Six years after the launch of the Starfleet Machine, the first clock co-created by MB&F and L'Epée 1839, a new expedition is underway. The space station returns in 2020, in a more compact size and enhanced with bright colors, accompanied by a fleet of three small spacecraft exploring the universe; it rightfully bears the name of Starfleet Explorer. Designed by...

The relationship between man and watch is as nuanced as the one between man and dog. The best examples of such connections last for years, even decades, shaping lives and stories. In some cases, the watch chooses its owner as much as the other way around. After all, whether it’s your first or hundredth time, there’s something special about the...

The story begins (as so many do) with a woman. Legacy Machine FlyingT owes its genesis to founder Maximilian Büsser’s ruminations on the keystone roles that women have played in his life. Launched in the first months of 2019, Legacy Machine FlyingT manifested a rich and complex femininity, choosing to embody elegance and vitality — a formidable resilience — over...

First launched in 2015, the LM Perpetual has been crafted since in red gold, platinum, white gold and titanium. A new yellow gold case with striking blue face now joins the series: a limited edition of 25 pieces. Beginning with a blank sheet of paper, MB&F and independent Irish watchmaker Stephen McDonnell have completely reinvented that most traditional of horological...

What if you could harness the raw power and spectacle of a thunderbolt within a watch? Meteorological science tells us that when cold and warm currents meet, all manner of dramatic weather ensues. Storms, freak atmospheric conditions and even tornadoes have been known to follow. So when two very different master watchmakers come together – one a legendary innovator from...

Rewriting History MB&F set out to improve a classic complication and wound up creating a modern masterpiece with its Legacy Machine Perpetual Calendar. The perpetual calendar is one of watchmaking’s most fascinating and frustrating complications. Since it first appeared in a wristwatch nearly a century ago, horological enthusiasts have prized the perpetual calendar’s ability to mimic the Gregorian calendar without...