Montblanc

Cal 13.21 inside. A milestone of elegance. Front and Back. Best, Nicolas

It was running slow after a service, so back she went. Thankfully running properly now 3 days of testing. Here is my Minerva Aviation 45. From 1997. Made in 50 examples. Known as reference A71-A6B. 42mm which was considered oversized in 1997. The movement

How do you like it? Best, Nicolas

A rare bird. Rare and quite eye catching. Valjoux 71 beating inside. Best, Nicolas

One word: Incredible. Best, Nicolas

Double pleasure. 2 jewels: Best, Nicolas

My 38 mm x 9 mm Minerva Pythagore cal 48 "anniversary" which was made in 1999 under the Frey father and son team. Manual wind. The calibre 48 design is suppose to epitomize the Pythagorean golden ratio of proportionality and ratios. It has a cult-like fol

Many of us know that Montblanc issued the Orbis Terrarum as a wrist watch, circa 2013/2014. But how many remember the pocket watch version? Quite cool, isn't it? Best, Nicolas

While we were discussing the return of Minerva branding onto some Montblanc watches the other day, here one from the era when this was no a branding / marketing discussion but the only way to be. The Cal.13-20 chronograph is from the swan-song era of the

Just a quick spontaneous shot of mine in the nude today, aka without a strap on. I still love the proportions, the use of cathedral hands and the super pleasant size on the wrist. Any other old school Minervas out there?