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MONTBLANC

Innovationandfinecraftsmanshiphave

alwaysbeenatthecoreofMontblanc’svision

forexcellence.Originallyknownforitsluxury

writinginstruments,thebrandhassincegrown

toincorporatetimepiecesinitsportfolio,

launchingitsfirstwatchin1997.In2017,the

RichemontGroupestimatedthatwomenwould

constitutea sizeablequarteroftheluxury

watchmarketclientele.It’snowondertheheat

is onforhigh-endwatchbrandstostrikea

balancebetweencomplicatedmechanismsand

femininedesigns.

TheBohèmeline,Montblanc’sfirstwomen’s

watchcollectionlaunchedfiveyearsago,is a

greatembodimentofa piecedesignedforthe

seismicshifttowardsa female-centricmarket.

Sinceitsintroduction,thewatcheshave

beenextremelywell-receivedandthebrand

hascapitalisedontheirpopularitytorelease

variationsthatappealtoa widersetofwomen,

especiallythosewhoarenotseriouswatch

collectorsbutjustfansofbeautifuldesign.In

July, Montblanc unveiled several new additions

MEETING OF MINDS

MontblancCEONicolasBaretzkishareshow

theGermanluxurybrandis pushingtheboundaries

of watchmaking, especially in its female timepieces

BY AMELIA YEO

totheline,eachfeaturingthecollection’s

signaturepolishedcaseswithslightlycurved

andfacetedhorns,sculpturedonioncrowns,

andbezelssetwithsparklingdiamondsforthat

addedtouchofsophistication.

Particularlyoutstandingis theBohème

ManufacturePerpetualCalendarfittedwitha

newin-housemovement,thecalibreMB29.22.

It is alsoequippedwitha practicaldual-time

functionanda 24-hourindicator—functions

essentialtothejetset.Thewatchmakersat

Montblanchavealsoincorporateda safety

featureintothemovementtopreventusers

fromsettingthewatchfrom8pmto12pm—

adjustingthewatchduringthesehours

willcausedamagetothemovementasthe

correctorsarelocked.

BesidesthenewBohèmevariants,there

arealsotwonewadditionstotheStarLegacy

collection,a rangeofwatchesthatreflectsthe

richhorologicalhistoryofMinerva,a top-notch

manufacturethatMontblanchadacquired

and integrated into its operations in 2006.

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