Great personal story. Easy to see how you were hooked after seeing this Montblanc / Minerva marvel in the metal, especially if you have had the opportunity to visit the manufacture in Villeret.
You know the story. I was invited on the 8th of March 2016 to take delivery of my 1858 Tachymeter in Hamburg, Germany, after a couple of months of salivating and dreaming on this one. It was Love at first sight, and an everlasting even stronger love since...
In 2016 watch collection was not my activity. Stronger said, i never seen an automatic movement run or a hand wound. While it went fast in 2018 when i bought a few automatic watches, i can celebrate the first year of owning my Frederique Constant Slimline...
Great personal story. Easy to see how you were hooked after seeing this Montblanc / Minerva marvel in the metal, especially if you have had the opportunity to visit the manufacture in Villeret.
…and I am happy for you that you habe your special piece which will never go!! Obviously there were some examples with issues, so it’s not a watch for everyone…
Somehow, I missed its great edition 7 yrs ago. 😉 I realize that it might have been a sort of missed opportunity for a splendid steel Chrono with a marvellous movement - but we cannot have it all..