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Wow, great post, thank !
May 19, 2014,07:54 AM
I must admit I had forgotten the very first version of the Star... Shame on me !
A collector's piece, now, even if I would have preferred a thinner case.
It's quite hard to find some of them on the second hand market, no ?
Cheers,
Olivier
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Montblanc Star Collection - DNA and history
By: jrwong23 (aka watchthebin) : May 19th, 2014-07:33
As Mike had announced, with the support of Montblanc HQ, we will be posting a series of topics over the next few months, with each month dedicated to a specific watch series in Montblanc's collection. For the first month, we are starting with the Star col...
Wow, great post, thank !
By: O. Müller : May 19th, 2014-07:54
I must admit I had forgotten the very first version of the Star... Shame on me ! A collector's piece, now, even if I would have preferred a thinner case. It's quite hard to find some of them on the second hand market, no ? Cheers, Olivier
Yes it's very interesting to see all these pioneers of Montblanc watches!
By: jrwong23 (aka watchthebin) : May 19th, 2014-22:59
They are very rare on the preowned market you are right Olivier. Now I am interested to hunt for the first generations Montblanc watches too! :) Even thought Montblanc's watch history is short, it is still very interesting to see these early Star timepiec...
Great historical lesson on the Montblanc Star collection
By: mkt33 : May 19th, 2014-15:15
Thanks for putting this together and I know this will become the reference post for all enthusiasts looking for background/historical information on the Star Collection. There are so many other interesting "vintage" Star Collection watches. I wouldn't cal...
I didn't know these "vintage" MB Star watches existed!
By: jrwong23 (aka watchthebin) : May 19th, 2014-23:43
The skeleton Star watch you posted is really nice! Thanks for sharing Mike. I suspect some pen collectors bought these watches and are keeping them with the pens As Olivier said, it will be interesting to see them on the preowned markets. They may become ...
Thanks Nicolas for your kind words!
By: jrwong23 (aka watchthebin) : May 19th, 2014-23:49
Glad you enjoyed the post. Related to your other post on Montblanc's design DNA but specific to the Star collection. Cheers robin
Thank you for the history of MB, Robin!
By: blomman Mr Blue : May 20th, 2014-00:31
I must confess I owned MB pens for over 15 years but I know basically nothing about their watches.... Time for me to read up! :) Great post, my friend. Best Blomman
Time flies Alex!
By: jrwong23 (aka watchthebin) : May 20th, 2014-06:05
I was also surprised... 1997 seems like yesterday but it's actually a long time ago now! Montblanc has come a long way indeed. Thanks Alex for reading this post cheers robin
Glad you like the read Michael
By: jrwong23 (aka watchthebin) : May 21st, 2014-07:55
Yes, that was the heritage that Montblanc had to start with, their fountain pens. They have grown and evolved a lot now though with other collections with their own design DNAs. But I agree it is quite fascinating for me to learn about the history of how ...
Yes, that case band is a big part of Montblanc's DNA...
By: patrick_y : May 21st, 2014-10:45
In fact, it's incorporated into their leather accessories too, whenever they can. I remember the watch by Kurt Schaff fondly. It's a nice watch. As nice as any other skeleton out there. Perhaps one of the best and underappreciated watches out there...
You are right Patrick!
By: jrwong23 (aka watchthebin) : May 21st, 2014-18:56
The leather goods share the same DNA too from the 3 rings of the Meisterstuck pen. Maybe MB may do some Homage models few years done the road, as some of their pioneer watches are really nice (but perhaps can be refreshed). Cheers robin
Great post Robin..
By: dylan61 : May 30th, 2014-20:16
Am looking forward to the series of posts to come!
thanks Dylan for your kind words
By: jrwong23 (aka watchthebin) : May 31st, 2014-17:49
I am humbled by your post. You are a pretty advanced collector with many great modern and vintage watches and I am very glad that you also appreciate a relatively young watchmaker like Montblanc. Mike and I will do our best in our following posts. Thanks ...