WatchTime Hosts New York Collectors’ Dinner with MB&F’s Max B��sser and London Jewelers
The “F” in MB&F stands for “friends” �� and the iconoclastic, independent watch brand’s circle of friends expanded last night, as WatchTime, in partnership with London Jewelers and MB&F, hosted an exclusive private dinner with Max B��sser (the “MB”), owner and creative director of MB&F. Twenty collectors were treated to a three-course dinner, along with cocktails and Champagne at the ever-elegant The Mark by Jean-Georges restaurant on Manhattan's Upper East Side. (MB&F’s “robo-clock,” Melchior �� something of a mascot for the brand �� was also in attendance.)The highlight of the evening was B��sser's inspirational and candid presentation on his childhood and early interest in the watch industry. Among the topics he discussed were his early successes and failures, along with the sense of fear that he admits still feeling each time he creates a new watch. Collectors listened with rapt attention as B��sser, an animated

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