This is cute and also very genius. First, how do you know how much winding your watch requires? The last thing you want to do is to wind it while you're out. Most mechanical watches usually include a power reserve indicator on it, but none of them are as clever as using a tiny creature on MB&F's Legacy Machine N°1 Xia Hang.

The watch was designed by Chinese artist Xia Hang, and it is admittedly very handsome. It features one of his "comma men" creatures that he's been working with for a few years already. The watch refers to the creature as Mr. Up and Mr. Down. When the watch's power reserve gets lower and lower, the figure will slowly slump forward as if he's too exhausted to prop himself up. When you wind the watch, he will will perk back up again.



The $107,000 watch is limited to just 24 pieces in two different finishes. That's right. Cuteness doesn't come cheap.

[MB&F via A Blog To Watch]