patrick_y
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Hello! In America, we say "Howdy!" Howdy Partner!
We're both recipients of a charitable project. I say charitable since there's no real business case behind this watch. I just thank the team at MB&F for making this reality, it's not like they weren't busy enough with their existing projects. And of course, the charitable spirit in Monsieur Busser's mind. He's always tried to be as fair as he could. Busser reminds me of cooks and chefs, they're happiest when someone is complimenting their cooking, whether it's a paying customer or not. Chefs live by creating food and they're happy to feed businessmen who pay big bucks and to feed people who can't pay the big bucks. Artists live by creating art, and will do so even at their own expense into poverty sometimes. Monsieur Busser probably lives to create mechanical art, and he's definitely happy to find watch collectors whom are willing to pay big bucks for his work, but he's also willing to not make much money to create a less expensive but nevertheless cool piece for his colleagues, vendors, and original supporters. A charitable move.
Max Busser & Friends MB&F M.A.D. 1 Red Unboxing
The internet is all about unboxings right? Here's an unboxing of the highly anticipated M.A.D. 1 Red! A cool sleeve holds the packaging together. The packaging is clever, functional, and probably environmentally friendly. I did say the packaging was cleve...
Will do! It's actually a very clever concept.
Thinking about you and credit cards. Hopefully the bears have been staying out of trouble!
Those (my latest credit cards, not the bears) actually turned out to be one the best investments ever with all the shopping we are doing here, given that USD and Euro are now essentially 1:1! ;-)))
I'm pretty busy (and equally exhausted) jumping from one event and one town to the next as I enter my last month of vacation, but we always love every minute of it One of the recent horological highlights was my girlfriend's latest (and third) watch, for ...
Oh boy...
I can't think of anything to buy! And if I want it, it's probably sold out!
I tried it too at w&w
but tbh: i could also wear a brick on a strap at my wrist ;-) the hype is purely by speculators hoping for the easy win but not by people admiring horological finesse - imho...
Well done, this is a really cool watch even for me who prefers thinner and smaller watches
I was disappointed not to be drawn for the lottery but apparently there will be more made in the new year? I bought the book from their site about their first 15 years instead.
Inspired addition :)
I like it a lot, and it is easily evident you do too=)). Much enjoyment, I look forward to seeing it in person at some point! Cheers, Filip
Tribe Junior! I like that!
Your strap looks different than mine! Mine doesn't have the red edging on the inside circular cutouts. Mine has black edging.
Black edged band is stock.
I wear an aftermarket as it continues the color styling / theme. It's also a bit thicker, which makes the height transition from the top of the strap to the case less steep (if you know what I mean). Also collect straps, and so yes have a blue version for...
Congrats on the watch, Patrick!
Your enthusiast for this piece is somm no palpable Enjoy
Wow! Congratulations! What an interesting and
fun piece. Love the red color too! Enjoy!
Congrats! I love this watch, it is a reminder that great design and massively enjoyable watches don't need to be expensive.
This watch revealed a huge hole in the market for watches that are fun and really thoughtfully designed without breaking the budget. I think it's a masterful creation and I hope it's the beginning of more things like this to come, congrats!
Indeed. It's really an act of charity. Max Busser is giving back to the community.
The original blue version came out of respect to Busser's employees and suppliers. Almost all of whom couldn't afford an MB&F watch. Monsieur Busser himself has told me many times, he's technically not in the income bracket to be able to afford his own wa...
Thanks for the additional background! I did get the sense this was less about profits and more about the community but I didn't realize it was taking time away from the existing team.
An amazing thing. I really enjoyed the lottery system and appreciated the thoughtful email even though I didn't win an allocation, it was a process that made me more happy for winners than I was disappointed for not getting one myself. The offering of the...
So far, MB&F has been a solid brand...
Max Busser has always tried hard to do what he thought was fair and right in all my dealings with him. A true gentleman. Nobody is perfect, not even gentlemen, but Mr. Busser really tries his best to make a solution that's fair and scalable.
I agree. The color is very enamoring. The community aspect is even more impressive.
The community aspect and giving back aspect of this watch is even more impressive. Combined with the fact that the business model for this watch just isn't there... Busser giving back to the community that supported him is really quite impressive. A typic...
Absolutely, the community aspect is fundamentally the most attractive and inspiring feature of this watch…
even if it were unattractive parts of design or aesthetics (which there aren’t any), the message Max is sending would cover any blemishes.
Super cool watch. Nice write-up. I felt like I was unboxing my own incoming.
Wear it in good health, Patrick
Yes Doctor!
I'm just surprised. Surprised that this watch came to fruition. There's really no business case for this watch. It shouldn't exist from a business case standpoint. It's really about Busser giving back to his community, his vendors, his supporters. It's ra...
Glad you enjoyed getting it. I’m not a Lamborghini fan; more of a mclaren guy.
I don’t know busser, but visiting his galleries is always fun.
McLarens are nice.
Very technical and qualitative. But not as thrilling to drive as a Lamborghini. Not as emotional. I can't say I have as much experience in the McLaren as I do the Lamborghini, so I might be biased. And the kicker for me, the Lamborghini is much more relia...
I can’t speak for the reliability of either brands, since I haven’t owned from either (yet).
But the unobtainable mclaren F1 is the only car that I’ve ever wanted. That being said, current mclaren offerings are know to be unreliable, so I’ll give you that. However, the same Audi argument can be used to bash the Lambo. And don’t forget that Porsch...
The Porsche is indeed very reliable...
I want those people to use the fact that the Huracan is partially an Audi against Lamborghini. This way there will be more Lamborghinis for me! I've personally driven the Huracan quite extensively. And I can say it's very different than the Audi R8 - the ...
Thank you for the kind words...
I'm not sure I deserve it. But I do feel very fortunate to have been able to get one. I'm just so impressed how this all came to be. In a way, it's a charitable act. MB&F sales is at the best it's ever been right now. They didn't need this diversion that ...
I will do that!
I trust you're doing well! And it was a pleasure to meet you in Le Sentier!
A special feeling will come soon!
When you get yours, it will be a special feeling. First you'll just like the watch. It's a cool watch. I was admittedly excited. After wearing it for a couple of hours you'll realize it looks like a tortoise, with tortoise feet, a head (12 o'clock), and a...
Mine says hi 😁
sorry for the terrible iPhone picture But its very cloudy outside and taking pics indoor sucks ...
Hello! In America, we say "Howdy!" Howdy Partner!
We're both recipients of a charitable project. I say charitable since there's no real business case behind this watch. I just thank the team at MB&F for making this reality, it's not like they weren't busy enough with their existing projects. And of c...
Madly cool 😎
Congratulations on your new addition, my friend. Your enthusiasm is contagious!
Thank you!
I'm just so pleased that MB&F did this project. They did this little bonus for the community at a time that they were super busy with their profitable expensive watches. MB&F's watches never sold this quickly in the past because they were so expensive. Bu...
Agreed!
My conversation about this would be more centered around the lack of a business case and yet this watch came into existence. MB&F really took a risk here. They made a cheaper watch which could've upset some owners of their more expensive watches. But thei...
Congratulations! Always appreciate an unboxing..
Why wouldn't the rotor wind as you move your wrist around, while in space?
I'll have to get back to you on that one!
I'll have to try one of those zero gravity trainer airplanes and get back to you on that!
No gravity?
Only if you swing your wrist in circles, centripetal force would move the rotor. But if you just change wrist position or angle in space, there’s no gravity pulling at the rotor.
You're right!
Yes, the inertia would still be there, and thus, my swinging would still move the rotor. You're right! I'm surprised I didn't think of that.