The good folks at MB&F have been rather busy as of late. Instead of taking a breather after releasing a trio of gem-set LM Perpetual models in May 2026 and the attention-grabbing HM12 ‘The Guardian’ in June, independent watchmaking’s flagbearer has been unveiling novelties in rapid succession.
Discover the futuristic Nostromo table clock (some assembly required), the M.A.D.3 Vincent Calabrese that rebuilds a historic complication, and the SP One Pavée that sets MB&F's slimmest timepiece with 255 diamonds.
Within the last month alone, the brand has debuted a slender diamond-set timepiece, a deeply saturated dual-edition collaboration with a legendary watchmaker, and a kinetic clock structure that intimately involves its owner in its creation.
Nostromo
To celebrate the M.A.D.Gallery’s 15th anniversary, MB&F joined forces with Maison Alcée—a young atelier founded in 2021 by husband-and-wife duo Alcée and Benoît Montfort.
Together with MB&F Creative Designer Maximilian Maertens, they created Nostromo: a three-legged kinetic table clock inspired by H.R. Giger and named after the iconic spaceship from Alien, which was unveiled in late August.
While its regulating organ arrives pre-assembled, the Nostromo consists of 222 total components designed to be hand-assembled by its owner. Standing 12.3cm tall and 13.5cm wide, the steel structure features brass gears and weighs approximately 760g. Beyond indicating the hours, minutes, and seconds, it chimes on the hour and boasts a 14-day power reserve. Limited to 50 pieces, it is priced at CHF 12,000.
M.A.D.3 Vincent Calabrese
Following the resounding success of 2025’s M.A.D.2 (co-created with Eric Giroud), MB&F unveiled the 40mm M.A.D.3 Vincent Calabrese at Geneva Watch Days 2026 in deep pink and blue colorways.
The duo revives AHCI (Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants) co-founder Vincent Calabrese’s historic Baladin complication from 1989. Dissatisfied with the abrupt nature of run-of-the-mill jumping-hour displays, Calabrese originally designed the Baladin to move the hour indicator continuously and fluidly across the dial. Famous for creating Corum’s Golden Bridge, the relentless watchmaker holds over 40 patents across his career.
To bring the concept to serial production with uniform quality, Maximilian Büsser’s and Calabrese’s teams completely re-engineered the architecture. Working from a La Joux-Perret G111 base, they optimized amplitude control and energy delivery, securing a stable 55-hour power reserve.
Its steel caseback bears an inscription from Calabrese: “Il est assez aisé de plaire aux autres, bien plus ardu d’être fier de soi” (“It is fairly easy to please others, far more difficult to be proud of oneself”). Both colorways are priced at CHF 2,900, though the pink iteration is reserved strictly for MB&F’s long-standing partners and clients. Read our detailed review here.
SP One Pavée
When MB&F introduced the 12 mm-thick SP One in May 2025—the brand’s thinnest watch ever—its slender profile came as a pleasant surprise from a brand long celebrated for architectural, maximalist watchmaking. Now, MB&F elevates that svelte silhouette with the SP One Pavée, featuring 255 diamonds set across its precious-metal case.
Beneath a gently domed sapphire crystal sit a mainspring barrel, balance wheel, and an inclined hours-and-minutes subdial finished in dark blue PVD (updating the black DLC of the inaugural model). Incorporating an angled subdial warranted the fitting of conical gears beneath its slim profile, which is no easy feat.
The view through the sapphire caseback reveals meticulous hand-finishing, including internal angle beveling and polishing, hand-engraving, and anthracite-finished ruthenium bridges. Paved with 1.608 carats of diamonds, the SP One Pavée offers a 72-hour power reserve and is available in 950 platinum, 18k white gold or rose gold for CHF 78,000.
Timely FAQs
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