Montblanc

Two characteristics which are worth some interest: One is visible, the salmon dial, the other is harder to guess: Its aluminum case ( 41 mm ). 

but I must say that I lost track of their production in those late nineties - no real categories / product lines, many limited editions, hard to oversee and also to find out whether it is a clean watch. like many companies with bad finance and turnover they just released products without general strategy, looking for the quick revenue :-(

but so difficult to evaluate

in 2000 Minerva was purchased by Emilio Gnutti and he revived the old collections over six years until Richmond purchased Minerva to integrate it with Montblanc. The high-end pieces from 2004 onwards are on a comparable level as they were developed under the responsibility of Demetrio Cabiddu who further raised standards with the financial means of Montblanc where he stayed until 2014.

although I have that experience with every brand except Rolex I must admit...

Thanks for sharing my friend. Looks amazing

I have quite a few watches from late 90s and early 2000s, and all would still be able to pass as new with a polish of the case.  Is it just the case of this particular watch, or an indication of Minerva's quality in general during that era? 

When you look at a T-Patek 5070, the hands get some oxidysation quite quickly, too.