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Videos of Montblanc production testing

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These were "behind the scene" videos recorded by Anthony DeMarco.

2% of all watches are randomly pulled out of production and tested in various manners for 500 hours to simulate 5 years of wear.

The protocol is probably not as complete as the Qualite Fleurier's Chronofiable test or the JLC Master Control test but the testing is performed for ALL the models produced out of the Le Locle facility...not just the limited editions.

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I am sure results are available for testing > 500 hours...I hope so because 500 hours over 5 years is probably what a collector puts a Montblanc watch through when it is worn in rotation.  If a owner wears his/her Montblanc watch daily for 8 hours, then the testing period would only simulate 2 months of ownership (thankfully Montblanc offers a 2 year warrenty which is double the industry standard none )

Here is a video of a test which simulate the stress of daily wear

 

 

Here is a "drop test"

 

 

 

Even the straps are put through strain testing

 

Enjoy and HAGWE,

Mike



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AnthonyTsai January 11th, 2013-08:37
Great videos. The drop tests are jaw shocking I'd cringe to put my watches in that machine! Cheers, Anthony
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mkt33 January 12th, 2013-05:17
it looked like, from the case back, that the watch was a DLC sport. :-) The Dual Carbon coating is still holding strong...no flaking, no scratches after wearing it now in constant rotation amongst 4 other watches for the past 2.5 years. ... 
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patrick_y January 13th, 2013-10:49
Serious tests for serious watches... I've never seen that test before; where the machine drops the watches at incremental height differences (durability test). But that looks like a great way to test the shock resistance to any watch! I'm really happy to see that Montblanc tests their watche... 
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