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MB&F Legacy Machine 101 - the 2021 editions

MB&F Legacy Machine 101 – the 2021 editions

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Max Büsser and Friends (MB&F) just did what they do best – make stunningly beautiful watches independently – for the world’s leading online wristwatch magazine, HODINKEE. The limited edition MB&F LM101 for HODINKEE is a very special Legacy Machine 101 model – 40mm encased in stainless steel, with fine in-house movement, and three HODINKEE-designed straps.

Unfortunately, only 10 of these fine watches have been made available, and they all sold out within 5 hours of release. Whether popular demand will warrant the creation of a few more remains to be seen, but do subscribe to HODINKEE’s website for the newest, classiest watches around. In the meantime, enjoy the MB&F LM101 in the gallery below.

  The Limited Edition MB&F LM101 for HODINKEE Max Büsser and Friends (MB&F) just did what they do best – make stunningly beautiful watches independently – for the world's leading online wristwatch magazine, HODINKEE.

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The mighty MB&F just released a new piece in their Legacy Machine 101 Collection – MB&F LM101 Palladium. The 18 pieces limited series will be manufactured with a palladium case and will feature a “vert d’eau” dial (mot-à-mot translation will be “water green” – sea green or aquamarine). I visited the MB&F M.A.D. Gallery to see the MB&F LM101 Palladium in the metal and these are my impressions. The official press release and pictures are available at the end of the article.

MB&F LM101 Palladium

The new version of Legacy Machine 101 is a continuation of the selection of precious metals. The LM101 was previously available in red gold and white gold, a “Frost” limited edition of red and yellow gold, plus a spectacular platinum edition.

Have a look at the video below for a first live impression. (The wrist roll video and the live images were taken at M.A.D. Gallery in Geneva with improper setup and lighting)

The first thing that stroke me was the engaging shine of the palladium case. The good look is given by the specific silvery-white appearance of the Platinum group metals (palladium, platinum, rhodium, ruthenium, iridium and osmium). The metals are rare and have a vital role in our daily life. Just think about the catalytic converters in the cars that surround us (Wikipedia is a good source of info on this topic).

The palladium case looks great. Sized at 40mm diameter with a height of 16mm, the watch has balanced dimensions, imposing no gender barrier (no real collector, lady or gent will care about such a frivolous topic).

The brushed case’s side makes a nice contrast with the polished bezel and lugs. Moreover, the brushed surfaces make a good introduction for the sunray dial.

A Switzerland lake or Polynesian sea?

The ones accustomed with the previous versions of MB&F LM101, the new dial will appear familiar. Again, the dial is centrally dominated by the ‘flying’ balance wheel. This time, the arresting mechanical detail floats over calm waters. The “vert d’eau” dial has that undefined green, grey, blue shade. The colour simply immerses you in a calm state, emphasising the balance wheel and the raised sub-dials.

The layout is “relative” simple. The clean design gives the impression of simplicity, while we all know that is not the case. The central balance wheel steals the eye of the viewer. A small raised dial, placed at 6 o’clock displays the power reserve. The time, hours and minutes, is shown on another small raised dial, somewhere between 1 and 2 o’clock traditional position.

The view offers great legibility due to the high contrast of the blued gold hands on white enamel.

The base dial plate bears the calligraphic hand-engraved “Legacy Machine”.

Signed Kari Voutilainen

MB&F LM101 Palladium is powered by the three-dimensional horological machine developed in-house. The original construction breaks the conventional barriers.

The movement is gorgeous superlative finished respecting the 19th-century style (official wording used to describe the movement’s finishes). The idea is: the calibre bears the “signature“ of Kari Voutilainen. Once – engraved on one of the bridges (visible through the exhibition case back), second – on the quality of and magnificently executed decorations. Take a big loupe (I mean the Project LpX), go to MB&F M.A.D. Gallery and see if you can contradict me.

When traditional stays only in finishes

The new MB&F LM101 Palladium is a gorgeous machine. The brand is anyway a grand consumer of beauty epithets and the latest addition makes no exception.

I find the palladium case to be an exceptional choice for the “vert d’eau” dial. The exotic case shine is balanced by the exotic dial colour. The entire watch is an ultra-modern eye arresting concept, keeping though an idea of classicism through the traditional finishing.

The technical specification, the live images and the official press release photos can be found at the end of the article.

MB&F LM101 Palladium Press Release

For the ones interested in the official press release, this is available below with the official video and pictures.

