We can all point to various watches which claim automobile or racing heritage. Most of the time, the result is practically indistinguishable from any other watch, employing only minor design cues such as an automaker’s logo on the dial or case. But what about those few manufacturers that have decided to go that extra mile […]

One of the best known independent watch companies is also one of the smallest: Maximilian Büsser & Friends was founded by Maximilian Büsser in 2005, and though it’s solidly rooted in the Swiss watchmaking traditions of reliability and precision, you won’t find watches like these anywhere else in Switzerland –or, for that matter, in the […]

At the Haute Time headquarters in Manhattan’s Soho neighborhood, we had the opportunity to get a detailed look at the new and very unique MB&F HM5. Charris Yadigaroglou, chief communications office for MB&F, says of the piece, “Like all of our machines, we start from an idea. We don’t start from the movement, like most […]

At the Haute Time headquarters in Manhattan’s Soho neighborhood, we had the opportunity to get a detailed look at the new and very unique MB&F HM5. Charris Yadigaroglou, chief communications office for MB&F, says of the piece, “Like all of our machines, we start from an idea. We don’t start from the movement, like most […]

Luxury watchmakers Maximilian Büsser & Friends have brought together two of our favorite luxury pursuits: haute horlogerie and beautiful sportscars. The company recently unveiled the HM5 On the Road Again, an stunning ode to the Amida Digitrend and the super-powered cars of that iconic timepieces’ era. The 51.5mm x 49mm x 22.5mm wedge-shaped case of MB […]

Today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day is the Legacy Machine N1 by MB&F. This amazing design Maximillian Busser represents traditional watchmaking with a splash of MB&F’s three dimensional futuristic visions. The Legacy Machine N1 features a three-dimensional horological movement developed for MB&F. It is a manual winding movement with a single mainspring barrel and […]

Haute horlogerie brand Maximilian Büsser and Friends (known simply as MB&F) have opened their first boutique in China in the country’s capital city, Beijing. Luxuo have reported the company has opened the boutique in partnership with Europe Watch and Ray Union in the country’s centre of political power. The shop is located in the very […]

In business for only seven years, Swiss watchmaker HM&F has set out to distinguish itself from its centuries-old competitors with radical designs. Calling his watches “Horological Machines,” founder Maximilian Büsser regards his creation as living sculptures, whose time-telling capabilities are second to their aesthetic concepts. The latest living sculpture is its HM3 Frog Watch, named […]

Today’s watch of the day, is MB&F Horological Machine N.3 Frog ZR.  Maximilian Büsser main goal in creating the MB&F brand, it to bring a child’s sense of awe into his pieces.  That is what is accomplished with this piece, and shows his willingness to go outside the box in watchmaking.  I have personally worn […]

To say that the ZR012 is complex is an understatement. This experimental piece, of which only 12 will be produced, is made with nitroglycerin (read: the active ingredient in dynamite). It took Urwerk’s Felix Baumgartner and Martin Frei (the men who created the movement); MB&F’s Max Büsser and Serge Kriknoff; and Eric Giroud to create […]

A glance at Frank Buchwald’s Machine Lights shows a dozen mechanical lamps. A second look reveals a dynamic aspect reminiscent of science fiction elements. A third look discredits the previous and ends in an astounded remark: it’s art. The Maximilian Büsser & Friends (MB&F) Mechanical Art Devices (M.A.D.) Gallery hosts this set of lamps scrupulously crafted […]

Maximilian Büsser & Friends has debuted its fifth Performance Art piece, with a new guest star, Finnish watchmaker Stepan Sarpaneva. Previously MB&F Performance Art pieces, special co-creations which reinterpret exisiting machines, have included the HM2.2 “Blackbox” designed with Alain Silberstein, the “JWLRYMACHINE” by Boucheron and  unique pieces we donated to the “Only Watch” charity auctions, created with artists […]

People often ask me how to buy a watch. I represent the fourth generation of my family in the watch business, and I quite literally grew up among the display cases of Westime with frequent visits to the workshops of Switzerland’s master watchmakers. Since watches are my past, my passion and my livelihood, I understand […]

Check out Haute Time's exclusive video of Maximilian Büsser of MB&F at Basel World 2012

During Basel World I got the chance to sit down with another powerful man in the watch industry, Maximilian Büsser. Maximilian Büsser is the creator of Maximilian Büsser & Friends, also known as the MB&F watch brand. My meeting with him was one of the most exciting all week. His company is very unique and all […]

There’s nobody quite like Maximilian Büsser –or like his company, Maximilian Büsser & Friends, a cooperative of designers, watchmakers, and other assorted talents which he put together in 2005 after leaving his position as head of the fine watchmaking department at Harry Winston.  The goal of MB&F, as fans (and they are legion) like to […]