Featuring reworked 40-mm thin cases with new dial aesthetics, the newest additions to Montblanc’s Chronométrie Collection combine technicity with contemporary elegance.
Even the most iconic of designs can do with a little spruce up from time to time. So it is with Montblanc’s Chronométrie Collection of men’s watches, which has received an injection of innovation with the arrival of three new models.
These new timepieces feature new refined 40-mm thin cases with new dial aesthetics, bringing technicity and contemporary elegance. For the new models, the polished cases have been completely reworked with slimmer horns to emphasise the
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With distinctive dials that have also been redesigned with contemporary aesthetics and pure lines, and polished cases with slimmer horns to emphasise the patented Exo Tourbillon mechanism and Perpetual calendar complication beyond, the new additions come in either three-dimensional construction, sapphire crystal or in a skeletonized version that depicts a dazzle-camouflage pattern.
To complete the overall look, these timepieces, each of which has been certified by the Montblanc Laboratory Test 500, are fitted with brand-new dark-blue-coloured straps from the Montblanc Pelletteria in Florence.
A modern interpretation of the perpetual calendar complication, complete with a smoked sapphire dial and a realistic three-dimensional, domed view of the moon from earth, the Montblanc Heritage Chronométrie Perpetual Calendar Sapphire allows a captivating perspective on the watch’s movement and functions beneath.
The perpetual calendar indications are featured on transparent counters that have been crafted in a dark-blue colour that matches the flange and the alligator strap, while other details include a white minute track, classic refined sword-shaped hands and rhodium-plated indexes and numerals that have been directly applied on the sapphire.
The timepiece is powered by the automatic calibre MB 29.15, featuring the hours, minutes, day, date, month, leap year and moonphase, and is presented in a new, slim 40mm steel case.
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The new Heritage Chronométrie Exo Tourbillon Slim is equipped with the Montblanc Manufacture Calibre MB 29.24, a slim pioneering calibre that features the iconic patented Exo Tourbillon, unique to Montblanc, which includes a quick stop-second mechanism and incorporates a micro-rotor that allows an uninterrupted view on the movement through a sapphire crystal caseback.
The one-minute Exo Tourbillon complication, first introduced in 2010, was developed entirely in-house; the Exo in the name is derived from the Greek for external or outside and refers to the balance with its 18 screws, which is positioned outside of the tourbillon’s rotating cage. This innovative patented mechanical architecture allows the cage to be smaller in size and free of the weight of the balance, saving more energy than a conventional tourbillon. The fact that the balance is positioned outside of the rotating cage also means that it isn’t affected by the inertia of the cage, therefore improving precision.
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A new modern semi-hexagonal bridge with flat polished finishing is fixed above the tourbillon’s cage and is adorned with blued screws and surrounded by a contrasting blue minute track with white markers, while the dial has been crafted in two parts: the main dial comes in a slate grey with a vertically-brushed finish, while the blue flange features a white minute track to match the overall design and increase legibility. The hours and minutes are indicated with classic sword-shaped hands, applied indexes and numerals.
The Montblanc Heritage Chronométrie Exo Tourbillon Minute Chronograph comes in a new 18-karat white gold, polished, 40 mm case with a height of 8.9 mm and slim horns, further contributing to the refinement of the timepiece.
In a new one-of-a-kind skeletonized timepiece, the Heritage Chronométrie Exo Tourbillon Slim Openworked offers a modern expression of the Exo Tourbillon complication in a contrasting dark grey and blue aesthetic. Both sides of the movement and the dial have been skeletonized using a dazzle-camouflage design that gives a trompe l’oeil effect. This new and exclusive way of opening the movement and dial brings a technical and innovative sophistication to the timepiece.
First used by navies during WWI, dazzle-camouflage has become a popular motif in fashion, with the geometric shapes using contrasting colours that interrupt and intersect each other and bring a unique three-dimensional aesthetic.
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The components of the movement mirror this dazzle-camouflage design aesthetic through their skeletonization and different finishings. A closer look reveals wheels which have been rhodium coated and satinated; a barrel that has been skeletonized to reveal the spring; a rhodium-coated micro-rotor with a new finishing; and a main plate featuring a black rhodium coating with micro-blasted and sandblasted finishings adorned with blued screws.
The new Exo Tourbillon bridge, with its semi-hexagonal shape and balance wheel, has been coated with rhodium, completing the look with 18 screws, two of which are in gold for regulation purposes. To complete the aesthetic, the bridge has been both polished and mirror polished.
To reveal the beauty of the movement, the sophisticated and technical dial has also been skeletonised according to the design of the movement. It is made of two parts with a dark blue ring surrounding the Exo Tourbillon which indicates the seconds. The rest of the dial features the dazzle-camouflage decoration that gives this timepiece its unique look.
The Montblanc Heritage Chronométrie Exo Tourbillon Slim Openworked comes with blued sword-shaped hands and a new blue-colour alligator strap, ensuring a statement on the wrist for all savvy gentlemen.
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