Montblanc

The balance, the nothing to take away design, proportions… 34mm of pure bliss, and in spite of it being unregulated, well within chronometer standards with its Golden Ratio proportioned Cal. 48 movement. Wishing all a great weekend ahead 👋🏻

At first I thought it was a Jardur Chronograph reassembled with a Minerva dial. But a good friend sent me a picture of an ad... And now, I know... Best, Nicolas

Montblanc introduces a new 100 pieces limited edition Burgundy 1858 Split Second Chronograph . The large hand-wound pocket watch-inspired MB 16.31 calibre measures 38.4 x 8.13 mm , dimensions which are larger than those of a dress watch like Vacheron Cons

I think it works quite well here. Quick bit of history: 32 examples were made in Sterling Silver in 1997 to mark the 100th year of the Minerva name as the official brand name. (The maison used to be called another name). Made by the Frey watchmaking fathe

Circa 1980, JJ Frey bought fifty vintage Valjoux 71 calibres from a watchmaker. The name of this watchmaker was Edmond Capt. Fast forward to 1997 JJ Frey would rework and use these fifty Calibres to issue the Minerva Aviation 45. 🫶🏼 Interesting? 🤝 www.

This one is from 1997 and made in 50 examples. Reference A71-A6B. 42mm which was considered somewhat oversized back then. It runs an NOS Valjoux 71 movement produced between the 1930’s to 1940’s. My watchmaker just regulated it because it was running -30

Friends, Trying out some new straps for my Minerva AVUS II with a Valjoux 71 calibre and had a few minutes to snap some pics. Next week, some Horween straps arrive. ☺️ I predominantly collect NEO-vintage (circa 1990-2010) pieces these days. A magical tran

The ancestor of the current Split Seconds. A huge watch. A true character, not easy to find. Best, Nicolas

It’s been too long that I haven’t worn, so that ends today 😁 Enjoy the rest of your weekend!