Big big fan of the HMs, even if it took until HM3 for me to find the appeal. I have this vivid memory, and I’m not sure it’s correct, of a fellow Purist (Horo, Horogasm) having the HM1 and HM2 back in the day and sharing them here or elsewhere. And they w
enjoythemusic kindly invited me yesterday to broaden my horizons and open myself up to more whimsical creations . Always open to friendly advice , I decided to play along . So here's an overview of the Horological Machines 1 through 11 by MB&F . Horologic
Another indie (on my quick window shopping excursion). This is an interesting one for me. I’ve lusted after a Horological Machine for several years; the Purists HM3 Frog being the number one desire as many of you may recall me stating many times in other
Brandon! I really enjoyed reading your response. It was so fantastic that I had to read it twice to fully absorb the greatness of it. You're EXACTLY right. There are two ways to do gem setting; as you put it one is an upgraded derivative model like adding
It was in a private location, there was conversation and music. There was even some hard alcohol. So maybe it does qualify as a soirée! But eff me if there wasn’t some epic watches too! Will let the pictures do the talking. This is just a sample and I’ll
During the course of years I have come across and read a lot about watches, and some stay in your mind for whatever reason. I consider myself fortunate to have been able to acquire some nice watches which I had hoped to own someday. Till date however, the
What can I say about MB&F... Max Busser is the father of the independent watch movement. He started his career working at JLC and then moved over to Harry Winston to work on the Opus Project. I'm not sure if you are familiar with it but Google Harry W
MB&F M.A.D.1 Red Lottery This just in... For the past 16 years, MB&F founder Maximilian Büsser has been creating other-worldly timekeeping machines - but Max has also been playing with a side project for a while now: creating a more accessible machine, un
I do love Urwerk and I love their designs so I try not to let an otherwise anomaly case like mine define the company. In their defense what other company other than small indies can I get in contact with the owners? Martin Frei was wonderful in resolving