This year marks the 90th anniversary of Montblanc, whose Minerva workshops in Villeret are all about independence and hand craftsmanship, and whose LeLocle manufacture takes production watch making to a…
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Behind the Scenes in the Villeret Custom Watch Division of Montblanc
In the sleepy little Swiss village of Villeret lives a quiet giant. Not big in numbers, but big in abilities. The giant is Montblanc’s Institut Minerva de Recherche en Haute…
A moment in Time with Jerome Lambert CEO Montblanc International
About a month ago, we started a new series of interviews with new brand CEOs. In this vein, we recently interviewed new international CEO of Montblanc, Jerome Lambert. Lambert spent…
Hands On with the Montblanc ExoTourbillon Rattrapante
A couple of nights ago in New York City, Montblanc celebrated the opening of its Madison Avenue Boutique – with a star-studded guest roster and outstanding product. Leading the event…
5 Top Watchmaking Complications
Watch brands often refer to timepieces as having simple or complex complications. Generally every function of a watch that is in addition to its timekeeping role is an added complexity. …
Antiquorum Only Watch 2013 Sneak Peek
It’s official: Antiquorum —which every other year sponsors the Only Watch auction — has a super hot up of one-of-a-kind watches to be auctioned off on September 28 at the…
Watch Education: Understanding the Chronograph
Chronograph watches are great summer timepieces – as they can time all of those outdoor activities you indulge in – swimming, jogging, rowing, and . Here, we try to out…
Inside Montblanc’s Minerva Workshops in Villeret — Hand Crafting Watches
Recently, in Switzerland, we had the opportunity to take a private tour of the small, exclusive Montblanc watch factory in Villeret that began as Minerva. Here, every single piece of…
Watch Education: What Exactly is a Chronograph
Chronograph watches — we write about them all the time. Lately, though, with the holidays on us and some watch rs loing to buy watches as gifts, we had a…