2019
IN ADDITION TO UPDATING
ITS SPORTY TIMEWALKER
COLLECTION, which debuted
ahead of the SIHH, Montblanc
in 2019 expands its
retro-tinged Heritage
Collection with a series of
Minerva-inspired designs.
As a group, the new Montblanc Heritage Collection echo 1940s and 1950s
Minerva designs, down to the domed, two-tone dials, curved horn lugs and
boxed sapphire crystals. Even the dial colors, which emphasize salmon, silvery
white and caramel, exude that era’s timepiece scene. Most specifically, the
chronographs in the new collection make use of a rarely seen ‘phone-call’
three-minute marker within the chronograph minutes counter at 3 o’clock. The
indicator was sometimes found on watches at the time to remind the wearer to
drop another coin into the slot while making a coin-operated telephone call.
And as is the case with all Montblanc watches, the collection’s Sfumato
straps hail from the Montblanc Pelletteria (leather workshop) in Florence.
MONTBLANC HERITAGE PULSOGRAPH
LIMITED EDITION 100
Considered the highlight of the new
Collection, the Heritage Pulsograph Limited
Edition 100 is inspired by so-called doctor’s
watches. This steel 40mm timepiece is
powered by beautiful Montblanc (Minerva-
based) monopusher chronograph caliber
MB M13.21 (visible through the caseback).
The pulsograph indication is graduated for
30 pulsations. This salmon-colored domed
dial nicely replicates vintage dials with its
two finishes, applied Arabic numerals and
index dots. Even the hands are bent, though
now they are coated with Super-LumiNova.
Price: 28,000 euro, or about $31,800.
MONTBLANC HERITAGE PERPETUAL
CALENDAR LIMITED EDITION 100
The 40mm Montblanc Heritage Perpetual Calendar features a
brand-new manufacture movement, the (caliber MB 29.22) to
indicate the hours, minutes, day, date, month, moonphase and
leap year, all made extremely legible way thanks to its large
counters. The movement took three years to develop and is
composed solely of wheels rather than the levers more typically
found in perpetual calendars. Montblanc says this enables the
user to adjust the watch via the crown in both directions, making
it far simpler to set. The 40mm watch is either made in red gold
(limited edition of 100, 25,000 euros) or steel (15,000 euros).
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MONTBLANC HERITAGE MONOPUSHER CHRONOGRAPH
The 42mm Montblanc Heritage Monopusher Chronograph is
another high-value entry to the collection. It offers a mono-
pusher chronograph feature (Sellita-based with Montblanc’s
own module) with a domed, silvery-white dial with two
different finishes. This watch comes in a steel case with
curved horns, a domed sapphire glass box and the Minerva
Manufacture embossing on the case back. It looks great on
either the in-house leather strap or a new steel Milanese
mesh bracelet. Price: 4,700 euros, or about $5,300.
MONTBLANC HERITAGE GMT, DAY-DATE AND
AUTOMATIC (THREE-HAND)
In addition to these highlights, you’ll find three everyday
Heritage models with GMT, day-date or three-hand
displays, and all with domed dials, index dots and curved
lugs. These utilize ETA or Sellita base calibers. The
Montblanc Heritage GMT (40mm polished stainless steel)
with a 24-hour blued GMT hand (below), is available
in three dial choices and strap options versions. The
Montblanc Heritage Automatic Day Date (39mm steel)
offers a silvery-white with applied Arabic numerals while
the Montblanc Heritage Automatic (40mm steel) arrives
with a choice of a silvery-white or salmon-colored dial.
Here there is a red-gold-cased option (7,900 euros).
Prices for steel models start at about 2,150 euros.