Chanel and MB&F announced this week the signing of a partnership in which Chanel has taken a 25% stake in the independent high-end watch brand MB&F. Founded in 2005, MB&F was the world’s first horological concept laboratory; an artistic and micro-engineering creative laboratory dedicated to the design and manufacture of small series of radical concept watches. Based in Geneva, MB&F brings together horological experts – artists, watchmakers, designers, manufacturers – to create innovative, forward-thinking designs.