Montblanc since 1906
A stationer, a banker and an engineer founded a fountain pen company in Hamburg in 1906, and from 1910 the pens carried the name Montblanc. The white star on the cap represents the snow-covered summit of Mont Blanc. The nib of the Meisterstück, presented in 1924, bears the number 4810, the height of the mountain in metres. Today Montblanc belongs to the Richemont Group and offers watches, leather goods and accessories alongside writing instruments.
Watches from Le Locle and Villeret
Montblanc presented its first watches in 1997, made in its own manufacture in Le Locle in the Swiss Jura. In 2006 the Minerva manufacture in Villeret was added, which has been making watches since 1858 and is known above all for chronographs and stopwatches. Since then Montblanc has combined production in Le Locle with the expertise of Villeret, where elaborate chronograph movements are still made today. Other lines of the brand are Star Legacy, Heritage and TimeWalker, which we will be happy to source for you on request.
Montblanc 1858
The 1858 is named after Minerva's founding year and takes up the design of Minerva watches from the 1920s and 1930s that were built for mountaineers and the military. Typical features are cathedral hands, large numerals and cases or bezels in bronze, titanium or steel. The 1858 Geosphere uses two rotating hemispheres for north and south to show world time and a second time zone, and there are also the 1858 Automatic Date and the 1858 Automatic Chronograph. Many current models carry the addition 0 Oxygen.
Montblanc Iced Sea
Since 2022 the Iced Sea has been Montblanc's diver's watch, with 300 metres of water resistance, a unidirectional rotating bezel and a stainless steel case. Its dial is finished using the gratté-boisé technique and is reminiscent of glacier ice, with colours ranging from black and blue to green. The Iced Sea 0 Oxygen Deep 4810 adds a mechanical depth gauge to the line.
What 0 Oxygen means
In models with 0 Oxygen, the oxygen is removed from the case during assembly. As a result the glass cannot fog up from the inside when temperatures change sharply, and the parts of the movement do not oxidise. Montblanc developed the technology for expeditions at high altitude and in cold water, and special models such as The 8000 pay tribute to the mountains that are more than 8000 metres high.
Montblanc accessories
Alongside watches we carry selected Montblanc accessories such as wallets and cases from the Meisterstück and Sartorial lines, bags, cufflinks and bracelets in braided leather. The leather goods are made in Montblanc's leather workshop in Florence and make a fine gift to go with a watch. If you are looking for a particular piece, our customer service will be glad to help you from 8 am to 6 pm.
Buy Montblanc at HORANDO
Every Montblanc watch at HORANDO is new and unworn and comes with box, papers and manufacturer's warranty. Before shipping we check every watch once more and compare the reference and serial number, and shipping is fully insured. The delivery time is shown on every watch, and after payment you can collect your watch from our showroom in Bamberg if you wish. If you are looking for a reference that is not currently in the shop, we will be happy to source it through our network of authorised dealers and brand partners.