Montblanc

A final photo before leaving me forever. I will truly miss this watch. One of the best - and perhaps the most complete - timepiece I have ever owned. Disappointingly, the brand really let me down. Life is far too short to engage with those you don't care ...  

And its better to move on than hold on to something you lost confidence in. Hope your next will be a better experience! Best Blomman

"So much more than just a watch"... yes, we love this saying. But sometimes... it is just a watch. I prefer my friendships

.. would you please enlighten us what went wrong? What was your disappointment

In short, a horrible service experience, start to finish, to repair my watch, which had stopped working.

No question you're doing the right thing. You would never again enjoy that watch. I wish the new owner the best.

Sorry to leave the special group of PuristS owners :-(

The 1858 was interesting as we sort of grew quickly w/ our group.

I'm happy to roll with you when it comes to watches my Friend. Nobody knows the brand better. They seem to make a high quality product. As I have stated through the entire experience, I truly take no exception to the watch having a failure. This can happe... 

Same bad experience with this brand! Took them to court. In the end the issue was 3 missing screws from initial assembly and not the opening authorized by me by a 3rd part. They are a disgraceful watch company.

All of it! Otable exception being Lange but they have the biggest autonomy in the group. IWC send various watches for service and problem fixing and got them back the same or worse Panerai sent in watches for reflate and came back worse the last with 2 cm... 

Richemont brands won't get my business thanks to Montblanc.

but the right way to go about it. Better luck going forward! Cheers, Filip

Good luck with what you decide to do in the future. All the best.

It really is a great watch, but your experience with it is a sign.

The brand... not so stellar.

Best wishes Alkiro

But never for a reason like this. Usually to buy something different or more appealing. This is the first time I sold one I genuinely wanted to keep.

Best wishes Alkiro

And I hope changes have been implemented as a result. I am also keeping my fingers crossed that the new owner will find a more lasting joy with it - it is a great watch after all! Also looking forward to finding out where your horological journey takes yo... 

Maybe he will post it sometime here...

I too had some bad experiences (even with Patek) but would I get rid of the watch ? No! I did wait too much to get one and I still like it. No watch company is perfect so perhaps the love for the watch was too clouded..but glad you have the desired outcom... 

Principles can be a bitch, but I never abandon them. For me, there was no choice to keep it.

On my point of view service and after sales from benelux has always been perfect! Very fast replies, never had a problem with a MB timepiece and maintenance of Minerva pieces quiet fast (minus 4months). However all the ME of the 1858 really killed it, and... 

In that case, they took 3 months to do a movement service and then returned my watch with a scratched crystal. I did not rant or rave or cry on the forum. I politely contacted them, agreed to a solution, and praised their professionalism. Montblanc had ev... 

But happy to see it goes to a new home.

Cheers PAt

But in steel, in a perfectly sized for my wrist case, dateless, monopusher... not sure there are many good options to choose from.

It is a beautiful watch but some value should never be crossed. Wish you greater experience with many more gorgeous watch from another brand/model. thank you for sharing your story. I am rethinking about 1858.

I did not worry about resale, because I never expected to be made angry enough by the brand to not care. But it is OK. I am peaceful now about the situation Thanks for the warm wishes. I will forge ahead with Audemars Piguet, Ulysse Nardin, etc. And when ... 

its been exciting and rewarding for me so far.

Even more sorry that it is so common I had to come up with a term for it.

best to let it go than keep a watch with a bad feeling and bad memory. I had a piece a few years back and after a big disagreement with the watchmaker, it was never the same wearing it, however it was a great piece. Now it sits on someone else's wrist who... 

Been following your struggle with MB. I’d say congrats 😁 Best. Echi

as I have been in the same shoes with a Lange 1 purchase about 2 years back. Poor service and broken promises made me peeved with the watch in general, even when I got it back after 5 months (the second hand did not reset to zero, this is the new movement... 

I know I have read very positive reports about the service in NY for that brand.

Every issue was addressed promptly and professionally.