Now that the chaos of the watch trade shows are over and we've had time to digest the new watches offered, here are some second thoughts. One spectacular offer from Montblanc is the TimeWalker 1000th of a Second Chronograph , a monopusher chronograph equi...
But before we get into that, lets simplify with a different example, to make it easier to understand. You can skip this whole section if you want to get straight to the point: ===============================================================================...
I was hoping it would be you explaining You have a talent for demonstrating how complex mechanical arrangements work in a way that non-technical people grasp it, too Thanks!
The TAG Mikrograph and the Mikrotimer both have separate power supplies. The Mikrograph has a routine 46 ish power reserve for the time function and about 90 minutes for the 1/100 chronograph. Whereas it is interesting that it seems that Montblanc seems t...
Calibre MB is hand wound 488-component movement with separate going trains for the time and chronograph functions. Time keeping power reserve is about 100 hours and chronograph power reserve is rated on the dial indicator as 45 mins. But you can extend t...
And a truly fascinating concept watch - taking things a step further from the TimeWalker Chronograph 100 of some years ago, which had a similar basic layout but was limited to 1/100 of a seconds precision.
I think Mr Cerrato may be trying to inject soul into the Montblanc ranges. They have already the watchmaking expertise and technology investment in Villeret and Le Locle but each Collection is now targeted at different demographic in taste and style. Heri...