Replica For Sale Montblanc 1858 Watch Collection


The Montblanc Watches Accessories Replica Star Legacy Nicolas Rieussec Chronograph is considerably costlier than its Automatic companion, but also offers greater historic interest and visual appeal. French watchmaker Nicolas Rieussec is credited with inventing the first inking chronograph in 1821, designed to precisely measure the running times of racing horses. Rieussec’s device literally composed the time utilizing ink, so he called it a “chronograph” from the Greek words chronos (time) and graphein (to write). This is a far bigger watch than the Star Legacy Automatic Chronograph in 44.8mm by 15.02mm and the circumstance is motivated by the pocket watch designs of Minerva creator Charles-Ivan Robert, such as the Gold Hunter Calibre 19″ from 1927. This is not the initial Rieussec-inspired chronograph the newest has launched, with earlier versions including the Montblanc Nicolas Rieussec Chronograph Automatic in 2011 (reviewed here) along with also the Montblanc Homage To Nicolas Rieussec in 2014 (hands). This newest model features a reworked dial, which combines some crucial design elements from its predecessors, whilst seeking to enhance both legibility and finishing. The Montblanc Star Legacy Nicolas Rieussec Chronograph is a monopusher like the previous versions, with the only pusher incorporated to the crown. Additionally included is a GMT hand for monitoring a second time zone, a day-night indicator located at 9 o’clock on the half-hour and minute display, a date aperture at 6 o’clock, and a journey purpose allowing for rapid advancements of the hour and date display.

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Watches released in celebration of an anniversary provide an excellent excuse to turn our minds to the past and gratuitously borrow design cues from a brand’s history. How close to the original the reinterpretation ends up being varies from brand to brand, and model to model. In the case of the Montblanc 1858 Collection, the Swiss brand producing fine watches out of Le Locle for generations, the 157th birthday of the company has been commemorated with a dollop of classical verve. The release of the Montblanc 1858 Chronograph Tachymeter Limited Edition, the Montblanc 1858 Small Second Limited Edition, and the Montblanc 1858 Manual Small Second introduces three new models that stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the current collection, and give consumers the opportunity to invest in something a little more traditionally styled.

Montblanc 1858 Watch Collection Watch Releases

Montblanc have done a very nice job of updating a classic chronograph design of theirs from the 1930s. The mono-pusher chronograph is large, features a superbly weighted dial that is extremely legible as a result, a hefty 45mm 18kt rose gold case, and a hand-wound, in-house mechanical movement inspired by a pocket watch movement.

Montblanc 1858 Watch Collection Watch Releases

The calibre MB M16.29 echoes the past with its inclusion of a column wheel as the control component of the chronograph. In addition, the design and execution of the movement, which boasts a 50-hour power reserve, an 18,000vph, 252 components and 22 jewels, measures a whopping 38.4mm wide, which means it puts on quite the show for customers who are treated to a generous view of it ticking away through a display case back. The Montblanc 1858 Chronograph Tachymeter Limited Edition makes full use of its 44mm width, by employing a slim bezel to frame the rail-track tachymeter and the bicompax dial.

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The red-tipped chrono seconds hand is started by depressing the pusher, which is hidden in the crown at three o’clock. Also displayed on the sub-dial at 3 o’clock is the chronograph minute counter, which runs up to half an hour. What I think is successful about this dial, is the way in which everything appears oversized, but is in fact of quite normal proportions. The Arabic numerals, thickly coated with Super-Luminova, look enormous, but meekly dip out of view when the sub-dials take center-stage. There’s no attempt to squeeze a bit of the 3 or the 9 onto the edge of the dial – it’s totally assured design, and it works nicely with this piece.

Montblanc 1858 Watch Collection Watch Releases

Montblanc has a long history (157 years to be precise), and its association with the Minerva movement manufacture is inextricably linked. Now an official part of the company, Minerva produce movements for the brands watches, stamping them with the name “Villeret,” which is a nod to their geographical origins. Another nod to the past can be seen in the use of the old Montblanc logo (which I had never even seen before this piece was released). The vintage color luminant, cathedral hands, thin, tapering lugs that maximise the dial size whilst maintaining wearabilty, are all signs of this watch’s predecessor’s times. The large crown, too, one of the most obvious components, was installed to make it easier for pilots, who would use a large, legible watch of this nature, to operate while wearing flight gloves.

The Montblanc Star Legacy Nicolas Rieussec Chronograph utilizes two domed titanium discs for the 60-second and 30-minute counters, using elapsed time indicated on the two discs simultaneously through a blued double index in a layout similar to Rieussec’s original chronograph. A railway minute track again using dots instead of lines is also featured round the periphery of this off-center dial, together with discreet dots around the interior dial to mark the hours in another time zone. The overall aesthetic is just a set of pomme-style hands away from maybe being mistaken for a Breguet, that is surely not a bad thing for fans of classic decoration.Turn the watch round and the Montblanc Manufacture Calibre MB R200 is revealed through the sapphire crystal caseback. This really is a column-wheel vertical clutch chronograph movement with automatic winding, traversing equilibrium bridge, 40 jewels, along with a screwed balance wheel that oscillates at 28,800bph, or 4Hz. Although this is the identical movement used in preceding Rieussec versions, for the first time it’ll be certified by the arduous Montblanc Laboratory Test 500. This test lasts 500 hours and assesses the watch meeting, precision, resilience of the functions under real-world usage, general performance, and water-tightness.