Not too long ago, we had the opportunity to talk at length with MB&F’s Charris Yadigaroglou about the brand’s exceptional, highly technical Legacy Machine Split Escapement watch. The LM SE is one of the challenging timepieces to build because the escapement is actually split. Of course, for a brand like MB&F, challenge is an…
Only Watch 2017 Sets Record for Charity Auction: $10+ Million
One of the most anticipated watch and charity events every other year is the Only Watch auction, which to place yesterday in Geneva. There, 49 unique watches went up for auction by Christie’s, with benefits going to muscular dystrophy. This year, the auction totaled 10.776 million Swiss Francs. There were a host of stand-outs in…
Top Watch Brands Unveil New Timepieces at WatchTime New York
Just last week, the third annual WatchTime New York (2017) show was held at the magnificent Gotham Hall in midtown Manhattan. With than 30 brands exhibiting watches – many of which had not yet been seen in the United States market– the day-and-a-half show attracted than 1,200 watch rs and collectors. This significant…
Top Six Sports Watches of 2017: Our Picks for GPHG 2017
It’s not too far off: November 8th is when the 17th meeting of the Grand Prix d’ Horlogerie de Genève, GPHG, will take place. For those unaware, the GPHG is the organization and annual watchmaking award ceremony where different watches are recognized for various feats of horological wizardry. Think Academy Awards but for watches. Six…
Wait, Is That an Octopus on Your Table? Meet the MB&F Octopod
One might say Max Busser of MB&F has become obsessed with the seas. A r of all things space age, Busser is the genius behind some of the most incredible watches we have seen on the market to date — including pieces with aliens inside and spaceship-like designs. Now, however, MB&F has reached deeper depths. …
Only Watch 2017 Part 2: Meet the Rest of the 49 Unique Watches Being Auctioned (Slide Show)
Earlier this week, we brought you news about OnlyWatch 2017, and showed half of the 49 (thus far) unique watches that are going up for auction in November for the seventh annual OnlyWatch event. OnlyWatch is a charity auction with all proceeds going toward finding a cure for t Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. As mentioned yesterday, these…