Independents

Soon, my MB&F LMSE one year challenge* will be sucessfully completed. Should this be next? *Challenge being 90% of the time wearing the LMSE. She'll stay in rotation, fun gtgs, etc of course.

For the pleasure of the eyes. Best, Nicolas

in whitegold with matching WG deployment clasp and reverse panda configuration. An very early example commissioned in 2010. Outstanding what they have achieved over the last 15 years+. Really a hidden gem from mainstream.

Urwerk 105-CT. Still my only Urwerk despite strong desires to own another. For now, and for the past several years, more conventional watches have been winning out. That’s how it goes, one can’t have them all!!! As the “only” one however it’s a good one t

“ Firmitas , utilitas , venustas ” (Firmness, commodity, delight) is the motto of Nouvelle Chronometrie , an independent brand founded by Noritaka Sakurai . Its first watch , called “ Montre Ordinaire ” (Ordinary watch) is nothing less than a tourbillon c

This Minute Repeater Retrograde Perpetual Calendar was made by Svend Andersen in the mid-1980s for Henry Birks , the luxury jeweller and watch retailer based in Montreal , Canada. Notice how the dial does not feature the signature of Svend Andersen or And

After finishing my MBA at Duke Fuqua, I finally pulled the trigger on something I’ve admired for a long time: a Bovet 19Thirty. This is my first independent watch purchase, which makes it feel even more special. I bought it used, though honestly I could n

Hello All: The technology: Double balance wheels that go through a planetary differential which averages out the rates leading to better accuracy. Did I find out if it's more accurate? No. Do I care? No! Who are the Friends in MB&F: Jean-Francois Mojon of

Got my hands on this lovely weird quirky watch. Anyone familiar with this japanese independent brand?