Montblanc

In part one of my report on the Heritage Chronometrie Vasco da Gama special edition series, I introduced the new series launched during ‚Watches and Wonders 2015‘, as well as shared the inspiration of this series from the famous Portuguese explorer, Vasco...  

O.K. now I'm having a pre-senile senior moment. Perpetual Calendar means no human intervention necessary for hundreds of years until next century. Annual Calendar means just one adjustment for Leap Day, every 4 years? Complete Calendar paradoxically is no...  

Complete calendar every month with 30 instead of 31 days need to be adjusted as it always defaults to 31 days Annual calendar has the ability to differentiate between 30 and 31 days per month. Only needs manual adjustment on 28 Feb as it doesn\'t know if ... 

Thanks, Robin, for doing this series of reports. I absolutely love the blue starred field surrounding the moon. Do you find a strong similarity between Montblanc and JLC designs? Just curious; and I am aware that the present MB Ceo comes from JLC, but I t... 

On the similarities, I think it is more post Mr Lambert joining Montblanc to be honest. However I do feel some of the designs such as the Dual Time and annual calendar are more generic rather than similar to JLC or any particular brand. These are rather c... 

Even if I feel I'm more fan of the Heritage Spirit family with the QP Sapphire, the World Time or the Chronograph. However, if we have a look at the price level, it is difficult to beat. Montblanc is building its watches collection quite nicely I think (e... 

I think Montblanc knows that and is trying to move away from generic designs that some other brands including JLC also use. The new 1858 collection is quite different from JLC I feel And their Star, Nicolas Rieussec, Timewalker and Villeret range are very... 

1858 (and the other more regular families) is another story. Completly. With the new 1815 unveiled today I already have a great piece to admire. Cheers, Mark