foversta[PuristSPro Moderator]
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Very interesting post Mike.
Jun 29, 2014,12:06 PM
You are touching here all the difficulties to design a successful case. A wrong detail and everything looks crap. The strong asset, in my point of view, of this case is its timeless elegance: it looks simple and pure but your post highlights the efforts to get such result.
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Montblanc Heritage Collection-- An insider's look at the casework
By: mkt33 : June 25th, 2014-20:41
For the new Heritage Collection, Montblanc designers were faced with a difficult challenge. How do you create a three dimensional sculptured case to satisfy the description: " Classic-Contemporary"? Afterall this descriptive term seems mutually exclusive ...
Thanks Mike for the very informative post!
By: jrwong23 (aka watchthebin) : June 27th, 2014-23:25
I hope our Montblanc PuristS here also like this post. The detailed explanation on the case construction and design is very interesting. I always appreciate brands who put in more efforts into their watch designs, especially into the finer details. I like...
Very interesting post Mike.
By: foversta : June 29th, 2014-12:06
You are touching here all the difficulties to design a successful case. A wrong detail and everything looks crap. The strong asset, in my point of view, of this case is its timeless elegance: it looks simple and pure but your post highlights the efforts t...
That is so true...
By: mkt33 : July 1st, 2014-16:56
Timeless elegance is so hard to achieve. It is so easy to screw it up. Thanks Fx for your comments Mike
That is the relationship we now have with Montblanc
By: mkt33 : July 1st, 2014-16:59
For PuristS to get some "behind the scenes" information. It is this type of communication and understanding of Montblanc watches which will "break" down the pre existing prejudices that some watch collectors have for the brand. Glad you like it...there is...