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Montblanc SIHH 2015: Villeret Tourbillon Cylindrique Geospheres Vasco Da Gama.
Jan 21, 2015,04:13 AM
The press file was posted here:
I thought it would be interesting to share some live pics and thoughts of this new beast.
Here you have a Tourbillon Cylindrical Hairsrping, with two Geospheres, one for each Hemisphere, Northen and Southern, with two 24 hours discs turning around these globes ( clcokwise for the Northern, anti clockwise for the Southern ) for the complication and Dream.
You have a superb finish of the sculptural tourbillon bridge, a cylindrical tourbillon hairsrping with double Phillips Termnial curves, for the Belle Horlogerie.
You also have a big case ( 47 mm ) and thick ( 15, 38 mm ), but strangely, in the real it looks less big and think than you could think while reading these numbers.
Here are the pictures:
Limited to 18 pièces, an interesting high horology offer, I think.
What is your opinion on that one?
Best,
Nicolas.
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A good opinion.
By: Mark in Paris : January 21st, 2015-06:10
Thanks a lot for sharing these live pictures Nicolas. I really like two things especially: the very nice symetry together with those 2 hemispheres and the travel spirit and style with the waves, the rose des vents etc ... Yes it is big but it is a very co...
Utterly stunning.
By: MichaelC : January 21st, 2015-12:46
This is my opinion. Montblanc is making some mighty big waves these past few years. Thanks for the live photos of this one!
Woah fantastic shot Fx!
By: jrwong23 (aka watchthebin) : January 22nd, 2015-20:02
You brought this watch to life! Almost like seeing it in the metal already :) Thank you my friend Cheers Robin
I really like this one...Streampunk
By: mkt33 : January 22nd, 2015-15:51
It has a retro-futuristic feel to it. So cool.... So many little details like the wave pattern "guilloche" on the tourbillon plate to stay with the nautical theme. Thank Nicholas Mike
I think MB is very aggressive this year, many good models.
By: Clueless_Collector : January 22nd, 2015-18:10
This one is very unique and others are very nice, best of all, competitively priced. I don't have much experience with MB except for my 2001 power reserve piece, where the winding spring broke 2x within 13 years, I didn't wear often. Service and repair ea...
This is a very worthy flagship piece for Montblanc in SIHH 2015
By: jrwong23 (aka watchthebin) : January 22nd, 2015-20:06
Seeing such novelties from Montblanc makes me proud to be a Montblanc Villeret owner. I must admit I was once very afraid... Afraid that Montblanc will only focus on the lower priced Heritage series (which are great pieces don't get me wrong) and neglect ...
When Florian showed me this piece, I was floored.
By: ThomasM : January 26th, 2015-17:56
It is breathtaking, and the cylindrical hairspring...whether it helps with iscochronism or not (there are contradicting study results, but in any case never detrimental) it is just so darned cool and beautiful it makes my geeky watch Purist knees go weak!...
My thoughts too
By: Tick Talk : January 28th, 2015-16:47
Although Minerva was known for their ability to manufacture hairsprings in-house, apparently this was the first time the Villeret atelier has manufactured a cylindrical hairspring. When I asked the watchmaker in attendance what advantages their timing tes...