BOOK LAUNCH

MB&F: The First Fifteen Years is a 312-page catalogue raisonné containing information about every timepiece produced by the maison from 2005 to 2020, including prototypes and pieces that were not officially announced before. While a catalogue raisonné is relatively common in the art world, it has never been done for a watch brand. Written by watch experts Suzanne Wong and William Massena, the book boasts over 400 photographs, documents all 160 product variations and indicates details such as the model name, reference number, materials, years in production and the quantity produced. Its print run is 2,000 copies, with the first 1,500 reserved for MB&F and its partners, presented in a special protective box made of the same high-density foam used to package MB&F timepieces. The remaining 500 copies will be sold via publishing house Editions de La Martinière’s network of stores from October without the special packaging.