New Release
SJX's 2009 post documents the launch of the MB&F HM1 Final Editions Black and RS in Singapore, featuring an intimate dinner with Max Büsser. This article provides a valuable historical record of a pivotal moment for MB&F, marking the conclusion of their inaugural Horological Machine series and offering insights into the brand's early collector community and design philosophy.
Max Busser is in Singapore to unveil the new Horological Machine No. 1 Final Editions - Black and RS. Yesterday he and the local retailer, The Hour Glass, hosted a small dinner for a few guests to showcase the new timepieces.
Here are some images of the dinner, photos of the watches are in a follow-up post.
(Click here to see the press release premiering the watch and click here to see foversta's latest post on the watches.)
- SJX
L to R: Tay Kok Choon, Vernon Lim, Max Busser and Michael Tay
Zach Toh
L to R: Timmy Tan and Peter Chong
Maximilian Busser
Singapore's most notorious watch pusher
This message has been edited by SJX on 2009-03-17 09:46:30 This message has been edited by MTF on 2009-03-17 11:09:03More photos of the watches to come later. Here are a few quick shots. My brief thoughts on the watches: I love the look BUT these are impossible to read. - SJX HM1 RS on the left and HM1 Black on the right. This message has been edited by SJX on 2009-03-16 22:49:33 This message has been edited by SJX on 2009-03-16 23:45:34 This message has been edited by SJX on 2009-03-21 08:04:08
Thanks for the report Jia Xian. While I was seduced by the HM1 when it was launched, I think the evolution of the HM design series has made the HM1 look dated and out-of-place with the HM2 (still my favourite of the 3!) and HM3. In a way I'm glad the chapter on the HM1 is finally closed (I hope!). Just my thoughts. As for the design, the combination of both the black and the gold versions are really nice. The finishing looks immaculate and yet, industrial, but without taking away the horological
notorious watch pusher and Max at the usual place today. Max is a slick salesman also, but luckily I SURVIVED from being sandwiched by these 2 good watch pushers. I am very proud of my self-control today . I compared a Trio and MB&F2, and commented: "both are created by demented crazy genius, but one of them got a biz sense and the other just plain crazy." Max agreed . I also suggested Max to create a skeleton version of HM2, and he said he already created a piece unique for auction later this y
This thread is active on the Independents forum with 8 replies. Share your knowledge with fellow collectors.
Join the Discussion →