Original Press Release MB&F LM101 Palladium

Legacy Machine 101 (LM101) was launched in 2014 and houses the very first movement developed entirely in-house by MB&F – this initiated a long series of movements developed internally. The latest addition to the series – the LM101 Palladium edition – is also the first MB&F piece in palladium, a rare silvery-white metal. The naturally white colour of palladium contrasts with a new sunray dial, which varies between grey and shades of pale blue and green depending on the light.

For a classically sized 40mm wristwatch, Legacy Machine 101 covers a lot of ground. Or to be more precise, LM101 covers a lot of time: over 100 years between inspiration and realisation.

Legacy Machine 101 embodies and accentuates the very essence of what is essential in a wristwatch: the balance wheel, which is responsible for regulating precision; how much power remains in the mainspring, which indicates when it needs to be next wound; and of course, the time.

Visually, LM101 is dominated by the monumental suspended balance wheel, its sedate oscillations drawing the eye ever closer. Two pristine-white subdials hover just above the fine sunray-engraved movement top plate: At the top right, highly legible hours and minutes are displayed by beautiful blued-gold hands contrasting against the immaculate white, while the 45-hour power reserve indicator is displayed in a smaller, but similar subdial below. Two ‘Frost’ limited editions add even more contrast between these elements and the effervescent backdrop of the hand-finished frosted dial plate.

In an apparent feat of magic, the sapphire crystal protecting the dial appears to be invisible; creating the illusion that you can reach out and touch the prodigious balance wheel hanging mesmerisingly from elegant twin arches. The arches are milled from a solid block of metal and require many hours of hand polishing to achieve their mirror-like lustre.

Turning over Legacy Machine 101, the display back crystal – domed to reduce the thickness of the caseband and, visually, the height of the watch – reveals the exquisitely hand-finished movement. Sensually curved plates and bridges pay homage to the style found in high-quality historic pocket watches and testify to the respect accorded to historical legitimacy.

With its undulating Geneva waves, hand-polished bevels, gold chatons and countersunk blued screws, the beauty of LM101’s movement doesn’t just stay faithful to a bygone era. It also heralds the dawn of a new epoch as it was the first MB&F calibre to be entirely conceived and designed in-house.

While award-winning independent watchmaker Kari Voutilainen took responsibility for the movement’s fine finishing specifications and fidelity to the horological past, its architecture and construction are 100% pure MB&F.

LM101 was first launched in 18k red or white gold, then in two limited ‘Frost’ editions with frosted finishing (18 and 33 pieces), followed by a limited edition of 33 pieces in platinum 950. The latest addition to the series is the LM101 Palladium, limited to 18 pieces.

Legacy Machine 101 in detail

Engine: While the movement of Legacy Machine 101 is superficially similar to that of Legacy Machine No.1, closer examination reveals that it is an entirely new calibre. It is not merely a scaled down version of LM1’s movement, but an entirely new calibre conceived and developed in-house by MB&F.

The balance wheel and spring are at the very heart of any mechanical watch movement and their isochronal (equal intervals of time) oscillations regulate the movement’s precision. Büsser has long been fascinated by the large slowly oscillating – 2.5 Hz/18,000 vph compared with the much faster 4 Hz/ 28,800 vph more common today – balance wheels of antique pocket watches. So it was no surprise that this was his starting point.

What was surprising though is just how radically he re-interpreted tradition by relocating the balance wheel from its more usual position hidden at the back of the movement to majestically floating not just the above movement but high above the dial.

While the location of LM101’s oscillator may be considered avant-garde, ‘tradition’ is upheld by the large 14mm diameter balance wheel, featuring regulating screws specifically developed for MB&F, balance spring with Breguet overcoil and mobile stud holder.

And if you thought that the balance wheel looks impressive in Legacy Machine N°1, it looks even larger in the smaller diameter setting of LM101.

 Dial and Indications: While the animated suspended balance visually dominates LM101, the immaculate white dials for the time (hours and minutes) and power reserve indications are both aesthetically appealing and highly legible thanks to the high contrasting blue hands.

Complementing the three-dimensionality of the balance floating in space, the white dials with their bright blued-gold hands float just above the top of the movement. The dials are gently domed with a translucent, high-gloss lustre created using a laque tendue process in which multiple layers of lacquer are applied and heated, causing them to stretch over the surface of the dials.

To ensure aesthetic purity of the dials, a sophisticated fixation underneath removes the necessity of visually obtrusive attachment screws. A fine golden perimeter circumscribing each dial elegantly reinforces their timeless classicism.

