Hi there, I know it could be a long shot or I can be mocked a bit about this,however when you have the twin barrel 72 hr power reserve ,monopusher chrono with true GMT function and with a column wheel and a vertical clutch, day and night indicator and a date function and all of these adjusted to 5 positions with such a great level to the detail,even beyond the price point and add the in-house tag, but lack of the premium brand from the holy trinity or another Swiss made brand...then you narrow down to Montblanc. Long story short - I am waiting for my arrive somewhen next week. Photos from the seller : I must say I am excited. I will keep you posted. Cheers.
Drift in and out with these but they are beautiful and provide a big bang for the buck. I’ve seen a few variations I quite fancy but have had a deposit down on a Bel Canto and await a hopefully January 24 delivery. Great choice and enjoy when it arrives.
Montblanc has made some interesting watches at the higher grade level but they tend to be overlooked because the primary company's business isn't watches. Bulgari is another firm making some really high quality watches but many can't get over the name on the dial. There are others, but these brands often offer a stellar price:quality ratio and are always worth a look, especially on the secondary market. Enjoy your watch and report back when you have had time to play with it.
Ever since I got into watches, I’ve wanted one of these. I love the pens and own three. Unfortunately my first foray into Automatic watches was a MB Time Walker GMT. Still own it, never wear it and it was always out for service (and the factory service experience was LOUSY). After that I never gave MB another thought. That said, the watches coming out of Minerva are definitely worth a look. I’d say the NR is still a safe bet. It’s a fantastic design.
I’m leery from the experience and wary of sending my modern JLC’s into the Richemont system for service. Its gotta happen soon though. Perhaps things are better than 10 years ago. Then again, from what I read, factory service from Swatch Group ain’t all that great either. I’ll use a local AD which is what i should have done back then. Instead, I let the Chicago MB boutique manage it at first. Then I went to an AD, who read MB Service the riot act and got the work done right.
Lot of bang for your buck and a well-designed and interesting layout. Not a particular criticism of this watch -- there are many other sinners -- but too much writing on the dial. Do MB think you need reminding five times a day that you're wearing a chronograph, or tell your friends that you don't have to wind it every morning? I've got a similar problem with the small essay on the lower half of Submariner dials, "Inventit et Fecit" on FP Journe, and every chrono with "minutes" and "hours" below the subdials.... Rant over. Enjoy
