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I had a look at a couple of the new Heritage pieces
I was impressed with the dial finishing, with the different textures. I think MB has worked hard to use materials that don't feel lacking in this collection and at the price points. The automatic wears well with its nicely shaped lugs and slim enough case. I found the watch to be very charming, in part due to the sapphire and the light play it produces on the dial. The monopusher is even more charming. The salmon dial is not done justice in stock images, but having looked at Time + Tide's video, it looks delicious. I hope to see the rest of the collection in London later this week.
Re movements, as far as I know, the automatic is an SW300 and the chronograph is also a Sellita, albeit in a form that MB has rights to for at least a year.
SIHH 2019: A quick view on the Montblanc Heritage Automatic, Steel version.
There are two " first access " watches, this year, at Montblanc: The 1858 Automatic, which I already reviewed, and the Heritage Automatic, which we'll see, now. The Heritage and the 1858 Automatic both play the card of a certain nostalgia, vintage, retro....
Of the two I much prefer the 1858.
The green Heritage one with the gold numbers looks the nicest to me but the pink one....oh dear. Just a couple of very picky things: I don’t like the font on the word Heritage and the letter G seems to have slipped; also, like you, I can’t see the point o...
Nice review!
Do we know yet whether the movements are based on Sellita versus new movements?
I find the collection a useful addition to the Montblanc portfolio
I think they have done a lot lately to upgrade their non-Villeret offerings, which are the vast majority of their business. Thanks for the write-up!
I had a look at a couple of the new Heritage pieces
I was impressed with the dial finishing, with the different textures. I think MB has worked hard to use materials that don't feel lacking in this collection and at the price points. The automatic wears well with its nicely shaped lugs and slim enough case...
I think a manual would go well better with a 2-hander..
Any 2-hander really.. If one isn't keen on really keeping track of time to the second, might as well stretch out the moment even further with a manual movement. That aside, I prefer the Heritage. It has period elements but might be less gimmicky in feel (...