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jrwong23 (aka watchthebin)
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Elegant and good value!

^{Thanks for sharing Mark! I love what I am seeing too! I have the Minerva 150th Jubilee Montblanc Villeret Chronographe grand feu email piece #1 of 8 and it has the same beautifully finished calibre 13.21 which is now used in this Meisterstuck Heritage chronograph.}

 ^{Initially I was not very happy that MB is allowing their Villeret movements to be housed in a non Villeret case but I was told the Meisterstuck Heritage series is a brand new series and also to commemorate the 90th anniversary of MB Meisterstuck. What better way to have a new watch series to commemorate the company's most important product's anniversary (the Meisterstuck pen) with their best inhouse movement, ie from MB Villeret?}

 ^{During the last key anniversary I think MB had to get some external movement for their Star perptual calendar LE but they have not partnered with Minerva yet then. Now I feel very proud my MB villeret watch movement, the 13.21, is used to kickstart this new Heritage line and also to commemorate the 90th anniversary of my favorite MB pen! I am glad my favorite watch manufacture (the Minerva institute) played a pivotal role here. This watch is beautiful and good value for the price although of course you cannot compare it to a very rare MB Villeret (max LE 58 but usually more limited than that to 18 or 8 or piece unique!) or those with enamel dials for the price. Those are more exclusive, finely made (beautiful case, very thick sapphire glass and gold dials) and expensive! This is a good alternative to get a minerva movement with good value if getting a MB Villeret is not a priority.}

 ^{I asked myself will I get this over my MB villeret? Personally I would still get my MB Villeret as it has the unique hunter case with Mr Cabbidu's signature and a very beautiful black enamel dial (plus the rarity and added refinement). But that's becos I am a crazy Minerva and Mr Cabbidu fan! In fact, we have the same watch (2 out of the 4 pieces in black enamel with the other 4 in white enamel). For other collectors, I think the new Meisterstuck Heritage Monopusher is a great alternative! Kudos to Montblanc for this novelty in SIHH 2014! I hope the Minerva calibre 13.21 can be enjoyed by more owners via this new model.}

^{Meanwhile some pictures from my preciousssss to share. Hope you can see the 13.21 calibre clearly from my cellphone pic. And also a pic taken with my favorite watch maker, Mr Cabbidu. I am proud to have the same watch as the master himself!}

 ^Cheers

 ^Robin