Montblanc Tachydate

If you are used to wearing a chronograph with a thirty minute register, it will be easy to read. If you're not, it takes time to get used to. It's similar to how we gain familiarity with reading an unlabeled clockface in our early years. For years I've be

When the date is harmoniously integrated... Best, Nicolas

10 years ago I discovered this piece for the first time (it debuted at SIHH 2012) and was taken by the beauty of the dial and the caliber. However, it took me until 2015 to add it to my collection. As many other enthusiasts I was not sure on the brand Mon

Actually I picked it up end of November last year but then I went to the south for 5 weeks so I missed on introducing it. The white gold one has already been with me since 2015 and now I filled the collectors gap with the red gold version. Trusted caliber

Thanks for sharing these, I truly loves these Minerva movements and hope to own my second piece one day soon. 1) 13.21 from my Villeret Vintage Pulsographe 2) 16.29 from 1858 Chronograph Tachymeter in steel 3) 16.32 from Villeret Vintage Tachydate

Some fresh pics of my first Villeret from Montblanc. It is the only one from that collection with a date function; the according caliber is 16.32 (only used in the Tachydate). Due to its layout the dial has a three-dimensional-structure and appearance whi

It was my first Villeret from Montblanc (I chose the WG version but the RG is soon to follow)

When we are talking about haute horlogerie from Montblanc, it is most frequently the Villeret and 1858 lines that are being discussed. In addition to those, there are complicated pieces in the Heritage Chronometrie and 4810 lines, too (here: for a summar

Not everyone amongst us here is fully convinced that adding a date onto a mechanical non calendar watch is a feature, in spite of what watch manufacture marketing departments tend to tell us. This goes doubly so for chronographs. Yet there is the odd exce

The Vintage Tachydate. Here\'s a link: And a picture: From: Montblanc