Montblanc

A few days ago I was fortunate enough to see the Montblanc Collection Villeret 1858 Grand Tourbillon Heures Mystérieuses. It is a very impressive watch. The tourbillon is enormous with a 14.50 mm wide balance, this is essentially a pocket watch escapement...  

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Marking Minerva‘s 150th anniversary: the Grand Tourbillon Heures Mystérieuses from the Montblanc Collection Villeret 1858 Special events deserve suitable recognition. And in recognition of the 150 th anniversary of the company‘s founding and the inaugurat... 

I have noticed a recent (?) trend in watches whereby the leather band is integrated between the lugs in a similar manner to bracelet end-links. I find it.....wrong....aesthetically.

Thus, it is the development of the 'old' Minvera (well, let say the 'intermediate' Minerva under the infamous italian ownership). Thus the watches are impressive for Minerva, the former '1500 $ watch company', but not for Montblanc. The latter decided to ... 

The watch itself is not my cup of tea, The oddly-shaped case is not very attractive and not new at all. One of the famous independents introduced that allready and so are the Mysterious hands, why borrowed Montblanc this concept from Cartier and it can be... 

Their range of watches also have a bulge in the case, but to accommodate the balance wheel. However, that brand is new and was only unveiled earlier this year. I do agree with your point that a lot of it is not new. Montblanc is borrowing ideas from other... 

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The pics are superb and your comments very interesting. I feel mixed emotions. The finishings are great, the originality of the whole watch makes it unique in the industry. But 2 details are a bit annoying for me: - it seems that sometimes it's difficult ... 

According to Alexander Schmiedt of Montblanc Villeret, they have taken into account the feedback of customers and collectors and future models will be sans that awful phrase. - SJX