[New Watches in 2025] Montblanc | MONTBLANC 1858 Split-second Chronograph Returns with a brand new Look
Precise, comprensible, rugged, and fearless of utmost environments: the famous Minerva skilled watches of the 1920s and also 1930s were originally intended for military use. Today, often the MONTBLANC 1858 series watches draw inspiration from these kind of classics and pay contribution to Minerva's rich customs.
1858 Set Split-second Chronograph Limited Edition 100
The new MONTBLANC 1858 series split-second chronograph watch is inspired by 1930s and refers to a beginning 42mm military single-button split-second chronograph watch. The new observe is equipped with a 44mm steel case and a fixed 750/1000 (18K) white gold grooved viser; the dark burgundy call is decorated with a sunrays pattern and is paired with a new black chronograph dial along with white luminous Arabic quantities, presenting an elegant new look.
The new burgundy face is easy to read and has an antique feel, with vintage-style time, minute and second arms, as well as a central split-seconds side, a 30-minute counter as well as a tachymeter scale.
Tachymeter
Like the first model, the MONTBLANC 1858 Split-second Chronograph Limited Copy 100 features a tachymeter degree around the periphery of the watch dial (based on 1 km). A common feature of Minerva chronographs, the tachymeter contributes functionality and a vintage truly feel to the new model. Typically the tachymeter measures periods provides one minute, similar to the function of any traditional chronograph. The tachymeter shows the speed of a going object, such as the speed of an car traveling a well-known distance.
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MB M16. 31 movement
The back reveals the hand-finished in-house manual-winding single-pusher split-second chronograph calibre MB M16. 31, inspired by the unique Minerva chronograph calibre 19-09CH from 1909 and its predecessor calibre 17-29, developed inside 1930s for pocket wristwatches and wristwatches. The MB M16. 31 movement is definitely decorated with traditional hand-finishing techniques such as Côtes dom Genève, internal angles, perlage and chamfering, all done at the Montblanc Manufacture with Villeret.
Often the movement features two spine wheels for the chronograph in addition to split-second complication, horizontal coupling and a power reserve of approximately 40 hours. Like its forerunner, it features the V-shaped bridge patented in 1912 and a large balance controls with 18 screws, oscillatory at the traditional frequency of two. 5 Hz / 17, 000 A/H.
The split-seconds complication, identified as “rattrapante” in French, will allow the user to measure second time beginners times without interrupting the continued longer measurement. The principle should be to start the two chronograph just a few seconds hands and let them get started moving at the same time. Then media the button at 3 o'clock to stop one of the hands and fingers while the other continues to function. Press the button all over again to allow the stopped give to continue running to “catch up” with the running hand, hence the intermediate time can be tested repeatedly.
The fresh MONTBLANC 1858 series split-seconds chronograph watch comes with a completely new dark burgundy interchangeable crocodile-grain calfskin strap and a metal three-fold clasp with a fine-tuning system.