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With Geneva Watch Days inching ever closer, more and more watches are being presented. As always, we chose only ten, with some amazing releases being…
The MB&F HM9 Sapphire Vision initially came in four editions, each limited to only 5 pieces Two new HM9-SV models now join the collection, again…
The MB&F LM Perpetual Steel is their second ever creation to have a salmon dial Stainless steel is very rarely used by MB&F for cases,…
In the final instalment of this LOTR-rivalling three-part epic, we cover even more movements and complication modules developed by Jean-Marc and Catherine Wiederrecht’s Agenhor. Old…
A decade after its first release, the MB&F LM2 is back in a special palladium case Symmetrically opposed balance wheels connected by a planetary differential…
Movement masters Agenhor have had their fingers in so many pies that one article can’t cover all of their unique takes on complications. We’ve already…
Maximilian Büsser is a dreamer. His is a tale of audacity, swirled with a healthy pour of unfettered creativity. After all, his company, MB&F (Max…
Editor’s Note: Yesterday, the 2022 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) was held. For those who don’t know, it is basically the Oscars of watchmaking.…
There is a lot of ground to cover, so I will try to be brief. Last week I attended WatchTime NY 2022, a horological candy…
At Time+Tide, we love a good auction. The thrill of the bids and the hunt for the bargains make them by far the most exciting…
Geneva Watch Days, a trade show that began as a pandemic special, has now expanded way beyond its initial eight founding brands, with more than…
Watchmaking at times can be very predictable and with brands often merely switching up colourways in their latest novelties there is not always as much…
Usually the hottest watches of the year have huge launch events, major press conferences and keynotes, and sizable social media and marketing campaigns. But last…
If a music artist is blessed with a talent to sing then a producer is blessed with a talent to maximise that ability. For me,…
If you’re a New York City watch collector and have attended any watch event in the past two years, chances are you’ve met this week’s…
What did you do to express your creativity over the COVID-19 lockdowns? Get a sourdough starter-kit? Sit with your kids and fill endless reams of…
At first it was so strange. And it had the drama, the inevitability, of a tipping point being reached. SIHH’s changed name. Basel stumbled, fell,…
The watch industry has always had a charitable streak, but never as conspicuously as it does today. Charity auctions have been a key part of…
The term “grail watch” is used to refer to the ultimate collection piece. It might be a rare vintage treasure or a modern horological marvel…
The human race has evolved to the point it has, not thanks to strength, or speed, or even intelligence. The human race is where it…
It is no secret that a lot has happened this year – lockdown insanity, pre and post election anxiety, and oh-so much more. So let’s…
Yesterday we explored the Top 10 sports watches under $10,000, but if you are willing to stretch your budget, there is an entirely new tier…
The complexity is tangible, the feeling is tingly yet disturbing. I’m seeing the unreal sight of the MB&F Legacy Machine Perpetual EVO, or any MB&F…
Me, I’m a dial man. Don’t get me wrong, I love a sharp bevelled case and intricate movements, but what gets me first is the…
How can a table clock be desirable? My thought process is well on the way to becoming coherent, meaning Sellable To The Wife. She has…
Collaborations, no matter the context, are fraught with the potential of being, more often than not a curious reduction in the individual talents involved. Instead…
The perpetual calendar watch is among the most useful complicated watches, as well as one of the most mechanically sophisticated – and it truly comes…
We’re heading into awards season for the watch industry, and they don’t come much more glamorous or glitzy than the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève…
Editor’s note: The darling of the independent watch space, MB&F show no signs of slowing their release of weird and wonderful watches. Timepieces that often…
For as long as time has been indicated with hands on a dial, horologists have been hunting for different ways to communicate time. Contemporarily, this…
Editor’s note: Full disclosure, this is 100 per cent hypothetical — no watch collections were harmed in the making of this list. Having said that,…
Editor’s note: For some reason, the days before Baselworld always fire up my acquisitive tendencies, however hypothetical. And when it comes to hypotheticals, for watch…
2018 is a fascinating time to be a watch collector, and as we can all agree — social media has an impact on the hobby we…
Australia’s property market is brutal right now, with some eye-watering prices and fierce competition. Even if you’re in a position to buy, getting some actual…
Owner of Rinascita Concepts, Dino lives and breathes quality – as you’ll see through his Instagram feed. Head over and you’ll find some of the…
BASEL BUILDUP: To celebrate the sartorial whirlwind who sadly departs Time+Tide today on maternity leave, we couldn’t resist revisiting our Content Director Ceri David’s genius idea…
It’s easy to get caught up in this whole 24-hour news cycle thing. Every five seconds there seems to be a new story/scandal/watch, and sometimes it…
One of the most talked-about things at SIHH 2016 wasn’t Cartier’s new collection, or the real Spitfire in the IWC booth (though both these things…
The Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) is the first big watch event of the year, and has an important role in setting the…
Recently we were invited to Sydney as guests of The Hour Glass to the hotly anticipated launch of MB&F (Maximilian Büsser & Friends) Horological Machine 6,…
Ok. If you’re not down with Swiss independent horology the above headline might not make to much sense. What’s MB&F? CarbonMacrolon? The only acronym that…
Name: Alberto Watch: MB&F HM4 ‘Double trouble’ Location of shot Taken through a loupe system iphone camera mount at Baselworld. Why the MB&F HM4? Of…