MB&F watches are different

Dec 28, 2020,23:35 PM
 

MB&F watches are very avant garde in terms of design and make a very strong impression on every watch lover. You would love it or hate it; but never be able to remain indifferent to an MB&F Horological Machine.


Except in two of their horological machines where UV-liga was used, all the watches use traditional materials and I recall Max Busser stating in one of his interviews that their watches can be repaired by competent watchmakers down the years. MB&F watchcases made of zirconium has been a bit of a surprise departure however.

Max mentioned in an interview that he has in-fact made sure that the designs and drawings of each of the MB&F watches will be published if MB&F was to cease operations. No one else IMHO has ever planned for such continuity before and speaks volumes of  MB&F’s respect and concern for their customers.

Can those fantastic curved sapphire dials, the thin aluminium hour and minute discs of the HM3 for example or the micro-art in other HM’s be replicated by later watch repairers?; I am not very sure. But the problem of future serviceability remains more or less the same with every independent, and should not deter you from listening to to your heart and taking that leap!!

Cheers.


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Any Mbf horological machine owners out there?

 
 By: Dchang81 : December 28th, 2020-21:11
I know these are kinda out there but curious if anyone’s got one of these? At the secondary market prices I’d be interested in one. There was a video with max busser saying they were designed to be able to be taken apart and fixed decades down the road wh... 

MB&F watches are different

 
 By: chintu : December 28th, 2020-23:35
MB&F watches are very avant garde in terms of design and make a very strong impression on every watch lover. You would love it or hate it; but never be able to remain indifferent to an MB&F Horological Machine. Except in two of their horological m... 

HM Series offer a lot for the price point

 
 By: baldywatchman : December 28th, 2020-23:52
I have a few MB&F pieces and the HM series really are something special. They definitely are not for the faint hearted but they just make you smile when you wear them. Max Busser and the brand really make you feel part of the family. I would buy now a...  

I would love to add a HM3 at some point.

 
 By: Watchonthewrists : December 29th, 2020-02:41
Such a great and iconic design imho

I too hope to own a HM at some point, and have no hesitations in doing so for the reasons already outlined above.

 
 By: Jay (Eire) : December 29th, 2020-03:58
The challenge (aside from financial) will be to find the HM that both excites you and wears well on your wrist.

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