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A new limited edition of 25 pieces joins the LM Perpetual series, crafted in palladium 950 \u2013 combined with an aquamarine sunray dial varying between shades of pale blue, green and grey. The new Palladium edition also inherits the ergonomic corrector pushers first seen on the LM Perpetual EVO editions.<\/p>\n
Beginning with a blank sheet of paper, MB&F and independent Irish watchmaker Stephen McDonnell have completely reinvented that most traditional of horological complications: the perpetual calendar. The result is Legacy Machine Perpetual, featuring a visually stunning in-house movement \u2013 developed from the ground up to eliminate the drawbacks of conventional perpetual calendars.<\/p>\n
The fact that the new complication looks sensational and can be fully appreciated dial-side is just one of the many benefits offered by the new movement, controlled by a mechanical processor.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n LM Perpetual turns the traditional perpetual calendar system on its head by using a \u201cmechanical processor\u201d instead of the conventional space-consuming grand levier (big lever) system architecture. The mechanical processor utilises a default 28-day month and adds extra days as required. This means that each month always has the exact number of days required; there is no fast-forwarding or skipping redundant days. And while the leap year can only be set on traditional perpetual calendars by scrolling through up to 47 months, LM Perpetual has a dedicated quickset pusher to adjust the year.<\/p>\n With its open dial revealing the full complication and suspended balance, it’s the harmonious mechanical beauty of LM Perpetual that really steals the show. And in an interesting technical twist, that eye-catching balance hovering on high is connected to the escapement on the back of the movement by what is likely to be the world’s longest balance staff.<\/p>\n Using an innovative system developed especially for Legacy Machine Perpetual, the subdials appear to “float” above the movement with no visible attachments. The skeletonised subdials rest on hidden studs, which is technically impossible with traditional perpetual calendar mechanisms because they would block the movement of the grand levier.<\/p>\n Taking a clockwise tour of the dial, at 12 o’clock we see the hours and minutes nestled between the elegant arches of the balance; day of the week at 3 o’clock, power reserve indicator at 4 o’clock, a month at 6 o’clock, retrograde leap year indicator at 7 o’clock, and date at 9 o’clock.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/dontplayplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MBandF_LMP_Palladium_Lres.jpg\")
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