The Goodwood Festival of Speed, one of the most important events on the social calendar of Britain’s auto racing enthusiasts, wrapped up this past weekend, with the winner of the championship race taking home a special ticking trophy: this week’s Watch to Watch, the limited-edition Montblanc TimeWalker Manufacture Chronograph with “Cappuccino” dial.
The Montblanc TimeWalker Manufacture Chronograph is distinguished by its faux-patina beige dial with brown subdials.
Montblanc, now in its second year as Official Timekeeping Partner of the Goodwood Festival of Speed, recently revamped its TimeWalker collection to channel the look of a vintage stopwatch made by Minerva Manufacture in 1916 called the Rally Timer. Used to time motor races, the Rally Timer was notable for its 1/100-second precision and its clean design. (Minerva is today part of Montblanc, which released a modern version of the Rally Timer in 2017.) The historical stopwatch’s influence is evident in the dial, which, in this limited edition of 1,500 pieces, features a vintage-inspired twist on the three-register “panda” dial ? brown subdials on a beige main dial, bordered by a brown minutes scale on the flange. The color scheme ? which is meant to imitate the look of so-called “tropical” dials of vintage watches, i.e., watches whose white dials have faded to a light brown color due to many years of sun exposure ? gives the watch its “Cappuccino” nickn...