Fine Finishing and Historical Legitimacy: While the movement was developed entirely in-house, acclaimed master watchmaker Kari Voutilainen assumed responsibility for ensuring the movement’s historical accuracy of the bridge design and fine finishing.

A finely engraved sun-ray pattern on top of the movement plate (dial side) subtly catches the eye at certain angles without distracting attention from the white dials of the time and power reserve indications and suspended floating balance. But it is in the style and finish of the bridges and plates visible through the display on the back of the movement where Kari Voutilainen has excelled in providing exquisite historical fidelity in both the shape of elegantly curved bridges and the traditionally wide space between the bridges and between the perimeter of the bridges and the case.

On the back of the movement, over-sized ruby jewels set in highly-polished countersunk gold chatons provide striking visual counterpoints to the Geneva waves. While providing historical links with the large jewels seen in high-grade antique pocket watch movements, the ruby bearings have a practical application in reducing wear/increasing longevity by accommodating large diameter pinions and holding more lubricating oil.

  Frosted finish for the Frost editions:

In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, frosting was created by treating the components with a special acid mixture and then heating on an open flame (what could possibly go wrong). The result was a silvery-white effect looking similar to frost, which protected the surfaces from oxidation; this was important when watches and clocks were not water resistant at all.

As watchmakers became more attentive to the potential hazards associated with working with powerful acids, alternative methods were explored, the most effective – in terms of the quality of finish – being to very carefully brush the surface with a wire brush. However, it is extremely difficult to obtain a uniform result because just slightly too much pressure or brushing for too long can quickly ruin the desired matte surface with uneven polish.

Today there are very few craftsmen with the skills and experience necessary for creating a traditional frosted finish, and they closely guard their secrets. Modern traditional brushed frosting actually burnishes the surface (compresses the metal without removing material), creating a finish so hard that it is impossible to hand engrave.

  Inspiration and Realisation: MB&F’s Legacy Machines were conceived when Maximilian Büsser started fantasising: “What would have happened if I had been born in 1867 instead of 1967? In the early 1900s the first wristwatches appear and I would want to create three-dimensional machines for the wrist. There are no Grendizers, Star Wars or fighter jets for my inspiration but I do have pocket watches, the Eiffel Tower and Jules Verne. So what might my early 20th century machines look like? They had to be round (tradition) and three-dimensional (MB&F Machine): Legacy Machines are the answer.”

Maximilian Büsser has had a long affinity with pocket watches of the 18th and 19th centuries. Virtually all horological complications we see today were not only imagined in that period, they were developed using just paper and pen (no sophisticated computer programs), components were produced to extremely high precision using – by today’s standards – fairly primitive machines (no electricity) and finely finished, assembled and regulated to an incredibly high quality that we still strive to match today. Their generous size compared with modern wristwatches allowed for uncluttered movement architectures with beautifully shaped bridges and plates.

  While MB&F’s futuristic Horological Machines have a firm foundation in the very best of traditional horology, Büsser wanted to pay homage to that rich tradition by imagining the type of timepiece he might create if he had been born a 100 years earlier. With its large, sedately oscillating balance, domed dials, historical bridge design and classical fine-finishing, Legacy Machines are the very contemporary, yet traditionally elegant fruition of that dream.

  Legacy Machine 101 Palladium Technical Specifications

Retail price of the LM101 Palladium is CHF 55,000 + VAT (USD 58,000 / EUR 51,000 before taxes) and is limited to an 18 pieces series.

Engine

Three-dimensional horological movement developed in-house by MB&F

Movement aesthetics and finish specifications: Kari Voutilainen

Manual winding with single mainspring barrel

Power reserve:

45 hours

Balance wheel:

Bespoke 14mm balance wheel with four traditional regulating screws floating above the movement and dials

Balance spring:

traditional Breguet curve terminating in mobile stud holder

Balance frequency:

18,000bph/2.5Hz

Number of components:

229 components

Number of jewels:

23

Chatons:

gold chatons with polished countersinks

Fine finishing:

superlative hand finishing throughout respecting 19th-century style;

internal bevel angles highlighting handcraft;

polished bevels; frosted dial plate for the “Frost editions”;

Geneva waves;

hand-made engravings

Functions:

Hours, minutes and power reserve indicator.

Large suspended balance wheel over dial

Case

Available in 18k red gold or 18k white gold, in platinum 950 (33 pieces), in palladium 950 (18 pieces) and in two frosted editions in 18k red gold (33 pieces) and 18k yellow gold (18 pieces).

