SIHH is just around the corner and we’ve had a flurry of releases over the past few weeks. Today, we have four new watches to discuss from Montblanc.
Montblanc ? more specifically, its Minerva manufacture ? has a lengthy history developing some of the most attractive and mechanically-potent chronographs on the planet. All the way back in 1911, Minerva had developed stopwatches that could measure 1/5th of a second. In 1916, only five years later, the Minerva Manufacture was one of the first to develop a high-frequency movement that could measure 1/100th of a second, a development that was later improved upon in the mid-1930s.
The latest introduction to Montblanc’s storied chronograph history is the “Panda”-dial version of the TimeWalker Chronograph ? a welcome addition to the brand’s stable of vintage-inspired looks. The Montblanc TimeWalker Chronograph.
Inside the 43-mm timepiece, the Montblanc Manufacture chronograph Caliber MB 25.10 offers interesting new developments, such as a monobloc oscillating weight made of black rhodium-plated tungsten and designed in the shape of a steering wheel. It also includes more classical features such as côtes de Genève finishing, circular graining, and blued screws. The movement is equipped with a traditional column wheel, horizontal coupling, and a stop-seconds mechanism.

The watch comes with either a stainless steel bracelet or a brown Sfumato-aged calf leather strap with perforated holes. The strap i...