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Minerva-Montblanc authentication - great service
| Tue, 17 November 2015 21:53 |
I bought this stunning MINERVA watch from a fellow T'Zoner. It dates from that era between when the Frey family sold the company, and when it was eventually folded into MontBlanc. There was a period of time in the early 2000's when MINERVA was relaunched, and they spent a huge amount of money making their watches the highest grade possible. All movements were re-manufacured and upgraded (much of this is now the horological underpinning of the current 1858 Villeret collection). This large outlay of capital was one of the reasons they did not survive, but the watches from this very short period of time are stunning, and this one is no exception.
I brought to the MontBlanc boutique in Beverly Hills to see if it could be authenticated. I found out they do not do that in the US. They offered to send the watch to Germany. I said yes. The watch just came back with a letter of authenticity (the watch came without original papers - and I wanted that document for down the road). They charged me NOTHING. Nothing for the letter, nothing for the transit of the watch between the US and Germany - nothing.
Kimberly Prezioso who runs the Beverly Hills boutique was terrific, and all in all it was a great experienced. Very rare to be charged nothing for anything sent to Europe! A nice, happy ending.
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Minerva-Montblanc authentication - great service
Tue, 17 November 2015 21:53 I bought this stunning MINERVA watch from a fellow T'Zoner. It dates from that era between when the Frey family sold the company, and when it was eventually folded into MontBlanc. There was a period of time in the early 2000's ...
That is a very special watch.
Congratulations on getting it. And what wonderful customer service. I'll bet there isn't another brand anywhere that would do what MB did for you. Just great.
Superb Minerva chronograph, congratulations....
...and what an excellent and really intelligent service Montblanc offered you, it has convinced me to get more serious about Montblanc Bravo for your watch, I am jealous Cheers Francois
Such great service!
And above that, congratulation on such magnificent watch! Love the minerva watches of that period Look forward to see more photos of it Best, Sam
Fabulous watch with service to match
Also have a great weakness for Minerva\'s from that period! And yours is a splendid example. The service - hat off. I can imagine you frequenting that place much more in the future
Always happy to hear good service from the brands
This is an excellent example! Thanks for sharing your experience with us here I believe they send this Minerva back to their Villeret manufacture (probably not Germany even if their HQ and writing instruments manufacture is located there). Your Minerva wa...
Congrats!
What a nice piece, love the dial. I think we deserve a movement shot too? Funny coincidence...I am expecting to receive today at home a cousin of yours! can't wait! Cheers, Alex
OUCH! What a watch!
Thank you for sharing with us your extraordinary watch. Enjoy it! You did well in sharing your experience with Montblanc customer service: their quintessential kindness was absolutely much remarkable. Our experts could comment with great technical and his...
The dial....
I honestly don't know about the dial. I suspect it could even have been an unused dial at the Minerva factory - a NOS vintage dial. It's just spectacular. The gentleman I bought it from - who was very knowledgeable about Minerva in this very specific time...
Great looking movement!
imjust received mine today, same movement and case, different metal and dial! Will post some shots shortly ingrates on your piece, just beautiful! Regards, Alex