MONTBLANC

STAR LEGACY NICOLAS RIEUSSEC CHRONOGRAPH

The Montblanc Star Legacy collection takes its inspiration from Montblanc’s Minerva manufacture’s heritage and the company’s pocket watches from the late 19th and early 20th century. These timepieces featured a patented crown system, leading the company to an early and immediate global success. In the spirit of formal elegance, the Star Legacy collection showcases classic design codes such as round, pebble-shaped cases; horns with steps on the side; onion-shaped crowns with the recognisable Montblanc emblem; and eye-catching dials featuring the iconic exploding star guilloché.

Following last year’s launch of the Star Legacy Nicolas Rieussec Chronograph in stainless steel with a silverywhite dial, Montblanc presents two new versions ‒ one is a combination of a red gold and anthracite aesthetic, while the other comes in stainless steel with an anthracite dial, both equipped with matching anthracite Sfumato alligator straps made in Florence, Italy, at the Montblanc Pelletteria. These timepieces pay tribute to the French watchmaker Nicolas Rieussec who invented the first inking chronograph that was patented in 1821.

The new Nicolas Rieussec Chronograph incorporates the very recognisable two rotating, horizontally-aligned discs on the watch’s dial ‒ one for the chronograph’s 60-second counter and the other for the 30-minute counter ‒ which turn below a fixed double index, like on the original device. Both the counters and the off-centred hours and minutes ring are domed to give an eye-catching three-dimensional effect. A ring with the Nicolas Rieussec inscription has also been applied on the outer part of the dial, further paying tribute to the chronograph’s famous inventor.

The timepieces are powered by the iconic MB R200 monopusher chronograph in-house movement with automatic winding and column-wheel mechanism, with two barrels which store enough energy for 72 hours of operation.