MONTBLANC – Star Legacy Orbis Terrarum Worldtimer

 

MONTBLANC – Star Legacy Orbis Terrarum Worldtimer Automatic 2022

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Montblanc Introduces New Star Legacy

Orbis Terrarum timepieces innovative Worldtime for the elegant traveller

Explore the world with a Manufacture world timer like The Orbis Terrarum, a magical blend of style and functionality. It shows the current time in all 24 time zones at a glance, while its design takes inspiration from the Minerva pocket watches of the 19th and 20th centuries. The world map on the dial is coated in rose gold, and the in-house MB 29.20 is housed in a 43mm stainless steel case.  

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The model itself was incepted back in 2014 and has seen three previous configurations – a blue dial in steel, a brown dial in rose gold and a green dial United Arab Emirates limited edition. Recently, Montblanc released their newest addition to the Star Legacy Orbis Terrarum line in a handsome gray and gold dial combination.

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The Montblanc Star Legacy product line takes its inspiration from Minerva’s heritage and the company’s pocket watches that were made during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Orbis Terrarum comes from Latin, meaning “globe”, “earth”, and “world”, providing the inspiration for the Montblanc Star Legacy Orbis Terrarum. The timepiece is powered by an automatic movement equipped with a Manufacture complication. 

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The idea is to propose a worldtime function, simple to set, read and easy-to-use in an intuitive way, combined with an elegant aesthetic. Once set, it indicates all 24 time zones at a glance and shows whether the cities are in the daytime or night-time. While travelling, the timepiece is easy to set thanks to a single pusher. The dial is composed of an upper sapphire crystal rotating disc with applied 3-dimensional rose gold-coated Northern Hemisphere map and meridians surrounded by a ring depicting the 24 cities of the 24 time zones.

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Each of the Star Legacy Orbis Terrarum watches, including the latest version, is housed in a modern 43mm case with an exhibition caseback highlighting the brand’s caliber MB 29.20 automatic movement. The MB 29.20 offers hours, minutes, a world time indication and a day and night display.

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The most exciting aspect of the new Star Legacy Orbis Terrarum is the unique color scheme. Here, the dial consists of two layers. The bottom or base layer lays the foundation with a rotating, split color disc in light and dark gray, featuring a guilloche pattern and indicating day or night hours. Atop that is the upper disc, which is constructed from transparent sapphire crystal with applied outlines of the continents from the vantage point of the North Pole. The rendering of the continents and meridians appears in rose gold, which really pops on the gray backdrop.

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While the new Star Legacy Orbis Terrarum offers a luxurious dress watch feel and impressive functionality, it will only set you back $7,000. The model is available today on Montblanc’s website and in all Montblanc boutiques worldwide.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 

Model:   Montblanc Star Legacy Orbis Terrarum Automatic

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Ref.  Ident No. MB128675

Movement
Calibre MB 29.20 with Manufacture complication
Type of movement Mechanical movement with automatic winding mechanism
Number of rubies: 26
Power reserve Approx. 42 hours
Balance: Flat hoop
Frequency: 28,800 A/h (4 Hz)
Hairspring: Flat
Displays: Hours and minutes from the center.
Worldtime indication with 24 hour time zones and integrated day & night display.
Case
Stainless steel case, worldtime pusher at 8 o’clock
Dimensions
Diameter = 43 mm; height = 13.84 mm  
Crystal:  Scratch-resistant, domed sapphire crystal with antireflective. coating.
BackBack: Stainless steel back with inset pane of sapphire crystal
Watertightness: 5 bar
Crown Stainless steel with inlaid Montblanc emblem
Dial
Black and grey dial with rose gold-coated continents
Sapphire crystal dial showing the Northern Hemisphere and 24 cities of the 24 hour time zones, 24 hour-disc with day/night display and climate zone that turns under the sapphire crystal dial, rhodium-plated dauphine hands
Wristband
Grey Sfumato alligator-skin strap with stainless steel triple folding clasp   

🔴Price USD 7’000 / EUR 6’900

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MONTBLANC – 1858 GEOSPHERE 0 Oxygen Bronze Edition 1786

 

MONTBLANC – 1858 GEOSPHERE 0 Oxygen Bronze Limited Edition 1786 - 2022

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Montblanc Markmaker Reinhold Messner is among the world’s most acclaimed mountaineers.  

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He was the first man to climb all 14 of the world’s peaks and was the first climber to undertake a solo ascent of Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen. 

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Now in his late seventies, he has passed his passion and baton on to his son Simon.

Passing the Passion and the Ice Peak

Simon Messner was born on 8th November 1990 and is the son of Reinhold Messner. Along with his three sisters, he has been mountaineering since a very young age. 

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Simone Messner © Montblanc

Like his father, he shares a passion to preserve the tradition of climbing, taking all necessary measures to protect the mountain environment by using as little equipment as possible and having never used supplemental oxygen on his ventures.

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Simone Messner © Montblanc

Many different goals can be set while mountaineering, but for Simon, the most important thing is the experience gained.  

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The idea of racing to reach all of the world’s summits is not what drives him the most, it is more about being as close as possible to the mountain in the purest sense.

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Simone Messner © Montblanc

To underline his respect for mountaineering and the environment, he will ascend the Mont Blanc in August 2022, going back to where it all started for Montblanc, with the Montblanc 1858 Geosphere 0 Oxygen LE1786 strapped to his wrist.

