Watchfinder: a turning point for the pre-owned watch market
September 2018
The pre-owned watch is the “next big thing” for the watch industry. The takeover of the British second-hand watch platform by the Richemont group indeed (…)
MB&F: avant-garde vintage
PRE-OWNED
August 2018
The frontiers of vintage are constantly being pushed back. The brands have clearly taken this on board, as they are multiplying initiatives to regain (…)
A new M.A.D. Gallery at the Dubai Mall
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
July 2018
Max Büsser has found new Friends in the world’s largest shopping mall, located in the United Arab Emirates. The watchmaker who continues to follow his (…)
MB&F and L’Epée launch the Fifth Element [Video]
April 2018
A throwback to analogue instruments with a twist of sci-fi, this new horological weather station is out of this world.
Legacy Machine Perpetual: A new take on the reinvented perpetual calendar
March 2018
A new look for the same revolutionary design. First released in 2015, the LM Perpetual by MB&F has been made available in a new limited edition in (…)
‘Art in Motion’ kinetic sculptures [Video]
MB&F M.A.D. GALLERY
February 2018
The mesmerizing kinetic and interactive sculptures by Swiss artist Ralfonso have been displayed at the Geneva-based M.A.D. Gallery.
The Finnish moons of Stepan Sarpaneva
PORTRAIT
February 2018
Stepan Sarpaneva is the Aki Kaurismäki of the watchmaking world. Aki Kaurismäki? Probably the “Stepan Sarpaneva” of movies! Both share a northern (…)
MB&F presents the “Kelys and Chirp”
SIHH 2018
January 2018
Co-created with the help of Reuge and Nicolas Court, this new creation by the playful Swiss watchmaker boasts two automatons - a tortoise and a song bird - (…)
How a ballerina’s doodle ended up on the MB&F HM8
December 2017
The latest Horological Machine N°8 by Maximilian Büsser & Friends sports a joyful work of art on the dial side, adding some whimsy to an otherwise (…)
The horological Noah’s Ark (Part 1)
PORTFOLIO
October 2017
“By imagining tomorrow, which apparently no other animal is capable of doing, we have given value to the present.” Albert Jacquard
What is a “split escapement” and why is it in the new MB&F Legacy Machine?
October 2017
The Swiss watchmaker has incorporated yet another technical feat of engineering that makes the already iconic Legacy Machines collection even more impressive.
MB&F Destination Moon
August 2017
MB&F and L’Epée 1839 remind us how 1960s sci-fi saw the future, with a rocket-clock that comes with an 8-day power reserve and just enough empty space (…)
