Strap for Legacy Machine N°1 LM1 Xia Hang Red Gold

No, the bracelet is integrated into the case — there's no traditional lug where you can thread a strap. This watch's architecture is too specific for off-the-shelf solutions. If you want a strap, I work directly on the case in the atelier, building custom lugs that speak to the watch's sculptural geometry.

I work exclusively at <a href="/pages/casati-booking">Casati Milano</a>, by appointment only. I take measurements directly from the case, study the balance between red gold and your wrist, then craft the lugs in the workshop without removing the watch. It's millimetre work, but it's the only way to honour a piece like this.

Mississippi Alligator. This watch has a sharp geometry, almost brutal in its mechanical precision, and Alligator's regular, deep texture responds well to that rigidity. Red gold doesn't suit softness; it needs a leather with structural character.

A quality leather strap lasts 4 to 6 years with daily wear, if you treat it with care. Leather ages beautifully: it darkens, develops patina, tells the story of your wrist. I prefer natural cleaners and never let it suffocate — leather needs to breathe between days.

Yes, and that's central to why the MB&F is engineered this way: Büsser wanted to expose the suspended calibre, the floating balances, the mechanics hovering in space. When you choose a bespoke strap for this watch, the caseback stays completely open — the mechanism demands air and light.