MONTBLANC – Heritage Chronométrie Exo Tourbillon Slim Openworked Automatic White Gold
Contemporary Aesthetics And Pure Lines:
The Montblanc Heritage Chronométrie Collection
These new timepieces feature new refined 40-mm thin cases with new dial aesthetics, bringing technicity and contemporary elegance. For the new models, the polished cases have been completely reworked with slimmer horns to emphasise the patented Exo Tourbillon mechanism and the Perpetual calendar complication.
Furthermore, the distinctive dials have also been redesigned with contemporary aesthetics and pure lines. They come in either 3-Dimensional construction, sapphire crystal or in a skeletonized version that depicts a dazzle-camouflage pattern.
To complete the overall look, these timepieces are fitted with brand-new dark-blue-coloured straps coming from the Montblanc Pelletteria in Florence. For utmost performance and precision, these three new models are certified by the Montblanc Laboratory Test 500.
The Montblanc Heritage Chronométrie
Exo Tourbillon Slim Openworked
Dazzle-camouflage is a popular motif used today in fashion, although it was originally a design technique used in World War I to camouflage the sides of ships. The bright, cubist-style patterns were designed to confuse the enemy and make it difficult to estimate a ship’s range, speed and direction. The geometric shapes use contrasting colours that interrupt and intersect each other and bring a unique 3-Dimensional aesthetic.
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The components of the movement mirror this dazzle-camouflage design aesthetic through their skeletonization and different finishings. A closer look reveals wheels which have been rhodium coated and satinated, a barrel that has been skeletonized to reveal the spring, a rhodium-coated micro-rotor with a new finishing and a main plate featuring a black rhodium coating with micro-blasted and sandblasted finishings adorned with blued screws.
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The new Exo Tourbillon bridge with its semi-hexagonal shape and balance wheel has been coated with rhodium, completing the look with 18 screws, two of which are in gold for regulation purposes. To complete the aesthetic, the bridge has been both polished and mirror polished.
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To reveal the beauty of the movement, the sophisticated and technical dial has also been skeletonised according to the design of the movement. It is made of two parts with a dark blue ring surrounding the Exo Tourbillon which indicates the seconds. The rest of the dial features the dazzle-camouflage decoration that gives this timepiece its unique look.
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The Montblanc Heritage Chronométrie Exo Tourbillon Slim Openworked comes with blued sword-shaped hands and the new blue-colour alligator strap, providing utmost elegance.
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TECHINCAL SPECIFICATIONS
Collection: Heritage Chronométrie
Model: Exo Tourbillon Slim Openworked
Ident. 118512
Movement
Montblanc Manufacture Calibre MB 29.24
Type of movement: Mechanical movement with automatic winding, 1-minute patented Exo Tourbillon with quick stop-second mechanism, Micro rotor
Dimensions: Diameter = 30.6 mm; height = 4.5 mm 20227
Nb of components: 202
Number of Jewels: 27
Power Reserve: Approx. 48 hours
Balance: Flat hoop with 18 screws
Frequency: 21,600 A/h (3 Hz)
Hairspring: Flat
Plate: Squelleted black rhodium-plated with micro-blasted, sand-blasted and satinated finishings, blue screws
Bridges: Squelleted black rhodium-plated with micro-blasted and sand-blasted
Displays: Hours, minutes, patented Exo Tourbillon at 6 o’clock (one revolution per minute to indicate the seconds) with a semi-hexagonal black rhodium-plated tourbillon bridge with flat polished finishing & blue crews
Habillage
Case
18 K white gold, polished
Crystal: Scratch-resistant, domed sapphire crystal with antireflective coating
Back: Stainless steel with inset pane of sapphire crystalDimensions:
Diameter = 40 mm; Height = 8.90 mm
Water-resistance: 30 bar (30 m)
Crown: 18 K white gold with Montblanc emblem in relief
Dial
Openworked squelleted with satinated black rhodium-coating,
blue sword hour and minute hands, blue minuterie flange and second counter
Wristband
Blue alligator-skin coming from the Montblanc Pelletteria in Florence,
Italy with 18 K white gold pin buckle
Certified by the Montblanc Laboratory Test 500H
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Press release - 2018
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