Swiss independent watch brand MB&F once again teams with the well-respected Reuge music box maker to unveil the MB&F X Reuse MusicMachine 1 Reloaded nearly $20,000 highly complex spacecraft music box.

Reuge has collaborated on several projects with watchmaker MB&F on unique clock/music box objects. The Reuge/MB&F MusicMachines 1 through 3, for example, play rock tunes and movie themes, ...

Reuge is considered the last major manufacturer of a traditional device that once rivalled watches as one of Switzerland's greatest exports. Workers at a small factory in Saint-Croix use specially ...

While a standard new Reuge music box starts at around £250 (€350), more complex creations can go for up to £200,000 - such as one purchased recently by President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan.

The MusicMachine 2 is the second of three collaborations between avant-garde horologist MB&F and mechanical music expert Reuge, and it takes a bit of explaining. Luckily, that's what we're here for.

This music box, made by the Swiss mechanical music company Reuge, has been designed to play Mozart’s ‘Eine Kleine Nachtmusik’. It works by releasing the catch on the front of the box, which causes the ...