jrwong23 (aka watchthebin)
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Distance is around
40 mins to 1 hour drive by car.
Good question MTF on watchmakers rotating or changing roles between the 2 manufactures. I believe Montblanc already did some of these - eg Florian used to be only in Villeret but last few years he also had to travel often to Le Locle for some projects.
Cheers
Robin
The Montblanc Watch Manufacture in Le Locle
Before the merger with Minerva, the Montblanc manufacture at Le Locle is the only manufacture where Montblanc assembles and manufactures its watches, including the Star, Timewalker and Nicolas Rieussec collections. The Star collection began all the way fr...
Glad you like it Nico!
I really hope to visit both Montblanc manufactures one day. Maybe we can go together as discussed hehe cheers robin
What is the distance between the two factories and
Can a watchmaker who wants to specialise in either develoment or assembly change jobs and locations between the two centres? Now that they split the roles at the factories, some people may be stuck in a factory doing the opposite of what they like. Regard...
Distance is around
40 mins to 1 hour drive by car. Good question MTF on watchmakers rotating or changing roles between the 2 manufactures. I believe Montblanc already did some of these - eg Florian used to be only in Villeret but last few years he also had to travel often t...
So nice to see everything being taken good care of at Le Locle.
Montblanc should make the 500-hour test more noticeable to the broader watch audience. It's quite an achievement if everything is actually carried out that way.
Agree Luis
They are starting to educate customers more and more on the 500 hour tests. Also they have ambitions to extend this to all watches but I think they will take some time to get there. Cheers Robin
Thank you Robin for giving some....
insight in to the process of making The Montblanc Watch and the post production process! To me the Montblanc brand was, is and always will be somewhat misterious, which gives a strong desire to dive in to it's world! Some day I would love to add one of th...
Happy to hear you like Montblanc watches too :)
Thanks Edward and glad you like the report. I agree with your statement that Montblanc is somewhat mysterious. that has always been what I felt and you articulated it very well. Mysterious is the word - how fast and how much they have grown over less than...
quite a wonderful setting for a watch manufacture
I was there 3 or 4 years ago and Montblanc's Le Locle chateau/manufacture is really something so interesting to see. They also house movement- and case design teams in adjacent building(s) but the atmosphere and view from the facility below the house is s...
I really wish to visit one day
The manufacture building and surrounding really looks very nice - agree with you Always a bonus for watchmakers to have a nice atmosphere to work in Cheers Robin