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He will set off from France’s L’Aiguille du Midi and climb via Mont Blanc du Tacul and Mont Maudit, to reach the Mont Blanc – a route that is mapped out on the case back of this limited-edition timepiece using Montblanc’s three-dimensional laser engraving technique that is so realistic, it resembles a photograph of the Mont Blanc at sunset. 

 

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In-Boutique VR Experience

In addition to ascending the Mont Blanc, Simon will be documenting his adventure and filming the final stretch to the summit.  

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Simone Messner © Montblanc 

Montblanc customers will be able to join him in the brand’s boutiques and witness this incredible feat with virtual reality glasses, giving them the incredible feeling of being on the mountain with him.

Zero Oxygen

Simon will be testing the Montblanc 1858 Geosphere 0 Oxygen LE1786 and its zero-oxygen construction all the way up to the 4,810-metre summit.  

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Simone Messner © Montblanc 

This is only the second model to be devoid of oxygen, after the Montblanc 1858 Geosphere Chronograph 0 Oxygen LE290. 

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The exclusion of oxygen has several benefits for explorers who need their equipment to work in the harshest environments. Zero oxygen inside the movement not only eliminates fogging, which can occur with drastic temperature changes at altitude, but also prevents oxidization.

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Without oxygen, all the components last far longer and will provide greater precision over time.

Blue Glacier Pattern Dial

The Montblanc 1858 Geosphere 0 Oxygen LE1786 is adorned with the manufacturer’s new blue glacier pattern dial. The Maison’s designers found inspiration in the glacial lakes of the Mont Blanc Massif during a trip to the Alps.  

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Ascending via the Chamonix Valley to the Mer de Glace (Sea of Ice), they were captivated by the texture of the glacial ice with its interlocking network of crystals that have been frozen in time for millennia.

Research and Development on the Mer de Glace

Full of ideas, they returned to the Manufacturer to try and figure out a way of translating what they had seen onto the face of a watch.  

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Simone Messner © Montblanc

This was no easy feat as not only had it never been done before by Montblanc, but a watch dial measures a mere 0.5 mm in height, making it very difficult to create the illusion of looking into the depth of a glacier.

The Iced Sea Frozen Dial

After several trials, the Maison found a technical solution to create an impression of genuine depth and luminosity. The dial makers employed an almost-forgotten ancestral technique called gratté boisé as the base.  

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The result captures Montblanc’s spirit of exploration, both in terms of the adventures the watches are made for, but also the way in which they are designed and created.

All the Details

The timepiece comes in a 42mm bronze case with a bi-directional knurled ceramic bezel with cardinal points.

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Like with all Montblanc 1858 Geosphere models, both the Northern and Southern hemispheres are represented with two three-dimensional globes that turn anti-clockwise and include a day & night indication so that the wearer can see what time it is across the Earth with a simple glance.

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Simone Messner © Montblanc

 

There is also a date at three o’clock and a dual time indication at nine o’clock. 

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The dial is enhanced with luminescent highlights on the hour, minute, and dual time hands, as well as on the indexes and cardinal points, for reading in low light. 

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The timepiece is powered by Montblanc’s MB 29.25 automatic movement and comes fitted with a blue Sfumato calf leather strap with beige stitching.

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Simone Messner © Montblanc

The collection is limited to 1786 pieces, which marks the date of the first ascent of the Mont Blanc by Jacques Balmat on August 8th, 1786, a number that brings the adventure full circle in a genuine celebration of the mountain that started it all!

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Model:  Montblanc 1858 GEOSPHERE 0 Oxygen Bronze Blue Dial Special Edition (1786) 

Ref.  Ident No. MB129415

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Movement
Montblanc Manufacture Calibre MB 29.25 (with world time complications)
Movement type: self-winding mechanical movement with universal time display
Number of rubies: 26
Power reserve: about 42 hours
Balance wheel: flat ring
Frequency: 28,800 times/hour (4 Hz)
Hairspring: flat

Display: central hour hand, minute hand, hour and minute, date display at "three o'clock" position, second time zone display at "nine o'clock" position, northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere display at "twelve o'clock" and "six o'clock" position, Equipped with 24-hour time scale and day and night display

Case
Special alloy of bronze, satin-finished, with thin curved lugs, two-way rotating blue DLC-coated bronze bezel, engraved with the basic orientation logo on the surface Coated with Super-LumiNova® white coating, grooved on the side
Crystal:  Convex sapphire crystal glass table mirror, anti-scratch, anti-reflective coating
Back: Special alloy of bronze case back, engraved with the pink Mont Blanc landscape and wind rose compass decoration under the setting sun
Dimensions Diameter : 42 mm in diameter; 12.8 mm in thickness
Water resistance:  about 100 meters (10 bar)
Crown: Special alloy of bronze fluted crown with Montblanc emblem in relief
Dial
Blue lacquered dial with sun decoration, rhodium-plated white luminous Arabic numeral hour markers, rhodium-plated white luminous cathedral-style hour and minute hands, white luminous second time zone hands, rhodium-plated white luminous southern and northern hemispheres, "three o'clock" position Decorated with the classic Montblanc brand logo style
Wristband
Blue calfskin strap decorated with the same color stitching, with stainless steel folding clasp

Limited edition: ❱❱❱ 1786 piece

 🔴Price USD 8’100 / EUR 8’000

Certified by the Montblanc Laboratory Test 500

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