Montblanc itself - in spite of being 111 years old - is a fairly new hand at watch making. At least if you consider the original operation, prior to acquiring Minerva in 2006 (which dates back to 1858). The history started in 1997 and about 10 years later...
(US patent # 7404669B2). It allows the owner to have two fold control function with the crown in the same axial position making it possible, for instance, to control a timezone function when the crown is rotated in the first direction, and a date setting ...
A modular movement appears logical, given the thickness. I unfortunately did not take a movement shot to have one of you pinpoint the origin... Will check if the seller still has it, and try and take a shot
Not quite. It’s something I discovered in a watch shop recently and then decided to investigate, as I found nothing on it here I can give you a hint where it can be found, though. I guess personally I‘d be more likely to go for an 1858 Tachymeter, even if...
I think a watch buddy and I looked at this in Singapore when we both were looking for perpetual calendar watches. He was almost tempted because it is pretty and the price was reasonable. [This chap thinks A. Lange & Söhne Lange 31 and Zeitwerk are nor...
Who seems to have seen this one live Quite a rare bird and not nearly as well known as their Villeret pieces from the subsequent years. Could be that as we did not cover the brand back then...
Well...we carried Blackberry but the camera resolution in those was inconsequential. Also, I lived in Singapore then and nearly every type of watch can be found there. Regards, MTF