You remember the details ! And happy one year to you too! You joined our moderator team just before me 
Thank you for this post. The Nicolas Rieussec is the most iconic Montblanc watch IMHO still. I have a few friends who have this watch (2 of them bought it with me tagging along) and they all love it. The charm of the Monopusher (at 8 o'clock is very rare), the very unique chronograph system where the disc turns instead of the hands - all of which makes me like this watch as well. Why don't I get one? A tad big for me 
Hopefully they make a smaller Nicolas Rieussec watch soon. Maybe 40mm instead of 43mm? 
Cheers
Robin