a ride off planet Earth with Ross. Four (UFO) elements: clock, barometer, hygrometer, and thermometer combine in a mother ship (with Ross, the alien pilot) to create an entity much larger than the sum of its parts: The Fifth Element.Īn analogue weather station might at first glance appear anachronistic however, when the storm hits and the power goes down, the Fifth Element will still work perfectly. The Fifth Element is an intergalactic horological weather station enabling accurate weather forecasting even when the power goes down.
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