Montblanc Expands the 1858 Collection with New Khaki-Green Dials
Last week, I wrote about the large number of new, blue-dialed timepieces seen at SIHH 2019 from brands like Vacheron Constantin and Baume & Mercier. This week, I’m focusing on the latest watches to sport green dials that were announced during the annual Geneva showcase. While we didn’t see quite as many green dials as we have in previous years, SIHH still had a number of releases worth discussing, including the latest updates to the Montblanc 1858 Collection.
Montblanc 1858 Geosphere
The 1858 Collection was reintroduced at SIHH 2015 as a platform for vintage-focused design that leans on Montblanc’s shared history with the erstwhile Minerva manufacture. In 2018, Montblanc sought to build the collection out in earnest by adding a number of entirely new references, including the 1858 Automatic, the 1858 Chronograph, and the 1858 Geosphere. This year, Montblanc is outfitting those three models with bronze cases and khaki-green dials to add an ever greater dose of outdoor aestheticism. A Minerva chronograph from the 1930s that helped inspire the 1858 Collection.
Many of the key, identifying details remain consistent from last year’s releases. Each model features large Arabic numerals as well as cathedral shaped hour and minute hands that have been injected with Super-LumiNova. There’s a vintage Montblanc logo found at 12 o’clock (3 o’clock for the Geosphere) on each of the khaki-green dials and each watch comes on a khaki-green NA...
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