For 2014, German/Swiss watchmaker (honestly they ride both lines) Montblanc is equipped with a new CEO who happens to be Jerome Lambert. He arrives after spending a good long time up in the Swiss mountains with one of our favorite brands - Jaeger-LeCoultre. After captaining Jaeger-LeCoultre into the perpetual center of our horological attention he is engaged on a new and very different journey at Montblanc. Nevertheless, with new and interesting products like the Meisterstuck Heritage Perpetual Calendar watch in a brand new product family, we begin to see a lot of what Lambert is good at coming out at Montblanc very early into his tenure.
At first I didn't think this new Meisterstuck Heritage collection had anything to do with Mr. Lambert. The reason is that new products take a few years to materialize. So I expected to see Lambert-directed new products in 2-3 years from now. Regardless, Montblanc assured me that this is a brand new collection that Mr. Lambert is responsible for, and despite the complicated movement and beautiful presentation, this timepiece isn't even the star of the Meisterstuck Heritage collection - but that is also a story for another article. I don't want that to make this piece not sound important, because in many ways it is the most important new watch Montblanc has released. It is not only very beautiful, but a sign of exactly where the brand is headed over the next few years - a refined look that upgrades the overall feel of Montblanc with an emphasis on more accessible haute horology.
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