Dimensions:

40mm wide x 16mm high

Number of components:

35

Sapphire crystals:

High domed sapphire crystal on top and box sapphire crystal on back, both with anti-reflective coating on both side

Strap & Buckle:

Black or brown hand-stitched alligator strap with gold, platinum or palladium buckle to match case.

The new MB&F LM101 Palladium (with live images and video) The mighty MB&F just released a new piece in their Legacy Machine 101 Collection - MB&F LM101 Palladium.

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In this crowning expression of the ties binding H. Moser & Cie. and MB&F for more than ten years, Edouard Meylan and Maximilian Büsser have composed a duet recital in the form of an exceptional concerto for devotees of fine watchmaking. For the first time in its history, MB&F is contributing to a Performance Art endeavour flowing in both directions in an entirely reciprocal manner. Within this framework, the two Maisons are co-signing a pair of creations whose DNA blends the main characteristics of each. A story of friendship between two men against a backdrop of shared values, for the pleasure of building and sharing, and then of jointly presenting the results of this extraordinary project.

Project Origins

H. Moser & Cie. and MB&F are both independent, human-scale Swiss companies. They are run by two passionate personalities, longstanding acquaintances who both appreciate and respect each other on both a personal and professional level. The brands have in fact been working together for more than ten years, with Precision Engineering AG – a sister company of H. Moser & Cie. – notably supplying MB&F’s balance springs.

Maximilian Büsser and Edouard Meylan

It is therefore not surprising that MB&F asked Edouard Meylan to take part as a „friend“ to help create a Performance Arts piece. The latest aspect of this collaboration lies in its being a two-way street. Maximilian Büsser says: „When I called Edouard to tell him that I wanted to collaborate on a creation, I mentioned that I really liked the double balance-spring, the Moser fumé dials and the Concept watch series. Edouard immediately told me that he would let me borrow these features, but on condition that he could also reinterpret one of my machines. After an initial moment of surprise, I gave it some thought. Being 50% Indian and 50% Swiss, I am firmly convinced that mixing DNA creates interesting results, so why not try the experiment in watchmaking? I therefore agreed and suggested the FlyingT model, which is particularly dear to my heart.“

In a spirit of sharing and openness, while cultivating the notion of strength in unity, H. Moser & Cie. and MB&F have thus jointly created two models, available in several versions and issued in 15-piece limited series. This number is a nod to the 15th anniversary of MB&F as well as honouring the 15th anniversary of the relaunch of H. Moser & Cie. By pooling their strengths, these two competing yet friendly brands are working to harness the combined strengths of talented artisans, entirely in keeping with the philosophy adopted by MB&F.

Endeavour Cylindrical Tourbillon H. Moser × MB&F

H. Moser & Cie. has borrowed from MB&F the concept of three-dimensional movements, a strong element of the Geneva Maison’s identity, protected by a sapphire dome and featuring a one-minute flying tourbillon that rises above the main dial through a ventricular opening appearing at 12 o’clock. Benefiting from the expertise of its sister company Precision Engineering AG, H. Moser & Cie. has equipped its tourbillon with a cylindrical balance spring, the same as that developed by Precision Engineering AG for MB&F’s LM Thunderdome.

Invented in the 18th century, the cylindrical balance spring is reminiscent of a worm- or corkscrew, rising perpendicularly around the upper rod of the balance staff. Commonly used in historical marine chronometers at the time, it offers the advantage of developing concentrically, and therefore geometrically, since it works perfectly along the axis of its pivots. This gives it a significant advantage over the flat balance spring, whose opposite ends tend to exert forces on the pivots, despite the Philips or Breguet terminal curves which were specifically developed to partially correct the non-concentric opening of the balance spring.

Fitted with a Breguet overcoil at both attachment points, the cylindrical balance spring reduces pivot friction and greatly improves isochronism. Due to its specific shape, the cylindrical balance spring is far more difficult to produce and takes ten times longer to make than a traditional balance spring.

Another reference to MB&F’s identity lies in the tilted dials, which H. Moser & Cie. has adopted for its hour and minute subdial. This is inclined at 40° so that the owner of the watch is the only one to whom it reveals the secret of time, and mounted on a conical gear train ensuring optimal torque transmission from one plane to the other.

As Edouard Meylan explains: „We have Moserized the MB&F universe by developing a sapphire subdial, which melts into the background so as to highlight the beauty of our fumé dials. And to preserve the purity and elegance of this true work of horological art, we have inscribed our logo like a watermark on the sapphire subdial, thereby underlining the personal character and intimate relationship binding it to its owner“.

