MONTBLANC – STAR Twin Moonphase NEW
One moon – two hemispheres
The
Montblanc Star Collection blends the classical elegance
of fine Swiss watchmaking with the characteristic formal language of
Montblanc. The round cases, black Arabic numerals and sumptuous finishes
in the tradition of Haute Horlogerie, such as guilloché dials, endow
these watches with a timeless beauty. All of these characteristics are
expressed in the new
Montblanc Star Twin Moonphase.
Its automatic
Montblanc calibre
MB 29.13 was constructed for a new type
of complication that is used exclusively by
Montblanc and gives the
watch its name: a moon-phase display that shows the moon’s phases in
both the Northern and Southern hemispheres and the age of the moon in
days.
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The earth natural satellite
A moon-phase
display, which has traditionally numbered among the most popular
horological complications, always adds a very poetic aspect to a
wristwatch. For countless millennia, people in every culture have felt
emotionally connected to the night’s brightest celestial body. Most
people, however, are unaware that the moon’s phases appear differently
depending upon whether they’re observed from the Northern or the
Southern Hemisphere. The lunar phases follow one another in the same
sequence regardless of an observer’s location: full moon is full moon
and waxing moon is waxing moon, but the geometries of the waxing and
waning moon as seen from the Southern Hemisphere are mirror images of
their counterparts as viewed from the North. The waxing moon’s crescent
always appears to curve toward the right when seen by an observer in the
Northern Hemisphere, but curves toward the left when viewed from the
South. An analogous situation prevails for the waning moon’s crescent,
which curves toward the left for observers in the Northern Hemisphere
and toward the right for viewers below the Equator. Most timepieces with
moon-phase displays depict the lunar phases as they appear to observers
in the North because clocks, watches and the moon-phase display were
invented in the Northern Hemisphere and because the majority of people
live north of the Equator.
The Moon from the North and the South
The
situation is different on the face of the
Montblanc Star Twin
Moonphase, which also does justice to the perspective of people who
dwell in the Southern Hemisphere. A classical moon-phase display with
its characteristically shaped window (to emulate the geometry of the
waxing or waning moon as it appears to viewers in the Northern
Hemisphere) is combined here with a pointer for the moon’s age in days.
This slim hand is positioned diametrically opposite the conventional
moon-phase display in the lower half of the lunar subdial, where it
points to symbols that show the appearance which the moon’s phases
present to viewers in the Southern Hemisphere. All this takes place at
“6 o’clock” on a classical beautiful subdial which has been thoughtfully
conceived down to its very last detail. The moon’s age is shown in days
along the periphery of the subdial, the upper portion is reserved for a
familiar moon-phase display with a characteristically shaped window in
which golden-coloured Luna glides above a dark blue background and
gradually changes her appearance to keep pace with the phases of the
moon as seen by observers in the Northern Hemisphere. The surface below
it is tastefully adorned with a pattern shaped like
Montblanc’s emblem
and wreathed by moon-phase symbols as they appear in the sky above the
Southern Hemisphere.
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A High-Class Dial
The dial is adorned with a
fine guilloche décor – a classical element in the design vocabulary of
haute horlogerie that is used on the dials of the
Montblanc Star watches
and concentrically develops the contours of the
Montblanc emblem on the
moon-phase subdial of the
Twin Moonphase. This continues to the clearly
structured scale for the minutes and seconds along the outermost
periphery of the dial. The scale has an aperture between “one o’clock”
and “two o’clock” for the asymmetrically arranged pointer date, as well
as a cartouche at “10 o’clock” with the
MONTBLANC script logo and the
word “automatic”, which alludes to the self-winding mechanical movement.
The unconventional arrangement of the date display, the red accents in
the minute and calendar scales, and the crescent-shaped tip of the date
pointer give this wristwatch a very distinctive look. Black Arabic
numerals, which are a typical feature of the
Montblanc Star Collection,
clearly contrast with the silvery grey background. This setting strongly
contrasts with blued steel hands to assure excellent legibility:
leaf-shaped hour- and minute-hand, a baton-shaped second-hand with the
revised
Montblanc emblem as a counterweight, a slim and straight pointer
for the moon’s phases and age, and a very slender date-hand with a
bright red crescent at its tip.
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Cases with the Sheen of Stainless Steel
This
classical face is placed in a special polished stainless steel case,
which has contemporary proportions with a diameter of 42 mm and an
overall height of 12.7 mm. A domed and antireflective sapphire crystal
protects the dial. A pane of sapphire crystal is inserted into the
screwed back to provide a clear view of highquality mechanical Calibre
MB 29.13. This self-winding movement is equipped with a special
complication, solely used by
Montblanc in this configuration, to
indicate the twin moon phase. The movement with asymmetrical pointer
date has all the fine attributes of the art of Swiss watchmaking. It
ticks at a pace of 28,800 semi-oscillations per hour (4 Hz) and, if the
watch is left unworn for a longer interval, the calibre can be manually
wound by turning the fluted, readily graspable, stainless steel crown
with inset
Montblanc emblem. The date and moon-phase displays can be
adjusted in single-day increments via two buttons inset into the flank
of the case. This timepiece is worn in the classical manner on a strap,
which is crafted from alligator leather with large reptilian scales. The
wristband is secured by an exclusive triply folding stainless steel
clasp which enables the owner to quickly and easily slip the watch on
and off. The
Montblanc Star Twin Moonphase will be available in
Montblanc boutiques and at selected watch and jewellery stores starting
in the autumn of
2014.
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TECHINCAL SPECIFICATIONS
Montblanc Star Twin Moonphase
(Ident. 110642)
Movement
Movement type Mechanical movement
Calibre MB 29.13 with automatic winding;
Hours, minutes and seconds from the dial’s centre; moon’s phase; pointer date
Number of rubies 27
Power reserve Ca. 42 hours
Balance Smooth hoop
Frequency 28,800 A/h (4 Hz)
Hairspring Flat
Displays
Hours, minutes and seconds from the dial’s centre;
Moon’s phases
depicted as they appear in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres;
pointer date at “2 o’clock”
Features
Case
Stainless steel case with a scratch-resistant domed sapphire crystal
that is antireflective;
Back with transparent pane of sapphire crystal
Dimensions Diameter = 42 mm, height = 12.17 mm
Watertightness To 3 bar (30 m)
Dial Silver-coloured dial with finely embossed
Montblanc emblem; blued hands; black Arabic numerals.
Crown Fluted stainless steel crown with
Montblanc emblem
Wristband
Black alligator-leather strap with large scales and triply folding stainless steel clasp
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