Montblanc Bohème Collection

An elegant and self-confident expression for the contemporary Bohème lady: the new ladies watch collection by Montblanc


In presenting the new Montblanc Bohème collection, Montblanc gives a new expression to its passion for fine watchmaking. Designed for women, the Bohème line combines distinctive style, elegant design and respect for the watchmaking tradition.

 

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All the traditional codes of fine watchmaking with a clear feminine expression have transpired into this collection created for contemporary and sophisticated women with authentic and strong personality. It is rare for a watch to express the grand complications of fine watchmaking in such a feminine way: beyond its aesthetic beauty, the Montblanc Bohème collection, with its self-winding calibre, date or perpetual calendar, welcomes women to fine watchmaking who want to express their femininity in the true Bohème spirit.

The new Montblanc Bohème Ladies timepieces attain their unique character through a refined attention to detail that enriches the codes of fine watchmaking with superb elegance and femininity.
The floral Arabic numerals with their sensuous curves are discreetly raised by a minute scale displaying the beautiful character of a “filet sauté”. The finely guilloché 60 or 90-facet or diamond paved dial serves as a backdrop to the race of the hours and the minutes. The leaf-shaped hands assert their blued or their red gold profusion with strength and refinement.

With the simple elegance of its case with a diameter of 30 or 36 mm, and its delicately curved, bevelled horns, in red gold or stainless steel, the Montblanc Bohème collection bears the hallmark of authenticity.
This classic elegance can be enhanced individually by choosing diamonds for the bezel or the mother-of-pearl dial and by selecting a leather or stainless steel wristband. In addition, the contemporary Bohème lady can express her passion for fine watchmaking by wearing a grand complication timepiece.
The new Montblanc Bohème collection embodies ultra-femininity, independence and sophistication.

Montblanc Bohème Perpetual Calendar Jewellery 

While this model epitomises the contemporary Bohème spirit, a combination of sophistication, individuality and audaciousness, its movement, the Perpetual Calendar, raises it to a whole new dimension. This grand complication with its timeless charm is manufactured with the utmost mechanical expertise and combines the highest expression of the expertise and experience of the watchmakers with elegant femininity.

 

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The indications of the Montblanc Bohème Perpetual Calendar Jewellery timepiece are harmoniously spread out on the highly sophisticated silver guilloché 60-facets dials: month and leap year cycle at 12 o’clock, date at 3 o’clock, moon phases at 6 o’clock and day of the week at 9 o’clock. While this feature ensures it can be read with ease, the extremely complex movement means it will require no manual adjustment until the year 2100. However, should correction be necessary in the event that the timepiece has not been worn for a long time, tiny correctors hidden inside the watch allow for fast and easy adjustment.

To house the self-winding calibre MB 29.15, which can be admired through its sapphire crystal glass, the dimensions of the red gold case have been designed to 36 mm. As an utterly guarantee of the outstanding quality, each Montblanc Bohème Perpetual Calendar Jewellery timepiece undergoes 500 hours of rigorous tests at the Montblanc Manufacture in Le Locle before leaving the workshops to

mark time on the beautiful wrist of a contemporary Bohème lady.  A woman who, apart from the performance of this extraordinary timepiece, will succumb to the charm of the bezel set with 60 sparkling diamonds and of the winding crown adorned with a uniquely shaped patented Montblanc Diamond in the form of the Montblanc emblem.

The Montblanc Bohème Perpetual Calendar Jewellery: a timepiece where fine watchmaking and fine jewellery are perfectly united to create a new era of feminine watchmaking.

Montblanc Bohème Date Automatic

When the Montblanc master watchmakers and artisans started their mission to design a timepiece that would attract women to the beauty of fine watchmaking in an unprecedented way, they chose to start from scratch.

 

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 They began by designing a classically shaped case, however, one to which each detail, each line, each curve adds a touch of refinement. The case is made of red gold, stainless steel or a combination of both, with a diameter of 30 mm perfectly adapted to delicate wrists. The feminine case is water tight to 30 metres and is set off by bevelled, delicately curved horns, ensuring maximum comfort.

Montblanc created a dial displaying the sophisticated codes of fine watchmaking expressed in a distinctive feminine style: a 90-facet sunburst guilloché in the centre, surrounded by elegant floral Arabic numerals with “filet sauté” minute scale, the blued or red gold-plated leaf-shaped hour-and minute-hand and the central second hand extended with the Montblanc emblem. To add a date window at 6 o’clock the watchmakers developed an elliptical opening which is perfectly integrated into the dial’s curvature. The shape of the window underlines the signature style of this Montblanc Bohème timepiece, marked by beauty and sophistication.