Available in five different versions, the Endeavour Cylindrical Tourbillon H. Moser × MB&F model comes in a steel case topped by Funky Blue, Cosmic Green, Burgundy, Off-White or Ice Blue dials, all of the fumé variety.

LM101 MB&F × H. Moser

The Legacy Machine 101 distils the very quintessence of mechanical watchmaking: the balance wheel, the power reserve and the passing of time. It is therefore no coincidence that MB&F has chosen to revisit this model – one of the purest and „simplest“ in its collection – since it is indeed minimalism that guided the creation of the LM101 MB&F × H. Moser model.

Like H. Moser & Cie. and the “back to basics” approach embodied in its Concept watch series, MB&F has chosen to remove its logo and return to its roots and indeed to the very origins of horology, when only the movements were signed. In the same understated spirit, it has abandoned the floating domed subdials to display the hours and minutes as well as the 45-hour power reserve by means of hands placed directly on the main dial.

The fumé dials borrowed from H. Moser & Cie. can thus be expressed in complete freedom, also enhanced by a refined bezel. Four fumé dials have been chosen for the LM101 MB&F × H. Moser: Red fumé, Cosmic Green fumé, Aqua Blue fumé and, of course, the famous Funky Blue fumé. Topped with a domed sapphire crystal, the case is made of steel, for only the third time in the history of MB&F.

The mesmerising large suspended balance wheel continues to take centre stage, albeit completely redesigned on the LM101 MB&F × H. Moser in order to highlight the beauty of the fumé dials. This beating heart, which represents the quintessence of watchmaking in the eyes of Maximilian Büsser, has been fitted with a double balance spring produced by Precision Engineering AG.

Thanks to this pair of matching balance springs, the displacement of the point of gravity undergone by each spring as it expands is corrected, significantly improving precision and isochronism in a continuous quest for perfection. In addition, the paired balance springs also reduce the friction effect normally encountered with a single balance spring, resulting in optimised isochronism.

Through the case back, the curved sapphire crystal reveals the ‘engine’ driving this timepiece. Unlike the base movement of the Legacy Machine 101, of which the finishes were determined by co-creator Kari Voutilainen, the aesthetics of the calibre that powers the LM101 MB&F × H. Moser is more contemporary, with a subtle NAC treatment to enhance its beauty.

Fruitful Cooperation

Edouard Meylan and Maximilian Büsser are delighted with this rewarding collaborative project, which has achieved results far exceeding their expectations. In addition to the beauty of the models created in tandem, two bodies of expertise and two sets of DNA have been blended and mutually enriched. The two different communities of the two Maisons have also pooled their skills in a wonderful spirit of openness and transparency. This experience leaves Edouard and Maximilian with a keen sense of coming back to a sense of pleasure: the pleasure of working together and of creating.

Maximilian Büsser and Edouard Meylan

H. Moser X MB&F Endeavour Cylindrical Tourbillon Technical Specifications

Reference 1810-1200

Steel model, Funky Blue fumé dial, black alligator leather strap, limited edition of 15 pieces

Reference 1810-1201

Steel model, Burgundy fumé dial, black alligator leather strap, limited edition of 15 pieces

Reference 1810-1202

Steel model, Cosmic Green fumé dial, black alligator leather strap, limited edition of 15 pieces

Reference 1810-1203

Steel model, Off-White fumé dial, blued hours and minutes hands, black alligator leather strap, limited edition of 15 pieces

Reference 1810-1205

Steel model, Ice Blue fumé dial, black alligator leather strap, limited edition of 15 pieces

Case

Steel topped by a high domed sapphire crystal

Diameter: 42.0 mm

Height: 19.5 mm

Height without crystal sapphire: 9.4 mm

Crown at 9 o’clock, engraved with a “M“

See-through sapphire crystal case back

Dial

 Main dial: Funky Blue fumé, Burgundy fumé, Cosmic Green fumé, Off-White fumé or Ice Blue fumé with sunburst pattern

Hours and the minutes displayed on a 40° vertically tilted sapphire dial at 6 o’clock

