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Tradition Meets Future 2010: Premiere of the Montblanc Nicolas Rieussec Chronograph Silicon Escapement On Monday, January 18 th at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) in Geneva, the Montblanc Nicolas Rieussec Chronograph Silicon Escapeme...  

. . . Montblanc's design team has made yet another change that brings the Rieussec closer to aesthetic perfection than other chronographs enhanced with a date complication. Compare the positioning of the date indicator on a previous incarnation . . . . . ...  

I thought the centralized skeletonization make it difficult to read the date ring. I have to say this is an improvement imho...although the improvement will be realized only by 25 lucky owners! This is an aspect that I give Montblanc credit for. They coul... 

I "stumbled" into the NYC MB boutique at the exact right time to pick up a "base" Rieussec a few months ago. It continues to perform flawlessly and is on my wrist more often than not. Mitch

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I wonder if we will see more Silicon Escapement versions in Platinum / White Gold / and Yellow Gold ? And ditto what Art said about moving the date red pointer from the 12 o'clock position to the 6 o'clock position. Great design adjustment there Montblanc... 

series.. but I think MB will put them in non precious metals to keep the exclusivity in place for these 25 owners. Perhaps they should but it in a tantalum case and keep the pricing reasonable Mike