Kelys and Chirp - MB&F, Reuge and Nicolas Court

Kelys & Chirp is a mechanical automaton. It combines Kelys, a mechanical walking turtle and Chirp, a singing bird. It was developed as a co-creation between MB&F, Reuge and Nicolas Court. While Kelys & Chirp may look relative simple compared to a complicated watch, its 480 components (enough for a minute repeater) lie testament to the complexity within. This is where Nicolas Court and his team worked their magic: working around the Singing Bird, which is a complete movement itself, they faced significant challenges when developing the turtle automaton mechanism. The most significant was to create a realistic non regular gait for the turtle, while ensuring that the synchronised motion and singing of Chirp. This is a limited edition of 18 pieces each in blue, green, yellow and ocre. More info on our website: https://www.mbandf.com/en/machines/co-creations/Kelys-Chirp