Royal Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi spotted wearing a MB&F

At a formal majlis gathering, Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of Ajman, was spotted on the wrist with one of the most collectible closing chapters in MB&F's catalogue — the Legacy Machine No.1 Final Edition, limited to just 18 numbered pieces in white gold. The sighting is a quiet but telling signal of the Crown Prince's refined taste in haute horology beyond the usual suspects.

Launched as a valediction to the LM1 lineage, the Final Edition retains the core architecture that made the Legacy Machine No.1 a landmark when it debuted in 2011: two domed lacquered subsidiary dials at roughly 10 and 4 o'clock positions, bridged by a large, laterally suspended balance wheel that oscillates visibly above the main plate at 2.5 Hz (18,000 vph). What distinguishes the Final Edition is its smoked chocolate-brown main dial plate — a satin-finished backdrop that gives the white gold case and blued hands a particularly dramatic contrast. The movement is the manually wound calibre HMX, developed in partnership with Kari Voutilainen's atelier, beating at 18,000 vph with a 45-hour power reserve.

The LM1 holds a singular place in MB&F's history as the brand's first departure from its HM (Horological Machine) 'spaceship' aesthetic toward something deliberately classical — a suspended balance, roman numerals, domed crystals — yet unmistakably Maximilian Büsser in its theatrical presentation. The Final Edition's 18-piece limitation is not arbitrary; it mirrors the numerology Büsser has used across other farewell references, and each piece is individually numbered on the caseback.

For Sheikh Ammar, this is consistent with a collector profile that gravitates toward independent watchmaking's intellectual tier. The Gulf royal market for pieces like the MB&F Legacy Machine No.1 Final Edition is significant: white gold independent complications with tight limitations find natural homes in the UAE and wider GCC, where provenance and exclusivity carry weight equal to technical merit.

On the secondary market, the LM1 Final Edition commands a notable premium over its already substantial retail price. With only 18 examples in existence, grey market transactions are rare but consistently above list. For any serious collector tracking the MB&F Legacy Machine No.1 Final Edition, this royal sighting adds one more data point to an already compelling provenance story.