Nostromo
Nostromo
Designed by MB&F’s Creative Designer Maximilian Maertens and crafted by Maison Alcée, is an alien-like creature from outer space, in keeping with MB&F’s love for extra-terrestrial inspired design.
Lead time: October-November 2026
About Nostromo
AN ORGANIC LOOK AND FEEL
The assembly of the gears, wheels and pinions remains generally the same as Persée, but visually, it is a whole different beast. The clock has been turned on its side, and its designer - Max Maertens - has added three organic feet, which bring it to life. The clock itself can be rotated on its feet, creating an additional element of play once it is completed, and the time display is angled upwards for a better view on the dial.
THE MOVEMENT
Like Persée, the movement is based on that of a wristwatch, built on a larger scale. As well as marking out hours, minutes and seconds, it features an hour chime that can be enabled and disabled. Boasting a fourteen-day power reserve, the movement has been designed so that it can be assembled by any lover of high horology, including novices – in about 10 hours’ time. Only the regulating organ comes pre-assembled.
YOUR OWN ASSEMBLY EXPERIENCE
Maison Alcée is a young French horological maison founded by husband-and-wife team Alcée and Benoît Montfort. It invites watch and clock enthusiasts to assemble their own high-end mechanical desk clock at home. The Nostromo is no exception as it will be delivered as a kit creation and arrives in a beautifully crafted wooden box with 200+ components manufactured predominantly in the French and Swiss Jura, professional tools, and an art book that guides the owner through each stage of development.
A UNIQUE PHILOSOPHY
Maison Alcée’s philosophy is that contemporary luxury can be lived through the mindful act of creation: taking time, learning with one’s own hands, and shaping an object whose meaning surpasses anything simply purchased. This bold vision for mechanical clockmaking was recognized by the GPHG (Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève) in 2023, when Maison Alcée won the Audacity Prize.
Maison Alcée x MB&F
Limited edition of 50 pieces
- Hours, minutes and seconds
- Hour chime that can be enabled and disabled
14 days power reserve
- Brass gears
- Base plate, dial, axles, gears and base made from 316 stainless steel
- Nickel silver bushes
- 316 Stainless steel spacers
- 222
- Width: 160mm
- Height: 123mm
- Depth: 135mm
Maison Alcée
In this connected world where everything is fading away, Maison Alcée wants us to relearn how to do things. And the best way to do that is to return to the bubble of learning and serenity in which we so easily found ourselves as children.
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