It?s hard not to love Max Büsser. Anyone who has met the man in person will tell you that he is a fount of enthusiasm and creativity. The watches he creates are otherworldly and fun and, like ?em or not, his watches have helped to ? alongside brands like Urwerk and watchmakers like Vianney Halter ? push independent watch design to new and interesting directions in a big way.

One of last year?s big releases from MB&F (alongside the UFO-like HM11) was the HM8 Mark 2, which was initially released in June to plenty of fanfare. At the time, the watch was available in two configurations ? one in white, and a limited edition of 33 in a wonderful British Racing Green. That limited edition is now long gone, and in its place, MB&F has announced a new limited release of the HM8 Mark 2, this time in blue. 
For those who may have missed it last summer, the HM8 Mark 2 is an automotive-inspired watch and an evolution of, you guessed it, the HM8 that was first released in 2016. Max Büsser ? who has said time and again that he wanted to design cars long before he was interested in watches ? has tapped into his affection for automobiles and racing as inspiration for a number of watches and clocks over the years, to great success. The HM8 Mark 2, and the HM8 before it, pull from this history.
Racing and watches have always been linked. The simple reality is that racing without timing doesn?t really work and so, for as long as there have been cars, watchmakers have been ...