The leaf-shaped hour and minute hands, blued on the reference 1810-1203

Movement

HMC 810 three- dimensional automatic Manufacture calibre

Diameter: 32.0 mm or 14 1/4 lignes

Height: 5.5 mm

Frequency: 21,600 vibrations/hour

29 jewels

184 components

Automatic bi-directional pawl winding system

Oscillating weight in 18-carat gold with engraved H. Moser & Cie. logo

Power reserve: minimum 72 hours

Cylindrical hairspring

One-minute flying tourbillon at 12 o’clock with skeletonised bridges

Functions

Hours and minutes

Strap

Hand-stitched black alligator leather

Steel folding clasp engraved with the Moser logo

MB&F × H. Moser LM101 Technical Specifications

Reference LM101 MB&F × H. Moser

Steel model,

Funky Blue fumé,

Cosmic Green fumé,

Red fumé or

Aqua Blue fumé dial,

Calfskin leather strap,

limited edition of 15 pieces for each reference

Engine

Three-dimensional horological movement developed in-house by MB&F

Movement aesthetics and finishing specifications: Kari Voutilainen

Manual winding with single mainspring barrel

Power reserve: 45 hours

Balance wheel: Bespoke 14mm balance wheel with four traditional regulating screws floating above the movement

Balance spring: Straumann® double hairspring

Balance frequency: 18,000bph/2.5Hz

221 components

23 jewels

Chatons: gold chatons with polished countersinks

Fine finishing: superlative 19th century-style hand finishing throughout; internal bevel angles highlighting hand craft; polished bevels; Geneva waves; hand-made engravings, NAC black bridges

Functions

Hours, minutes and power reserve indicator

Large balance wheel suspended above the dial

Case

Available in 4 limited editions of 15 pieces in stainless steel 316, including a special edition with Aqua Blue fumé dial made for the retailer Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons.

Diameter: 40.0 mm

Height: 16.0 mm

35 components

High domed crystal sapphire on top and box sapphire crystal on back, both with anti-reflective coating on both sides

Dial

Funky Blue fumé,

Cosmic Green fumé,

Red fumé

Aqua Blue fumé with sunburst pattern

Strap

Hand-stitched calfskin strap

Steel 316L and titanium folding clasp

H. Moser & Cie.

H. Moser & Cie. was created by Heinrich Moser in 1828. Based in Neuhausen am Rheinfall, it currently employs around 60 people, has developed 14 in-house calibres to date and produces more than 1,500 watches per annum. Through its sister company Precision Engineering AG (PEAG), H. Moser & Cie. manufactures parts such as regulating organs and balance-springs, which are used for its own production as well as to supply its partner companies. Independent company incorporated into Moser Watch Holding in 2012, Precision Engineering AG specialises in watch components for escapements, from their initial design to the production of a quality product ready to be integrated into the watch movement it must regulate. H. Moser & Cie. is honoured to have a Moser family member with the company as Honorary Chairman and President of the Heinrich and Henri Moser Foundation. The aim of the Moser Foundation, created by one of Heinrich Moser’s descendants, is to keep the family history alive and seek out antique pieces for the Moser Museum, located in Charlottenfels Manor, Heinrich Moser’s family home. With its substantial watchmaking expertise and highly acclaimed experience in the sector, MELB Holding holds shares in H. Moser & Cie. and Hautlence. MELB Holding is an independent family group, based in the heart of the legendary Vallée de Joux.

MB&F

After a 15-year career in management at prestigious brands, Maximilian Büsser left his role as CEO of Harry Winston in 2005 to create MB&F – Maximilian Büsser & Friends. MB&F is a laboratory dedicated to art and micromechanical engineering, set up to design and create small editions of radical watches, the fruit of collaboration with exceptional professional watchmakers, chosen by Maximilian Büsser for their talent and working methods.

In 2007, MB&F unveiled the HM1, its first Horological Machine. With its sculptural three-dimensional case and finely decorated movement, the HM1 set the tone for the Horological Machines that were to follow – Machines which symbolise time rather than merely Machines used to read it.

In 2011, MB&F released the Legacy Machines collection. These round pieces are more classic than MB&F’s other creations, and pay tribute to the watchmaking excellence of the 19th century, reinterpreting the complications from innovative key watchmaking figures as objects of contemporary art.

H. Moser X MB&F Endeavour Cylindrical Tourbillon and MB&F X Moser LM101 Image Gallery

Maximilian Büsser and Edouard Meylan

Maximilian Büsser and Edouard Meylan

H. Moser X MB&F Endeavour Cylindrical Tourbillon and MB&F X Moser LM101 In this crowning expression of the ties binding H. Moser & Cie. and MB&F for more than ten years, Edouard Meylan and Maximilian Büsser have composed a duet recital in the form of an exceptional concerto for devotees of fine watchmaking.