MB&F LAB, Presented in Partnership with Stephen Silver Fine Jewelry, Brings Ultra-Rare Collectible Timepieces and Conceptual Art Objects to Silicon Valley
World-renowned Swiss watchmaker MB&F has planted a flag at The Villa Menlo Park – Silicon Valley’s new cultural hub and destination for world-class experiences.
Photo courtesy of MB&F x Stephen Silver Fine Jewelry.
Now open at 500 El Camino Real in Menlo Park, California, the MB&F LAB Silicon Valley boutique invites visitors to experience one of the most extensive collections of avant-garde MB&F horological creations to be found in North America, including complex timepieces, conceptual desk clocks, and mechanical sculptures – in one of the world’s only MB&F LABs.
Photo © 2025 Drew Altizer Photography, courtesy of MB&F x Stephen Silver Fine Jewelry.
MB&F founder Maximilian Büsser joined Stephen Silver Fine Jewelry president Jared Silver, collectors, clients, and friends for the intimate ribbon-cutting opening event on January 23, 2025.
The momentous opening event also marked the Swiss watch brand’s 20th anniversary and its two decades of unbridled creativity, daring designs, and innovations that have forever changed – and challenged – the global watch industry.
Photo courtesy of MB&F LAB.
According to Jared Silver, “From the beginning, it was clear that this radical, forward-thinking independent brand, MB&F, belonged in the most innovative part of the world- Silicon Valley – and at The Villa Menlo Park. The company’s ethos shines through in every single creation, and their emphasis on collaboration and appetite for risk are valued greatly here in Silicon Valley.”
Photo courtesy of MB&F LAB.
The retail boutique offers one of the world’s largest selections of rare and collectible MB&F timepieces and conceptual art clocks to be found in a single location, including an 18-piece limited edition Silicon Valley LAB exclusive edition of the Legacy Machine Perpetual EVO, recently developed with longtime retail partner and Villa Menlo Park developer, Stephen Silver Fine Jewelry.
Photo courtesy of MB&F LAB.
Photo courtesy of MB&F LAB.
Maximilian Büsser remarked, “This is the fifth MB&F LAB in the world after Paris, Singapore, Taipei, and Los Angeles: a testament to how important Silicon Valley collectors have become for our brand. On one hand, there is a natural symbiosis between this part of the world, so driven by technology and innovation, and our out-of-the-box thinking and highly complex engineering. I think that connection resonates even deeper thanks to something more unexpected: the traditional, hand-finished artisanship that we put into our watchmaking, offering a welcome dose of humanity in the very high-tech universe of Silicon Valley.”
Photo courtesy of MB&F LAB.
Jared and Stephen Silver were among the first retailers in the United States to specialize in independent watchmakers, and as pioneers in this category. In 2015, they met with Maximilian Büsser in Switzerland to discuss a partnership. The brand has been a major fixture of the Menlo Park luxury retailer’s curated timepiece collection ever since.
Fittingly, the MB&F LAB Silicon Valley is the first mono-brand retail store to open its doors at The Villa Menlo Park, a mixed-use development spearheaded by Stephen Silver Fine Jewelry with the vision to create a new cultural hub for Silicon Valley. Designed as a destination where the community can connect, play, and explore, The Villa Menlo Park offers a range of quietly sophisticated experiences including retail stores, restaurant partners, and communal events. The MB&F LAB Silicon Valley occupies the ground floor of the property, and the store is open to the public via walk-in or private appointment, from Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The Villa Menlo Park
thevillamenlopark.com | @thevillamenlopark
The Villa Menlo Park is Silicon Valley’s cultural hub, located in the heart of Menlo Park, California, at 500 El Camino Real. Designed to promote discovery and to celebrate the rare things in life, The Villa Menlo Park property spans three floors of elevated and inviting indoor-outdoor space offering countless opportunities to play, connect, and experience the art of living well.
Photo courtesy of MB&F x Stephen Silver Fine Jewelry.
A showcase of craftsmanship, quiet sophistication, and enriching, curated experiences, The Villa Menlo Park houses world class retail destinations, including the Stephen Silver Fine Jewelry flagship store, private high jewelry salon, and corporate offices. New Cal-Indian dining concept Eylan by Michelin-acclaimed Chef Srijith Gopinathan and restaurateur Ayesha Thapar anchors the ground floor.
The Villa Menlo Park has already established Silicon Valley as a premier destination for leading upscale brands to launch their first U.S. retail footprints. Ground floor boutique partners include the MB&F LAB Silicon Valley retail gallery-the Swiss watchmaker’s first Northern California store and only the second MB&F LAB to open in North America. Other ground floor boutiques on the property feature H. Moser & Cie, Ulysse Nardin, Buben & Zörweg, and Greubel Forsey, each marking the brand’s first stand-alone retail store in the United States.
The Villa Menlo Park was developed by Stephen and Jared Silver, together with late real estate mogul John Arrillaga, Sr., and features interiors by James Mansour of Mansour Design.
Stephen Silver Fine Jewelry
https://shsilver.com | @stephensilver
Stephen Silver is a Silicon-Valley based gemologist, geologist, diamonteer, and philanthropist. Over the course of the last 40 years, Silver has established a reputation amongst his global network of jewelry industry contacts and elite gemstone collectors for his expertise in diamond and color gemstone cutting and jewelry design. Following his geology studies at San Diego State University and earning a Graduate Gemologist degree from GIA, Silver later returned to the San Francisco Bay Area to found an estate jewelry firm specializing in antiques and precious stones. There, he gained access to a number of history’s most important colored gems, including the famous Cullinan Blue Diamond necklace, a historic piece he went on to purchase and donate to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, and later, the Pink Promise Diamond, which he recut and improved, resulting in a record price per carat at auction in 2017. Joined in recent years by son and Stephen Silver Fine Jewelry President Jared Silver, Stephen Silver expanded his business into a vertically integrated wholesale manufacture and retail operation of international reach with an office and retail boutique based in and around Menlo Park, California.
MB&F
www.mbandf.com | @mbandf
Founded in 2005, MB&F is the world’s first-ever horological concept laboratory. With over 20 remarkable calibres forming the base of the critically acclaimed Horological and Legacy Machines, MB&F is continuing to follow Founder and Creative Director Maximilian Büsser’s vision of creating 3-D kinetic art by deconstructing traditional watchmaking.
After 15 years managing prestigious watch brands, Maximilian Büsser resigned from his Managing Director position at Harry Winston in 2005 to create MB&F – Maximilian Büsser & Friends. MB&F is an artistic and micro-engineering laboratory dedicated to designing and crafting small series of radical concept watches by bringing together talented horological professionals that Büsser both respects and enjoys working with.
All images courtesy of MB&F x Stephen Silver Fine Jewelry.
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