When Salon QP opens its doors this Thursday night, its visitors will be the first anywhere to see this latest addition to Montblanc?s reinvigorated Timewalker collection.

by James Buttery

The Timewalker Automatic Chronograph introduces a new warmth to the modern automotive design through its dark brown ceramic bezel with etched 12-hour scale and 18ct satin-finished red gold case.

Montblanc removes much of the detailing from the running seconds subdial (debadging for watches") so the eye is drawn to the much cleaner central vertical stack of 30-minute and 12-hour chronograph registers.
Like its Timewalker siblings, the 43mm Automatic Chronograph takes its inspiration from the Minerva automotive stopwatches of old. The central red chronograph seconds hand is even tipped with a familiar Minerva arrow (I prefer Devil?s tail) in a tip of the hat to the famed chronograph manufacture while the knurled crown and pusher housings are given a rich brown PVD treatment to reinforce the look.
The 28,800vph calibre MB 25.07 has a 46 hour power reserve and can be viewed through a smoked sapphire crystal caseback while the watch is mounted on a brown calf leather strap secured with a triple-folding 18ct gold folding clasp.
The Montblanc Timewalker Automatic Chronograph is one of the stars of Behind the Wheel at Salon QP (2-4 Nov), one of four special exhibitions staged at Saatchi Gallery and created by QP?s editorial team. Here we give you a taste of what to expect.

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