Montblanc

On November 18th, Montblanc hosted a dinner for PuristSPro enthusiasts to showcase the gem of their timepiece segment: the Minerva Villeret 1858 collection. For a large luxury goods company like Montblanc which usually relies on a semi-industrial manufact...  

Watch out fellow watch collectors, the Villeret collection has a very limited production of only 150 to 250 pieces a year. As fellow watch connoisseurs start seeing this watch, they will soon realize and appreciate its beautifully finished movement made o... 

Your report was icing on the cake! Thanks again.

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due to the passions and values of its small artisan work force. For me, pieces from the Villeret collection might have well been built from an independent watchmaker's atelier. Best, MIke

Good to see the regulateur chronograph being publicised. It's an interesting piece, if only it were a bit smaller. - SJX

and a good first project which resulted from the collaboration of MB and Minerva. I think this year's release will be interesting. I imagine it will be sort of like the Cartier Santos with the "changing" shutter dial. Best, Mike

Wonder what designs the Villeret designers will have on the changing dials! Below is a picture of Cartier's Santos Triple 100 changing shutter dial for those who haven't seen it before. Cheers, Anthony SIHH 2008 Cartier Santos Triple 100 (I made the below...  

He was head of Richemont's development department prior in 2007. He is an "invisible" man behind the brand but if you do a quick patent search you will see that he worked with Laurent Besse and with Carol Kasapi (who currently is the technical director fo...  

From your post, this event looked spectacular! I was very impressed by the Villaret pieces I saw at my local boutique. The finishing of pieces in this collection is very nice, and the styling, attention to detail, and little flourishes (like the hunter ca... 

may not be appropriate or desired by some of the clientele. It is encouraging that they recognize this fact and is making some changes. Cheers, Mike

. . . as good as it gets: Montblanc M16.18 movement ensconced in the Retour-à-Zéro. Thanks, Mike, for preparing this event and report . . . cordially, Art...  

....but I have seen the pre-Montblanc Minervas produced by M. Cabbidu and the movement finishing took my breath away.... Best, Mitch

Thanks for the reminder, Art! Cheers, Daos