The founder of MB&F reflects on winning the best watch of the year at GPHG 2022
On November 10, 2022, MB&F finally won the coveted “Aiguille d’Or” at the Grand Prix Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG). The Swiss watchmaker is no stranger to the awards, having won four times in the past in various categories, but this is the first time that it clinched the top prize at the Oscars of watchmaking.
The watch that did it was the LM Sequential Evo that wowed the world with a movement that boasts two independent chronographs, a first in horology. It was developed by Belfast watchmaker Stephen McDonnel, who is also the brainchild behind the LM Perpetual Calendar that won the best calendar watch prize at GPHG 2016.
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MB&F founder Max Büsser shares with Tatler about the triumphant evening, during which he also walked away with the Challenge Watch Prize for M.A.D. Editions' M.A.D.1 Red, a beguiling wristwatch with a lateral time display.
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How does it feel to win the “Aiguille d’Or” Grand Prix at GPHG 2022?
Even though we never create to get awards, the whole team is incredibly proud. The pure exhilaration we get from creating something exceptional is our reward. Why else would we have created 20 insane calibers in 17 years?.
The “Aiguille d’Or” is a priceless message from our peers. I have a feeling this prize is as much about the Sequential watch as it is about our nearly two decades of creativity in high-end watchmaking.
