MB&F: The First Fifteen Years: A Catalogue Raisonne

Maximilian Büsser & Friends is the world's first conceptual and artistic watchmaking laboratory. It designs and manufactures limited series of radical, innovative, and extraordinary watches that are always the result of a close collaboration between exceptional independent professional watchmakers and the overflowing imagination of the brands founder. MB&F reinterprets horological tradition into three-dimensional mechanical sculptures that tell time.

Format: Hardback
Length: 312 pages
Publication date: 13 October 2022
Publisher: Abrams

In the heart of the world's first conceptual and artistic watchmaking laboratory, MB&F, lies an extraordinary journey that begins in Geneva in 2005. After a remarkable 15 years of working for prestigious fine watchmaking brands, Maximilian Büsser embarked on a new venture: Maximilian Büsser & Friends. This groundbreaking endeavor marked the birth of the world's very first conceptual and artistic watchmaking laboratory.

At MB&F, creativity knows no bounds. The brand designs and manufactures limited series of radical, innovative, and extraordinary watches that are the result of a close collaboration between exceptional independent professional watchmakers and the boundless imagination of its founder, Maximilian Büsser. MB&F reimagines the traditional art of horology by transforming it into three-dimensional mechanical sculptures that tell time.

From the launch of the first Horological Machine in 2007 to the Legacy Machine in 2011, and the latest creations that continue to push the boundaries of watchmaking, MB&F's watches and clocks are true kinetic sculptures. Beyond a mere catalog of watches, MB&F Horological Lab invites readers to immerse themselves in the intricate process of creating and fabricating these extraordinary timepieces.

Brimming with technical prowess, surrealist inspirations, and a touch of science fiction, this book serves as an invitation to discover the watchmaking of the future. It delves into the realms of innovation, craftsmanship, and the boundless possibilities that lie within the world of horology.

So, join us on this captivating journey into the world of MB&F, where imagination meets precision, and time becomes a work of art.

Dimension: 286 x 241 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781419761072