September 30, 2024

Small Independent Watchmakers Draw Big Brand Interest

Chanel has taken a stake in MB&F, the latest example of how customer enthusiasm for artisanal timepieces has prompted luxury groups to look for partners. In […]
August 8, 2023

How to Create a Groundbreaking Watch

The watchmaker Stephen McDonnell spent six years developing the LM Sequential EVO chronograph with MB&F. Here’s the timeline. On Nov. 10, 2022, members of the watchmaking […]
July 23, 2023

Form Watches Can Be Fruit, Fauna or Almost Anything at All

The industry term for such fanciful timepieces is form watches, and their origin story stretches back at least 500 years. It’s a bracelet! It’s a brooch! […]
January 16, 2018

Watch Collectors Talk, Uh, Watches

Advertisement LONDON — Invite two passionate watch collectors to meet, ask them to bring along a few of their favorite watches and then just let the […]
January 15, 2018

Watches: Watch Brands Confront a Risky Business: The Secondhand Market

Advertisement About four years ago, Maximilian Büsser, founder of the boutique watch brand MB&F, bought his wife a 1970s Rolex Air-King for $2,500 on the website […]