In The Metal is back for another access all areas episode, and if you're a fan of MB&F then this really is one not to miss!

In the first of a double bill of MB&F specials this week, we are joined by one of the most elusive figures in the world of independent watchmaking.

While Stephen McDonnell's name is known to collectors and MB&F fans all around the world, thanks to his jawdropping reinvention of the perpetual calendar, or the breathtaking beauty of his split escapement, the man himself is much more of a creature of the shadows, and not one for the spotlight.

In the week that MB&F launched its insane LMP EVO which has sold out in just three days, we will be going live to talk with the man behind the beating heart of these extraordinary time machines.

This one has required all of our powers of persuasion, but we are delighted and excited to welcome the fantastic, the wonderful Stephen McDonnell to In The Metal.