Front view
Dial, hands and bezel as delivered.
Case-back view
Case-back engraving and, where fitted, the sapphire display.
Movement
Calibre with its finishing and decoration.
On the wrist
Worn shot for proportion and strap drape.
MB&F · HM11
MB&F HM11 40 mm Ice Carbon
Reference 16892OR.35
Reference at a glance
- Brand
- MB&F
- Collection
- HM11
- Model
- MB&F HM11 40 mm Ice Carbon
- Reference number
- 16892OR.35
- Year / era
- 2005 · 2000s — modern production
- Complication
- GMT / second time zone
- Movement
- In-house automatic with 22k gold rotor
- Case material
- Carbon TPT
- Dial type
- Ice blue
- Strap / bracelet
- Oyster bracelet
- Water resistance
- 100 m
- Limited-edition status
- Regular production, not a limited edition
Case, dial & bracelet
- Case dimensions
- 40 mm
- Case thickness
- 8.1 mm
- Case material
- Carbon TPT
- Bezel
- Bidirectional 24-hour Cerachrom
- Crystal
- Flat sapphire with Cyclops lens
- Dial
- Ice blue
- Hands
- Rhodium-plated baton hands with luminous fill
- Indexes
- Applied faceted white-gold indexes
- Bracelet / strap
- Oyster bracelet
- Clasp / buckle
- Triple-folding clasp with safety catch
- Water resistance
- 100 m
Movement
- Movement / calibre
- Calibre 36B — In-house automatic with 22k gold rotor
- Movement type
- High-frequency automatic
- Frequency
- 25,200 vph (3.5 Hz)
- Power reserve
- 10 days
- Number of jewels
- 37 jewels
- Complications
- GMT / second time zone
- Functions
- GMT second time zone, date
- Watchmaker
- The calibre is built in-house and adjusted in five positions before delivery.
Production & market
- Production period
- 2005 – 2009
- Limited-edition quantity
- Not applicable
- Current market information
- Values have stabilised after the 2022 correction; condition and box-and-papers drive the premium.
Designer
Gérald Genta
Gérald Genta (1931–2011) trained as a goldsmith in Geneva and became the most influential watch designer of the 20th century. Working freelance, he sketched the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak overnight in 1970, followed by the Patek Philippe Nautilus, the IWC Ingenieur SL and the Bulgari Bulgari — defining the integrated-bracelet luxury sports watch as a category.
Historical significance
MB&F HM11 40 mm Ice Carbon sits within MB&F's HM11 line, introduced in 2005. It carries the house codes established since 2005 — carbon tpt case, ice blue dial and in-house automatic with 22k gold rotor — and is one of the references collectors use to date the evolution of the collection.
Interesting facts
- The bracelet tapers across its length, which is why the profile looks thinner on the wrist than the specification suggests.
- The reference was originally planned as a one-year run and stayed in the catalogue for well over a decade.
The House
MB&F
Brand facts
- Founding year
- 2005
- Founder
- Maximilian Büsser
- Headquarters
- Switzerland
- Tier
- Ultra-Luxury & Haute Horlogerie
- Major collections
- Horological Machine, Legacy Machine, LMX, LM Perpetual, HM11
- Signature technologies
- Composite and ceramic case materials · Anti-magnetic silicon escapement · Shock-absorbing movement mounting
- Famous movements
- In-house tourbillon, manual-winding · In-house automatic micro-rotor · In-house manual-winding, hand-finished · In-house automatic with 22k gold rotor
- Notable watches
- MB&F Horological Machine 42 mm Blue 18k · MB&F Horological Machine 43 mm Ice Quartz · MB&F Horological Machine 40 mm Skeletonised 18k · MB&F Horological Machine 38 mm Salmon Ceramic
Brand history
MB&F has spent more than 21 years refining a single idea: a watch should outlive its owner. From the earliest workshop pieces to today's Horological Machine, the house has balanced technical ambition with a recognisable design language, and its collections remain among the most closely followed by collectors worldwide.
Maximilian Büsser established MB&F in 2005, working from Switzerland at a time when precision was measured by hand. The founder's obsession with finishing and accuracy still defines every MB&F calibre produced today.
Historical milestones
2005
Maximilian Büsser founds MB&F in Switzerland.
2024
MB&F continues to produce Horological Machine, Legacy Machine, LMX and other icons in limited numbers.