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Brand history & owner guide

MB&F

MB&F, or Maximilian Büsser & Friends, is an independent Swiss horological concept laboratory. 1

A bounded brand-history and identification guide, not an authentication, valuation, or reference-specific specification service.

At a glance

Guide subject
MB&F 1
Entity type
independent watch manufacturer 1
Documented date
2005 1
Primary evidence
MB&F 1

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Selected reference records

179 documented configurations from 60 model names. These records are a selection, not the full MB&F catalogue.

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Identity and scope

MB&F, or Maximilian Büsser & Friends, is an independent Swiss horological concept laboratory.

This guide treats that identity as the starting point. It does not transfer line-level history to an individual watch without matching reference evidence. 1

Historical position

Its official profile dates the company to 2005, the first Horological Machine to 2007, and the Legacy Machine collection to 2011.

The date and context belong to the event described, not automatically to every object bearing the name. 1

What the source establishes

The cited MB&F record is the evidence anchor used here for MB&F. Its documented scope is narrower than a complete corporate, calibre, or model archive.

Where the source speaks for the brand, its historical statements remain attributed rather than converted into independent verification. 1

Identify the exact watch

Record every visible dial signature, the complete case-back reference and serial markings, movement or module markings, dimensions, materials, and complications. Compare those details with a dated catalogue, manual, archive extract, or service document for the exact reference.

A shared logo or broadly similar case is an identification lead, not proof of age, originality, or authenticity. 1

Keep entities and dates separate

Use 2005 only in the documented context described above. Names may survive ownership changes, disappear and return, or refer to a founder, historic maker, product line, and present operator at different times.

Build an object-level chronology before making continuity claims. 1

Research a MB&F watch

Start with clear photographs of the dial, case back, crown, clasp, and movement where safely accessible. Search the exact markings in primary documentation and retain the document date and page or section.

For authentication, servicing, or valuation, use a qualified specialist and preserve provenance, invoices, and prior service records. 1

Independent research update

MB&F, or Maximilian Büsser & Friends, is an independent Swiss horological concept laboratory.

Its official profile dates the company to 2005, the first Horological Machine to 2007, and the Legacy Machine collection to 2011. 23

Key dates

  1. 2005

    Documented milestone

    Its official profile dates the company to 2005, the first Horological Machine to 2007, and the Legacy Machine collection to 2011. 1

Ownership and continuity

The current evidence identifies MB&F and establishes the bounded historical context above; an individual watch still needs reference-level documentation. 1

Watchmakers and designers linked to MB&F

These people have a sourced relationship to this brand in the Enjoy Watches register. The label beside each name states the relationship recorded; it should not be read as a broader employment or ownership claim.

Identification and service

For an individual watch, record the complete reference, serial, dial, case, and movement markings and compare them with dated primary documentation.

A brand history cannot authenticate, appraise, or establish the provenance of a particular watch.

Evidence and limits

How the claims are supported
  1. source stated claim

    MB&F, or Maximilian Büsser & Friends, is an independent Swiss horological concept laboratory.

  2. source stated claim

    Its official profile dates the company to 2005, the first Horological Machine to 2007, and the Legacy Machine collection to 2011.

  3. verified observation

    The cited MB&F page is the source used for this guide's bounded identity and history statements.

  4. verified observation

    MB&F, or Maximilian Büsser & Friends, is an independent Swiss horological concept laboratory.

  5. verified observation

    Its official profile dates the company to 2005, the first Horological Machine to 2007, and the Legacy Machine collection to 2011.

Known limits

  • This guide does not authenticate or value an individual watch.
  • Current ultimate ownership and component-level manufacturing were not inferred where the checked evidence did not meet the higher corroboration threshold.
  • Current ownership percentages were not independently verified to the three-source threshold in this pass.

Direct sources

  1. About MB&FMB&F · official history · accessed September 12, 2026

    Locator: Identity and historical context used by this guide. First-party source; its statements remain attributed.

  2. About MB&FMB&F · official · accessed September 12, 2026

    Locator: Seed source; identity and chronology passages. First-party source; its statements remain attributed.

  3. Creativity connects me to my childhoodEPFL · institutional · accessed September 12, 2026

    Locator: Relevant identity, chronology, control, or manufacturing passage. External source.

  4. MB&FHodinkee · specialist · accessed September 12, 2026

    Locator: Relevant identity, chronology, control, continuity, or manufacturing passage. External source.

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