Nostromo
Maison Alcée x MB&F
Maison Alcée joins the M.A.D.GALLERY 15th anniversary celebrations with a new horological collaboration centred around the art of watchmaking itself.
Overview
Maison Alcée doesn’t just make clocks; founded in 2021 by husband-and-wife team Alcée and Benoît Montfort, the company specializes in creating a watchmaking experience where the client becomes a watchmaker, assembling their very own table clock.
The M.A.D.Gallery was the first boutique to believe in the Maison Alcée concept as it fit perfectly into the ethos of what the M.A.D.Gallery was all about – mechanical art, play, and community. In celebration of the gallery’s 15th anniversary, the two companies have collaborated on a brand-new clock kit called Nostromo.
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.
An alien-like co-creation
Designed by MB&F’s Creative Designer Maximilian Maertens and crafted by Maison Alcée, the clock has been transformed into an alien-like creature from outer space, in keeping with MB&F’s love for extra-terrestrial inspired design.
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
Order your Nostromo
Lead time: October-November 2026
Inspiration
“It was no easy feat to modify the clock, since it needed to remain as user friendly as possible. It would have been easier if I had been designing something for professional watchmakers to assemble, but this was a different story. I am a huge H.R. Giger fan, and I wanted to bring a little bit of the alien world into play. Its name, Nostromo, also comes from outer space as it is the name of the spaceship in the first Alien movie.”
Maximilian Maertens
Nostromo Assembly
Watch the dedicated step by step assembly support video playlist HERE
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