MB&F Minimilians

Reading Time: 5 minutesIntroducing the Minimilians: a quirky collection of collectible, alien-like creatures with heads modelled after the various watches making up the MB&F collection. Picture this: Minimilian Frog with its pop-out eyes, Minimilian Thunderbolt with those cool aviation vibes, and Minimilian Aquapod with its chubby round face – just to name aContinue Reading

MB&F LM Sequential Flyback Platinum

Reading Time: 12 minutesIn 2022, MB&F unveiled its Legacy Machine Sequential EVO, a twin chronograph that opened up a world of timing possibilities. This ground-breaking chronograph redefined the chronograph as we knew it, winning the hearts of collectors and the coveted GPHG ‘Aiguille d’Or’ award the same year. Today, the independent brand launchesContinue Reading

MB&F HM8 Mark 2

Reading Time: 4 minutesHow are the legends born? When one knows the “legend” level was achieved? Some timepieces gain that status in years and years of presence or absence – depending on the case, but some are instant legends. This is the case with the new MB&F HM8 Mark 2 – a fineContinue Reading

MB&F Legacy Machine No.2 Palladium

Reading Time: 10 minutesLegacy Machine No.2 lies at the highest end of the horological spectrum. When it was first presented in 2013, it was one of the most forward-looking expressions of traditional mechanical watchmaking in the market. In 2023, MB&F is happy to bring back this beacon of innovative horology in a newContinue Reading

A new architectural identity for the M.A.D.Gallery and MB&F

Reading Time: 7 minutesIt is now over a decade since the MB&F M.A.D.Gallery first opened its doors on Geneva’s Rue Verdaine in 2011, in the heart of the city’s Old Town. A second M.A.D.Gallery opened in Taipei in 2014, a third one in Dubai in January 2016, and a fourth one in HongContinue Reading

MB&F - 20 calibres in 17 years

Reading Time: 7 minutesStarting the engines In the complex and beautiful world of fine watchmaking, releasing each new watch with a new movement is extremely rare. It is more than unusual, and it is way past the point where something could politely be described as eccentric. In the watch industry, creating a newContinue Reading

Purnell

Reading Time: 4 minutesGeneva Watch Days 2022 was, according to the official numbers, a real success: 33 participating brands, 1200 watch professionals and 2500 unique visitors. For the third consecutive year, I participated with the Watch I Love Magazine – I could not miss again meeting old friends and seeing live watches, especiallyContinue Reading

Legacy Machine Split Escapement Evo

Reading Time: 7 minutesFollowing the LM Perpetual EVO, the LM Sequential EVO, and the LM Split Escapement EVO (first introduced as a limited edition for the United Arab Emirates’ 50th anniversary), MB&F is now introducing two new EVO editions, proving that EVO is becoming a collection in its own right.Continue Reading

MB&F LMX Steel & Brass

Reading Time: 11 minutesThe MB&F LMX, or the called by the complete name the Maximilian Büsser and Friends Legacy Machine Ten, celebrates ten years of the fantastic and well-sought collection. As we are used to by now, MB&F comes with another watch variation exploiting the collector’s colour affinities and desire for mechanic excellencies.Continue Reading