Montblanc Heritage Pulsograph watch (photo: R. Naas)
If you were hoping to find the prefect vintage-inspired, technically advance and aesthetically beautiful watch during SIHH 2019, you are in luck. This year, as Montblanc further underscores its rich history with Minerva, the Villeret-based brand it owns, the brand focuses clearly on vintage aspirations. In fact, Montblanc combed the Minerva archives from the 1940’s and 1950’s until it landed on a host of timepieces that inspired the brand’s watchmakers and designers to re-interpret …. magnificently. Easily, the piece that is the collector’s dream is the new Montblanc Heritage Pulsograph and here we go hands on with this beauty.
SIHH 2019: Montblanc Heritage Pulsograph watch
For this watch, Montblanc has adopted a host of design codes from the mid-Twentieth century, such as domed dials, two-zone dials, dot and numeral indications, exquisite use of color and more. The Montblanc Heritage Pulsograph, for instance, features one of the most alluring two-zone salmon-hued dials on the market. Built in a limited edition of 100 pieces the 40mm stainless steel doctor’s watch features a pulsometer for measuring heart rates. The Puslograph is graduated for 30 pulsations. Additionally, the watch is a monopusher chronograph.
The salmon dial of the Montblanc Heritage Pulsograph watch shown at SIHH 2019 features applied dots and Arabic numerals for markers.
It is powered by the Montblanc Manufacture Monopusher Chronograph caliber MB M13.21 with column-wheel chronograph (that was originally inspired by thei Minerva 13.20 chronograph caliber from the 1920’s). The dial features applied Arabic numerals, as well as dots for the indexes. The Dauphine shaped hour and minute hands are curved to match the shape of the dial and are filled with SuperLumiNova for easy reading. Each watch undergoes Montblanc’s Test 500 I500 hours of testing) and is certified as having passed the criteria. The watch, which retails for Euro 28,000, is water resistant to 5 bars.
Just 100 pieces of theS Montblanc Heritage Pulsograph watch will be made. (Photo :R. Naas)
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Montblanc Heritage Pulsograph Limited Edition – 100 pieces Ident. 119914
Movement Calibre MB M13.21 Type of movement Manually wound monopusher chronograph with pulsometer scale Chronograph Monopusher with column-wheel and horizontal coupling Dimensions Diameter = 29.50 mm; height = 6.40 mm Number of components 239 Number of rubies 22 Power Reserve Approx. 55 hours Balance Balance with screws, diameter = 11.40 mm; moment of inertia = 26 mgcm² Frequency 18,000 A/h (2.5 Hz) Hairspring With Phillips terminal curve Plate Rhodium-coated German silver with circular graining on both sides, hand-chamfered edges Bridges Rhodium-coated German silver with “Côtes de Genève”, circular graining on both sides, hand-chamfered edges Going-train Gold-coated, circular grained, chamfered, diamond hubs on both sides Displays Hours and minutes from the centre, small seconds at 9 o’clock Chronograph’s elapsed-second hand from the dial’s centre, 30-elapsed minute-counter at 3 o’clock Pulsometer scale graduated for 30 pulsations
Decoration Case Stainless steel, polished case Crystal Scratch-resistant, domed box-shaped sapphire crystal with antireflective coating Back Stainless steel with inset pane of sapphire crystal Dimensions Diameter = 40 mm; Height = 12.65 mm Watertightness 5 bar (50 m) Crown Stainless steel with Montblanc emblem in relief Pusher Monopusher chronograph at 2 o’clock Dial Domed salmon-coloured dial with “grené” hour ring and sunray finishes, anthracite applied Arabic numerals and dots as indexes, anthracite luminescent bent dauphine hour- and minute-hands, blued baton second- and 30-minute chronograph counter-hands, blued bent baton central 60-second chronograph hand, historical Montblanc logo at 12 o’clock, pulsometer scale on the external part of the dial Wristband Grey Sfumato alligator-skin strap coming from the Montblanc Pelletteria in Florence, Italy with stainless steel triple-folding clasp Limited Edition 100 |
