PRIMETIME – Best Of 2015 - The Watchmaking Beasts Of The Year
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The watch news video from MB&F presents the M.A.D.1S and the Albatross made with L'Epée 1839. The Albatross is a mechanical clock, and it won the Mechanical Clock Prize at the GPHG in 2025. MB&F, short for Maximilian Büsser and Friends, was founded in July 2005 in Geneva by Maximilian Büsser. M.A.D. stands for Mechanical Art Devices, and Büsser opened the first M.A.D. Gallery in Geneva in 2011.
Every year brings awesome new watches, and 2015 was once again a serious one. We chose 5 models that we find absolutely out of the ordinary for various reasons – and because of their unusual qualities, we call them our beasts. Number five is the H4 from HYT because it offers a new way to read the time in the dark. For the first time an electro-mechanical micro generator is powered via a dedicated crown. Two micro LEDs work alternatively and at high speed to light the movement from inside, which allows one to read the time in the dark. The fourth beast is the Royal Oak Concept Audemars Piguet Laptimer Michael Schumacher Chronograph.
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From the playlist “MB&F – WATCH NEWS”: an official MB&F film, released on 2015-12-23. The brand's history goes back to 2005; today MB&F is based in Geneva. It is independently owned (Chanel holds a 25% minority stake). Other MB&F collections that appear in the videos: Horological Machine, HM10 Bulldog and Legacy Machine.
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