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Montblanc 1858 Geosphere Annual Calendar with Minerva Movement
A new release with a Minerva movement can only be worthy of attention.
This Montblanc 1858 Geosphere Annual Calendar:
- Displays the month with a red arrow at 12 o'clock and a peripheral rotating disc on which 'July' has been replaced by 'Minerva', commemorating the registration of the Minerva trademark in July 1887.
- Features a hand-painted, three-dimensional rotating globe representing the Northern Hemisphere and marked by an orange Greenwich meridian line encircled by a 24-hour scale with a Day & Night indication (an option for the Southern Hemisphere is available upon request).
- Is powered by the hand finished, manual winding Minerva calibre MB 14.58 beating at 18,000vph (2.5 Hz) and having 65h of power reserve.
Case: 42 mm diameter & 13.3 mm thickness.
Quite a charming piece, imo.
Best, Emmanuel
Steel variant, ref. 134026, limited to 100 pieces
Lime gold variant, ref. 134027, limited to 30 pieces
credit: monochrome
Montblanc 1858 Geosphere Annual Calendar with Minerva Movement
A new release with a Minerva movement can only be worthy of attention. This Montblanc 1858 Geosphere Annual Calendar : Displays the month with a red arrow at 12 o'clock and a peripheral rotating disc on which ' July ' has been replaced by ' Minerva' , com...
Very cool to have a new movement
I like the fonts and clarity here, I was also surprised to see the steel as I had only seen the lime gold. For me, I don’t get why July was changed to Minerva. I do, however, like the Minerva on the dial which is new for Mb Minerva. Would be interesting t...
managing two brands on one dial is always messy
the watch (+movement) is nice but looks too large. Has Montblanc not gotten the memo that small watches are back?
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This one is 39mm and was unveiled in 2012-ish… since then the cases have gotten wider, thicker and less refined looking. ...
MB hasn't got the memo
I haven't seen any minerva watch smaller than 42mm recently. What is going on Montblanc??? Make it 39mm and MB has a loyal customer buying this one. At 1st glance I didn't like the dial at all but after some time it grows on you, I love the lime gold one ...
I haven’t seen this watch in real life
but it seems destined to larger wrists unfortunately.
The date and calendar seems to be set through pushers:
there's one one the crown side of the watch (visible on the steel side photo). Best, Emmanuel
Yes I saw that one
I believe some use all pusher or combo of pusher and crown for setting. As for releases the red rattrapante looks nice as well
I love the steel version.
The faint “Minerva” text under the handset is a wonderful touch. I really like this watch. They’ve also released a couple of other new models, or more like iterations of models they’ve already produced (a two-tone version of the “unveiled” chronograph, an...
I'm waiting for live pics of the split second chronograph,
which seems really good looking. But journalists aren't yet rushing to the Montblanc booth unfortunately. Thanks for sharing this image of the collection. Best, Emmanuel
Agreed.
The split second chronograph does look good. I can understand why none of the journalists are in a hurry to head to the Montblanc booth. No one in the wider watch collecting community seems to care a thing about them, and Montblanc seem satisfied to keep ...
Maybe.
I wish more people appreciated what they're doing, but I'm happy not to have to fight the crowds for a brand with such small production numbers.
Nice to see them bringing out a new movement 👍🏻
The steel one somehow appeals a tad more to my eyes 😊
The steel is definitely more discreet,
but predictably I prefer the lime gold… Best, Emmanuel