The hour, minute, central second and date functions are assured by a self-winding mechanical movement calibre MB 24.14, with a frequency of 28,800 semi-oscillations per hour and a power reserve of 38 hours. The Montblanc Bohème Date Automatic is available with a red gold or stainless steel case enhanced by a bezel fully set with 62 sparkling Top Wesselton diamonds.

It is also offered in a pure stainless steel or in a combination of stainless steel/red gold version with a dial adorned by 8 diamonds. According to personal taste and preference, the contemporary Bohème lady can choose between a small scale alligator wristband in black, white, grey or warm aubergine or a pure stainless steel bracelet or elegant stainless steel / red gold wristband. The Montblanc Bohème Date Automatic will feature for the first time for the Maison, a shiny two color leather wristband in yellow and orange, or light and dark blue to convey a very sophisticated yet contemporary look.

 

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Today’s women embody a combination of strength of character, independence and sophistication in their private and professional life. This newly created Montblanc ladies timepiece cultivates the best of fine watchmaking tradition and visual elegance with audaciousness  and creativity. With its timeless design, refined feminine elegance and high watchmaking qualities, the Montblanc Bohème Date Automatic opens a new chapter in the history of Montblanc ladies’ timepieces.

Montblanc Bohème Date Automatic Jewellery

The Montblanc master watchmakers and artisans have created a jewellery timepiece that in a very special way highlights the adorable facets of beauty, elegance and personality of the contemporary Bohème lady.

 
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The Montblanc Bohème Date Automatic jewellery timepiece created in the Montblanc manufactures in Switzerland captures attention with the alluring sparkle of 178 Top Wesselton (~0.3519 carat) diamonds that strikingly enhance the white mother-of-pearl dial of this feminine timepiece. The minute scale with its “filet sauté” design embraces the beauty of the diamond set bezel. Black floral Arabic numerals, red gold-plated leaf-shaped hour- and minute hands, and a central second hand that carries the Montblanc emblem, further reinforce the spirit of inherent elegance and equilibrium emanating from this ladies’ timepiece.

The Montblanc Bohème Date Automatic Jewellery, in a 30mm case in red gold, is surrounded by an exquisite bezel set with additional 62 Top Wesselton diamonds totalling in sparkling ~0.4588 carat.

True to the spirit of the new Montblanc Bohème Collection, the Bohème Date Automatic Jewellery timepiece embodies all the distinctive features of this line, combining feminine elegance and beauty, respect for the utmost perfection of fine watchmaking traditions and the highest aesthetic refinement.

This model reflects the Montblanc Bohème spirit in seducing ravishing beauty.

 

Montblanc Writers Edition 2014: Daniel Defoe

With its new Writers Edition Montblanc pays tribute to one of the most important personalities in the history of literature: Daniel Defoe.


Daniel Defoe, who was born in London around 1660, began his training as a minister before deciding to become a merchant. Throughout his life he criticised the social and political evils of England and published numerous pamphlets which railed against the privileges enjoyed by the king and the church. In 1719, Defoe penned his first book, perhaps the most famous adventure story of all time, Robinson Crusoe, a literary epic that has captivated generations of readers throughout the world and that has seen Daniel Defoe described as the founder of the modern English novel.

 
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 An article about the lonely island life of the sailor Alexander Selkirk may have inspired Daniel Defoe to write the story of Robinson Crusoe, the son of a merchant from York who sailed the seas of the world many times before he saved himself from a shipwreck off an uninhabited Caribbean island. His adventures ranged from a sheer battle for survival to saving Man Friday held prisoner by a tribe of cannibals. Robinson Crusoe was accompanied throughout by his loyal parrot “Poll”, who is found as a fine engraving on the ruthenium-plated 750 gold nib.

 

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Referencing Crusoe‘s unsuccessful attempts to escape the island on a raft, the shape of the Limited Edition Daniel Defoe is modelled on his paddle. Inspired by the colour and structure of wood, the precious resin of the cap and barrel symbolises Robinson Crusoe‘s island life reduced to the simplest of things. The signature of his inventor, Daniel Defoe, is immortalised as a fine engraving on the cap. Delicate designs of typical 18th century ornaments, that decorated book covers at the time, adorn the cap ring and cone. The elaborately decorated clip in the shape of a feather is reminiscent of Crusoe’s plumed friend and the filigree engravings on the rings recall the stitching of Robinson’s clothing which he had to make himself after being shipwrecked.

 

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The Writers Edition Daniel Defoe is only available in a strictly limited edition worldwide – this is guaranteed by Montblanc, as it is for all of its Limited Editions. The issue number engraved on the cap is proof of the uniqueness of every piece. The fountain pen version of this edition will be limited to 10,000 pieces, and the ballpoint pen to 13,000. The rollerball is limited to 8,000 pieces and the set with fountain pen, ballpoint pen/ rollerball and mechanical pencil is limited to 1,800 pieces.