A collaboration seemed inevitable with their parallel sensibilities and kindred spirits, and the day finally arrived when Büsser rang Meylan about joining forces on a timepiece, a common practice at MB&F, whose last initial stands for “friends”. This was not the first branch of their professional relationship — H. Moser’s sister company, Precision Engineering AG, supplies MB&F with its balance springs — but it would mark their first meeting of minds.
There is something magical about professionals being playful — that spark when a musician jams with friends or a league captain kicks a football around for the fun of it. And sometimes, great things are born from such uninhibited moments, like the LM101 and Endeavour Cylindrical Tourbillon.
Edouard Meylan and Maximilian Büsser are long-time friends and heads of independent Swiss watchmakers H. Moser & Cie and MB&F respectively. Put them together in a room and talk will likely turn to the watchmaking universe in which they both play God, constructing miniature mechanical worlds dedicated to observing time in unorthodox expressions. Between the two of them, they have experimented with Vantablack (an ultra-black material made from carbon nanotubes); highly complex technical ideas such as the world’s first projected moonphase display and fastest triple-axis regulator; and kinetic sculptures inspired by rockets and jellyfish alike.
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