Montblanc

I had an opportunity to have breakfast with Mr. Jerome Lambert, global CEO of Montblanc the other day. I did the same thing when he visited Tokyo previously as the CEO of JLC and lucky me, he remembered that and invited me to join the breakfast. Similar t...  

On the same day, I was invited again to the dinner with Messrs. Jerome Lambert and Jorge Puentes, as well as Montblanc Japan's staff, including the boutique manager, along with several VIP guests. There were a lot more novelties and unique pieces at the d...  

I already look forward to Montblanc's offering in SIHH 2015! 2014 has been a great year for Montblanc so far with a very strong lineup of novelties (I will do a post to show some of the new Meisterstuck Heritage already on sale in Singapore soon) and base... 

2014 is just the beginning, I felt. 2015 will see more "collaboration" between Le Locle and Villeret factories.... and I can't wait for such "fusion" :-) Ken

Montblanc is in good hands. Thanks for the report, Ken. Best, Nicolas.

... although people around him got extremely busy :-) But he has Olivier and I am sure MB is all in good hands. Ken

of the watches, company of Mr. Lambert, and the fabulous dinner. Montblanc seems to be taking a lesson from Lange and Minerva in executing nicely finished and interesting movements. Thank you for sharing these with us. Jeff.

.. Actually Minerva has been making watches/ finishing in the same way for a very long time. Interesting movement or design of the movement may have come from other Richemont companies, but their watchmaking sounds like very "manual", which Jerome calls "... 

He has a lot of challenges ahead but we could already saw his influence at the SIHH 2014. And we don't have to forget that he also has to spend a lot of time on the other pillars of the activity. Huge job! Fx

He seemed so excited about being at the helm of such a HUGE brand - and looking forward to making the future of Montblanc. We must keep an eye on it! Ken

is what comes to my mind, after reading your post/interview my dear Ken. Even when I had the pleasure to see the novelties in Geneva, I appreciate it a lot to see them again - through your eyes. Thanks a lot for sharing! Oliver

.. What I am always impressed is that Jerome LOVES watches... not as common as we hope in the industry. Ken

and indeed it is not common these days. Oliver

interview with us. Looking forward to Mr. Lambert's success in Montblanc. It is not easy to shift mindsets, from pens to watches, but if there's anybody who can do it, it is Mr. Lambert! Great interview, as usual :-)

I am very happy to hear that! Yes, Mr. Lambert is so energetic about this brand and he will surely succeed in the light speed! Best, Ken

Trickle down theory works at Montblanc watchmaking. The stuff from Villeret will trickle down to normal Montblanc watches. What shocked me was that Le Locle is producing 80,000 watches a year. That is a lot of watches! And that he said Montblanc is 2nd in... 

Hi Patrick! Well, I didn't know I have revealed so much here :-) He was ever so eloquent this time, hahaha. Hope all is well! Ken

It's either you revealed a lot, or I had too much wool over my eyes. And I think you revealed a lot. It's certainly counter-intuitive to think that Montblanc makes more units than Jaeger-LeCoultre. Thanks again Ken!