Mountain Guide: Reviewing the Montblanc 1858 Geosphere
In January 2018, Montblanc set out to conquer new peaks: the revamped 1858 collection not only celebrates the spirit of mountain exploration, but also the 160th anniversary of Minerva. We take a closer look at one of the collection?s highlights, the 1858 Geosphere with a new world-time
complication.
Montblanc 1858 Geosphere
Montblanc?s Most Essential Watch Collection
The 1906-founded company started to use the name ?Montblanc? in 1910 and logo of the white stylized six-pointed snowcap with rounded edges from 1913 on. Both the logo and the company?s name represent the Mont Blanc (meaning “White Mountain”), the highest mountain in the Alps. It rises 15,777 feet above sea level and is ranked 11th in the world in topographic prominence. The first recorded ascent of Mont Blanc was completed on August 8, 1786, by Savoyard mountain guide Jacques Balmat (1762 -1834) and doctor and alpinist Michel Gabriel Paccard (1757 -1827). The expedition was later described by English Himalayan mountaineer Eric Earle Shipton (1907 – 1977) as ?an astounding achievement of courage and determination, one of the greatest in the annals of mountaineering? and is often regarded as the start of modern mountaineering. In other words, Davide Cerrato, Managing Director of Montblanc?s Watch Division, and his team couldn?t have picked a more fitting theme for the revamped 1858 collection than mountaineering.
WatchTime had the opportunity to test the Automatic Chronograph (Ref. 117835) for...
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